FWONA vs NXST
Liberty Media Corp. and Nexstar Media Group, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FWONA | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.5B | $4.9B |
| Net income | $555.0M | $109.0M |
| Gross margin | · | 54.8% |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.5% | 5.0% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $3.00 |
| Dividend / share | · | $7.44 |
| Payout ratio | · | 207.3% |
| Free cash flow | $789.0M | $743.0M |
| Equity | $7.8B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.52× | 2.93× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 2.07× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 1.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −33.1% |
FWONA and NXST book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.4% against 1.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FWONA | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.5B | $4.9B |
| FY2024 | $3.7B | $5.4B |
| FY2023 | $3.6B | $4.9B |
| FY2022 | $3.2B | $5.2B |
| FY2021 | $11.4B | $4.6B |
| FY2020 | $9.4B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $10.3B | $3.0B |
| FY2018 | $8.0B | $2.8B |
| FY2017 | $7.6B | $2.4B |
| FY2016 | $5.3B | $1.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FWONA | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $555.0M | $109.0M |
| FY2024 | $-2.1B | $722.0M |
| FY2023 | $761.0M | $346.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $971.0M |
| FY2021 | $398.0M | $834.0M |
| FY2020 | $-1.4B | $811.5M |
| FY2019 | $106.0M | $230.3M |
| FY2018 | $531.0M | $389.5M |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $475.0M |
| FY2016 | $680.0M | $91.5M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$467,000,000 | NXST |
| FY2024 | −$1,754,000,000 | NXST |
| FY2023 | −$1,361,000,000 | NXST |
| FY2022 | −$2,050,000,000 | NXST |
| FY2021 | +$6,752,000,000 | FWONA |
| FY2020 | +$4,861,700,000 | FWONA |
| FY2019 | +$7,252,676,000 | FWONA |
| FY2018 | +$5,273,304,000 | FWONA |
| FY2017 | +$5,162,034,000 | FWONA |
| FY2016 | +$4,172,810,000 | FWONA |
| FY2015 | +$3,898,623,000 | FWONA |
| FY2014 | +$3,818,689,000 | FWONA |
| FY2013 | +$3,499,670,000 | FWONA |
| FY2012 | −$10,632,000 | NXST |
| FY2011 | +$1,102,509,000 | FWONA |
| FY2010 | +$1,736,650,000 | FWONA |
The higher-revenue side has changed between FWONA and NXST over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +10.7 pp | FWONA |
| FY2024 | −80.4 pp | NXST |
| FY2023 | +21.5 pp | FWONA |
| FY2022 | +46.1 pp | FWONA |
| FY2021 | −11.3 pp | NXST |
| FY2020 | −32.8 pp | NXST |
| FY2019 | −4.4 pp | NXST |
| FY2018 | −3.3 pp | NXST |
| FY2017 | +5.3 pp | FWONA |
| FY2016 | +9.1 pp | FWONA |
| FY2015 | −3.3 pp | NXST |
| FY2014 | −1.3 pp | NXST |
| FY2013 | +225.0 pp | FWONA |
| FY2012 | +335.5 pp | FWONA |
| FY2011 | +62.9 pp | FWONA |
| FY2010 | +49.2 pp | FWONA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FWONA and NXST over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FWONA's net margin has been more volatile than NXST's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 104.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.8.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between FWONA and NXST over these 16 fiscal years — FWONA led in 9 and NXST in 7.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NXST's return on equity has been more volatile than FWONA's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 30.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.1.
11 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between FWONA and NXST over these 11 fiscal years — FWONA led in 1 and NXST in 10.
11 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.