NXST vs VSNT
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and Versant Media Group, Inc., side by side — 3 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | NXST | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.9B | $6.7B |
| Net income | $109.0M | $930.0M |
| Gross margin | 54.8% | 56.1% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 5.0% | 8.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.00 | · |
| Dividend / share | $7.44 | · |
| Payout ratio | 207.3% | · |
| Free cash flow | $743.0M | $1.9B |
| Equity | $2.1B | $10.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.93× | 0.09× |
| Current ratio | 2.07× | 4.02× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 1.9% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −33.1% | · |
VSNT bills 1.4× the revenue of NXST, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.9% 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.
3 years side by side
| Fiscal year | NXST | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.9B | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $5.4B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.9B | $7.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NXST | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $109.0M | $930.0M |
| FY2024 | $722.0M | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $346.0M | $1.5B |
Standard deviation, each side
NXST's net margin has been more volatile than VSNT's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 4.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.9.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VSNT led in net margin in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 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 VSNT's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 11.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.
3 of 11 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 NXST and VSNT over these 3 fiscal years — NXST led in 2 and VSNT in 1.
3 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.