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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-336678"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NXST"
cik: "0001142417"
company_name: "NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T11:03:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T11:06:41.847113+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nexstar posts record Q2 revenue of $2.0B; net income $113M, Adj. EBITDA $633M

## Summary
- Net revenue $1.99B (+62.2% YoY) driven by TEGNA acquisition and $147M political ad revenue.
- Adjusted EBITDA $633M (+62.7% YoY); Adjusted Free Cash Flow $238M (+135.6% YoY).
- Repaid $409M debt and paid $57M dividends in Q2; total debt $11.7B, net leverage 4.22x.
- TEGNA litigation ongoing: D.C. Circuit rejected challenges; trial set for July 6, 2027.
- Issued $1.725B Senior Unsecured Notes due 2034 to refinance $1.714B notes maturing 2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-336678
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NXST
- cik: 0001142417
- company_name: NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T11:03:28+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526336678/0001193125-26-336678-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526336678/nxst-20260806.htm

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