SuperworthNexstar Media shares outstanding NXST
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2011.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 30.9M
- On a year earlier
- +1.3%
- more shares
Nexstar Media had 30.9M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 1.3% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 30.3M | −4% |
| FY2024 | 31.4M | −8% |
| FY2023 | 34.2M | −11% |
| FY2022 | 38.3M | −10% |
| FY2021 | 42.7M | −7% |
| FY2020 | 45.7M | −5% |
| FY2019 | 47.9M | +1% |
| FY2018 | 47.5M | +1% |
| FY2017 | 47.1M | +48% |
| FY2016 | 31.8M | +1% |
| FY2015 | 31.6M | −2% |
| FY2014 | 32.1M | +5% |
| FY2013 | 30.5M | −2% |
| FY2012 | 31.2M | +8% |
| FY2011 | 28.8M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 30.9M | +1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 31.2M | +1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 30.3M | −4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 30.6M | −6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 30.5M | −8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 30.9M | −9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 31.4M | −8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 32.4M | −8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 33.3M | −8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 34M | −9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 34.2M | −11% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 35.4M | −11% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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