NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. vs Paramount Skydance Corporation, two Broadcasting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Nexstar, the biggest owner of US local-TV stations, runs on heavy debt, 5.73 debt-to-equity, which powers a 13.85% free-cash yield and a 4.54% dividend. Paramount Skydance, the post-merger studio and media group, carries lighter leverage at 1.21 but earns little for now: a 2.52% return on equity and a below-book price of 0.84 as the market waits on the integration. Nexstar trades above book at 2.36 and earns 7.61% on equity, more than Paramount despite the debt load. Their free-cash profiles could hardly differ more, 13.85% against Paramount's 0.64%. Nexstar throws off cash today; Paramount is betting on tomorrow.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | NXST | PSKY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $173.99 | $9.40 |
| Market cap | $5.4B | $10.5B |
| Sector | Broadcasting | Broadcasting |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.4% | -4.2% |
| P/E | 36.9 | 25.4 |
| P/B | 2.50 | 0.82 |
| P/S | 1.06 | 0.49 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| Revenue growth | -3.9% | +2.2% |
| Operating margin | 19.0% | 8.4% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 7.6% | 2.5% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| FCF yield | 13.1% | 0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 4.3% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 5.73 | 1.21 |
| Current ratio | 1.76 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.88 | 6.50 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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