NXST Dividend History & Yield Analysis

NXST has 55 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
4.03%
Forward yield
4.03%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$7.44
Annualized rate
$7.44
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$1.86
5-year dividend CAGR
27.13%
Consecutive growth years
12

Yields calculated against a market price of $184.80.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$5.58
  • 2025$7.44
  • 2024$6.76
  • 2023$5.40
  • 2022$3.60
  • 2021$2.80
  • 2020$2.24
  • 2019$1.80
  • 2018$1.50
  • 2017$1.20
  • 2016$0.9600
  • 2015$0.7600
  • 2014$0.6000
  • 2013$0.4800

NXST Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

NXST dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-14$1.86
2026-05-012026-05-15$1.86
2026-02-012026-02-13$1.86
2025-11-012025-11-12$1.86
2025-08-012025-08-15$1.86
2025-05-012025-05-19$1.86
2025-02-012025-02-12$1.86
2024-11-012024-11-15$1.69
2024-08-012024-08-09$1.69
2024-05-012024-05-09$1.69
2024-02-012024-02-08$1.69
2023-11-012023-11-09$1.35
2023-08-012023-08-09$1.35
2023-05-012023-05-11$1.35
2023-02-012023-02-09$1.35
2022-11-012022-11-10$0.9000
2022-08-012022-08-10$0.9000
2022-05-012022-05-12$0.9000
2022-02-012022-02-10$0.9000
2021-11-012021-11-10$0.7000
2021-08-012021-08-12$0.7000
2021-05-012021-05-13$0.7000
2021-02-012021-02-11$0.7000
2020-11-012020-11-05$0.5600
2020-08-012020-08-06$0.5600
2020-05-012020-05-14$0.5600
2020-02-012020-02-13$0.5600
2019-11-012019-11-07$0.4500
2019-08-012019-08-08$0.4500
2019-05-012019-05-09$0.4500
2019-02-012019-02-07$0.4500
2018-11-012018-11-15$0.3750
2018-08-012018-08-09$0.3750
2018-05-012018-05-10$0.3750
2018-02-012018-02-15$0.3750
2017-11-012017-11-16$0.3000
2017-08-012017-08-09$0.3000
2017-05-012017-05-10$0.3000
2017-02-012017-02-08$0.3000
2016-11-012016-11-02$0.2400
2016-08-012016-08-10$0.2400
2016-05-012016-05-11$0.2400
2016-02-012016-02-10$0.2400
2015-11-012015-11-04$0.1900
2015-08-012015-08-12$0.1900
2015-05-012015-05-13$0.1900
2015-02-012015-02-11$0.1900
2014-11-012014-11-05$0.1500
2014-08-012014-08-13$0.1500
2014-05-012014-05-14$0.1500
2014-02-012014-02-12$0.1500
2013-11-012013-11-13$0.1200
2013-08-012013-08-14$0.1200
2013-05-012013-05-15$0.1200
2013-02-012013-02-13$0.1200

Does NXST pay dividends?

Yes. NXST pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $1.86 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-08-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the NXST yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($7.44) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the NXST DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.