Nexstar Media Group
NXST · Broadcasting
$167.34
0.8%Roblox
RBLX · Interactive Home Entertainment
$52.89
2.0%The short version
- Nexstar Media Group is the larger business, with $4.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.9B for Roblox.
- Roblox grew revenue faster (35.8%, against −8.5%).
- Nexstar Media Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (17.2% operating margin, against −25.2% operating margin).
- Roblox turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.7% FCF margin, against 15.0% FCF margin).
| Latest fiscal year | NXST · FY25 | RBLX · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | $37.9B |
| Revenue | $4.9B | $4.9B |
| Free cash flow | $743M | $1.4B |
| Net income | $109M | −$1.1B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −8.5% | 35.8% |
| 5-year growth | 1.9% | 39.6% |
| Share count change | −6.4% | 6.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 78.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.2% | −25.2% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | −21.8% |
| FCF margin | 15.0% | 27.7% |
| Return on capital | 5.6% | — |
| Return on equity | 5.1% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $6.1B | −$1.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $351M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 31.8x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
FY16
NXST $1.1B
RBLX —
FY17
NXST $2.4B
RBLX —
FY18
NXST $2.8B
RBLX —
FY19
NXST $3.0B
RBLX $508M
FY20
NXST $4.5B
RBLX $924M
FY21
NXST $4.6B
RBLX $1.9B
FY22
NXST $5.2B
RBLX $2.2B
FY23
NXST $4.9B
RBLX $2.8B
FY24
NXST $5.4B
RBLX $3.6B
FY25
NXST $4.9B
RBLX $4.9B
NXST
RBLX
FY16
NXST 26.0%
RBLX —
FY17
NXST 20.8%
RBLX —
FY18
NXST 27.4%
RBLX —
FY19
NXST 21.6%
RBLX −15.0%
FY20
NXST 30.6%
RBLX −28.8%
FY21
NXST 25.3%
RBLX −25.8%
FY22
NXST 25.2%
RBLX −41.5%
FY23
NXST 14.4%
RBLX −45.0%
FY24
NXST 23.5%
RBLX −29.5%
FY25
NXST 17.2%
RBLX −25.2%
NXST
RBLX
FY16
NXST $252M
RBLX —
FY17
NXST $36.6M
RBLX —
FY18
NXST $631M
RBLX —
FY19
NXST $220M
RBLX $15.9M
FY20
NXST $1.0B
RBLX $420M
FY21
NXST $1.1B
RBLX $566M
FY22
NXST $1.2B
RBLX −$56.9M
FY23
NXST $850M
RBLX $138M
FY24
NXST $1.1B
RBLX $643M
FY25
NXST $743M
RBLX $1.4B
NXST
RBLX
FY16
NXST 7.7%
RBLX —
FY17
NXST 12.1%
RBLX —
FY18
NXST 9.6%
RBLX —
FY19
NXST 5.2%
RBLX —
FY20
NXST 9.9%
RBLX —
FY21
NXST 8.9%
RBLX —
FY22
NXST 10.4%
RBLX —
FY23
NXST 5.1%
RBLX —
FY24
NXST 10.2%
RBLX —
FY25
NXST 5.6%
RBLX —
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