Nexstar Media Group vs Roblox
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I put Nexstar Media Group and Roblox side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
- Roblox turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.7% FCF margin, against 15.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 7 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
3/7
Operating marginNet marginShare count change
Roblox
RBLX
4/7
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF marginPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | NXST FY25 | RBLX FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.1B | $39.0B |
| 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 | 31.3x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.