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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: NXST stock price vs SHAK: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at SHAK's multiple
Needs SHAK P/E.
Implied fair value · at NXST's multiple
Needs NXST P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: NXST FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · SHAK FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 46% equity / 54% debt · EV / Revenue 2.35x · EV / EBITDA 11.41x
Capital structure 0% equity / 100% debt
NXST carries the larger enterprise value at $11.61B against -$112.39M.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
SHAKE SHACK INC. · implied price per share
At least 3 of the last 5 annual free-cash-flow observations must be positive.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
3.12x
0.47x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
6.06x
-0.62x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$280.00M
$360.12M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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