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How shorted is NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.? NXST

#953most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 74%

8.16%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.98
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+1.02
days to cover
7.23
Aggregate net short position time series for NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
6 Aug 20267.37% 31 Jul 20268.42% 14 Aug 2026+1.05
7 May 20264.85% 30 Apr 20265.56% 15 May 2026+0.71
26 Feb 20267.25% 13 Feb 20265.96% 27 Feb 2026−1.29
6 Nov 20256.86% 31 Oct 20256.65% 14 Nov 2025−0.21
7 Aug 20255.82% 31 Jul 20256.21% 15 Aug 2025+0.39
8 May 20256.79% 30 Apr 20256.21% 15 May 2025−0.58
27 Feb 20256.98% 14 Feb 20256.71% 28 Feb 2025−0.27
7 Nov 20245.87% 31 Oct 20245.93% 15 Nov 2024+0.06

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for NXST: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
639
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
52,277
31 Mar 2026
Days with a balance
117
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 52K shares.

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Sector: Media & telecom

History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20268.16%+0.98
31 Aug 20267.18%−1.24
14 Aug 20268.42%+1.05
31 Jul 20267.37%−0.25
15 Jul 20267.62%+0.48
30 Jun 20267.14%+1.15
15 Jun 20265.99%+0.41
29 May 20265.58%+0.02
15 May 20265.56%+0.71
30 Apr 20264.85%+0.16
15 Apr 20264.69%−0.17
31 Mar 20264.86%−1.10
13 Mar 20265.96%0.00
27 Feb 20265.96%−1.29
13 Feb 20267.25%+1.28
30 Jan 20265.97%−0.42
15 Jan 20266.39%−0.08
31 Dec 20256.47%−0.17
15 Dec 20256.64%−0.37
28 Nov 20257.01%+0.36
14 Nov 20256.65%−0.21
31 Oct 20256.86%+0.23
15 Oct 20256.63%−0.42
30 Sep 20257.05%+0.06
15 Sep 20256.99%+0.93
29 Aug 20256.06%−0.15
15 Aug 20256.21%+0.39
31 Jul 20255.82%+0.19
15 Jul 20255.63%+0.29
30 Jun 20255.34%+0.31
13 Jun 20255.03%−1.59
30 May 20256.62%+0.41
15 May 20256.21%−0.58
30 Apr 20256.79%+0.73
15 Apr 20256.06%+0.02
31 Mar 20256.04%−1.03
14 Mar 20257.07%+0.36
28 Feb 20256.71%−0.27
14 Feb 20256.98%+0.08
31 Jan 20256.90%+0.41
15 Jan 20256.49%+0.34
31 Dec 20246.15%+0.19
13 Dec 20245.96%−0.04
29 Nov 20246.00%+0.07
15 Nov 20245.93%+0.06
31 Oct 20245.87%−0.98
15 Oct 20246.85%+0.11
30 Sep 20246.74%−0.18
13 Sep 20246.92%+0.29
30 Aug 20246.63%+0.22
15 Aug 20246.41%+0.40
31 Jul 20246.01%−0.32
15 Jul 20246.33%+0.26
28 Jun 20246.07%−0.66
14 Jun 20246.73%−0.53
31 May 20247.26%+0.62
15 May 20246.64%−0.52
30 Apr 20247.16%+0.02
15 Apr 20247.14%−0.08
28 Mar 20247.22%+0.48
15 Mar 20246.74%+0.49
29 Feb 20246.25%−0.57
15 Feb 20246.82%−0.02
31 Jan 20246.84%+0.26
12 Jan 20246.58%+0.01
29 Dec 20236.57%+0.37
15 Dec 20236.20%+0.02
30 Nov 20236.18%+0.02
15 Nov 20236.16%+0.15
31 Oct 20236.01%−0.54
13 Oct 20236.55%−0.33
29 Sep 20236.88%−0.20
15 Sep 20237.08%+0.39
31 Aug 20236.69%+0.30
15 Aug 20236.39%+0.29
31 Jul 20236.10%+0.48
14 Jul 20235.62%+0.15
30 Jun 20235.47%−0.03
15 Jun 20235.50%+0.12
31 May 20235.38%−0.51
15 May 20235.89%−0.19
28 Apr 20236.08%−0.27
14 Apr 20236.35%−0.01
31 Mar 20236.36%+0.90
15 Mar 20235.46%+0.19
28 Feb 20235.27%−0.07
15 Feb 20235.34%−0.42
31 Jan 20235.76%−0.22
13 Jan 20235.98%−0.66
30 Dec 20226.64%−0.34
15 Dec 20226.98%+2.49
30 Nov 20224.49%+0.16
15 Nov 20224.33%−0.21
31 Oct 20224.54%+0.57
14 Oct 20223.97%−0.05
30 Sep 20224.02%+0.05
15 Sep 20223.97%+0.05
31 Aug 20223.92%−0.39
15 Aug 20224.31%0.00
29 Jul 20224.31%+0.04
15 Jul 20224.27%−0.07
30 Jun 20224.34%+0.56
15 Jun 20223.78%+0.19
31 May 20223.59%+0.03
13 May 20223.56%+0.10
29 Apr 20223.46%−0.06
14 Apr 20223.52%−0.35
31 Mar 20223.87%−0.30
15 Mar 20224.17%+0.17
28 Feb 20224.00%−0.38
15 Feb 20224.38%−0.01
31 Jan 20224.39%−0.53
14 Jan 20224.92%+0.39
31 Dec 20214.53%+1.38
15 Dec 20213.15%−0.38
30 Nov 20213.53%−0.34
15 Nov 20213.87%+0.19
29 Oct 20213.68%+0.13
15 Oct 20213.55%+0.41
30 Sep 20213.14%−0.18
15 Sep 20213.32%+0.17
31 Aug 20213.15%−1.05
13 Aug 20214.20%−0.27
30 Jul 20214.47%+0.22
15 Jul 20214.25%−0.09
30 Jun 20214.34%−0.41
15 Jun 20214.75%−0.13
28 May 20214.88%−0.13
14 May 20215.01%+1.01
30 Apr 20214.00%+0.03
15 Apr 20213.97%−0.14
31 Mar 20214.11%−0.82
15 Mar 20214.93%−0.85
26 Feb 20215.78%0.00
12 Feb 20215.78%−0.64
29 Jan 20216.42%−0.88
15 Jan 20217.30%−0.14
31 Dec 20207.44%−0.18
15 Dec 20207.62%−0.21
30 Nov 20207.83%+0.39
13 Nov 20207.44%+1.26
30 Oct 20206.18%−0.61
15 Oct 20206.79%−0.44
30 Sep 20207.23%−0.21
15 Sep 20207.44%+0.03
31 Aug 20207.41%+0.11
14 Aug 20207.30%+0.70
31 Jul 20206.60%−0.01
15 Jul 20206.61%−0.19
30 Jun 20206.80%−0.16
15 Jun 20206.96%+0.20
29 May 20206.76%−0.41
15 May 20207.17%−0.27
30 Apr 20207.44%−0.35
15 Apr 20207.79%+1.38
31 Mar 20206.41%−0.26
13 Mar 20206.67%−1.53
28 Feb 20208.20%+0.70
14 Feb 20207.50%+0.37
31 Jan 20207.13%−1.56
15 Jan 20208.69%−0.07
31 Dec 20198.76%+0.98
13 Dec 20197.78%−0.19
29 Nov 20197.97%+0.25
15 Nov 20197.72%+0.41
31 Oct 20197.31%−0.15
15 Oct 20197.46%−0.58
30 Sep 20198.04%+0.35
13 Sep 20197.69%−0.10
30 Aug 20197.79%+1.38
15 Aug 20196.41%+0.95
31 Jul 20195.46%+0.19
15 Jul 20195.27%−1.24
28 Jun 20196.51%−0.09
14 Jun 20196.60%+0.76
31 May 20195.84%+1.90
15 May 20193.94%+0.74
30 Apr 20193.20%−0.29
15 Apr 20193.49%−0.73
29 Mar 20194.22%−0.90
15 Mar 20195.12%−1.94
28 Feb 20197.06%−1.02
15 Feb 20198.08%−0.18
31 Jan 20198.26%−0.70
15 Jan 20198.96%+0.09
31 Dec 20188.87%+1.48
14 Dec 20187.39%+0.92
30 Nov 20186.47%−0.76
15 Nov 20187.23%−1.81
31 Oct 20189.04%−0.39
15 Oct 20189.43%−0.90
28 Sep 201810.33%−0.13
14 Sep 201810.46%−0.19
31 Aug 201810.65%−0.84
15 Aug 201811.49%−0.51
31 Jul 201812.00%−0.58
13 Jul 201812.58%−1.25
29 Jun 201813.83%+1.22
15 Jun 201812.61%−0.14
31 May 201812.75%+1.11
15 May 201811.64%+0.30
30 Apr 201811.34%+0.50
13 Apr 201810.84%−0.03
29 Mar 201810.87%+1.52
15 Mar 20189.35%+1.01
28 Feb 20188.34%−0.23
15 Feb 20188.57%−0.04
31 Jan 20188.61%−0.32
12 Jan 20188.93%−0.56
29 Dec 20179.49%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. right now?
8.16% of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.'s (NXST) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 953rd most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this NXST's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is NXST's days to cover?
7.23 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.