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Nexstar Media Group Inc. drawdown: 35.1% below the all-time high (price)

Nexstar Media Group Inc. is 35.1% below its all-time high, set Mar 5, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.

Below all-time high
−35.1%
64.9% of ATH
All-time high
$253.64
Mar 5, 2026
Time below the high
7 mo
since Mar 5, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−96.7%
Oct 27, 2008
Longest underwater
5.7 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Nov 5, 2021
4.9 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Oct 30, 2023
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 2003: price#

The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
NXST close · log0.502.0010.0050.00200
20052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
May 23, 2007Oct 27, 2008−96.7%17 moFeb 6, 20135.7 yrs
Jan 14, 2004Oct 23, 2006−75.7%2.8 yrsMay 22, 20073.4 yrs
Jan 17, 2020Mar 23, 2020−64.7%2 moFeb 23, 202113 mo
Nov 20, 2015Feb 11, 2016−41.0%3 moNov 14, 201612 mo
Dec 30, 2013Mar 18, 2014−40.6%3 moMar 5, 201514 mo
Mar 5, 2026Jun 25, 2026−39.0%4 monot yet7 mo+
Feb 2, 2023Sep 7, 2023−37.2%7 moJan 15, 20263.0 yrs
Apr 27, 2015Sep 11, 2015−28.3%5 moNov 18, 20157 mo

Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.

Drawdown vs what came next#

One dot per month since 2003: how far Nexstar Media Group Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.

FAQ#

How far is Nexstar Media Group Inc. from its all-time high?
Nexstar Media Group Inc. is currently 35.1% below its all-time high, set Mar 5, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Nexstar Media Group Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2003) took Nexstar Media Group Inc. 96.7% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 27, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from NXST; no free deep history exists for Nexstar Media Group Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

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