401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
12,327
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$84,828
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. · Texas · Information & Media

$1.0B in assets, 12,327 participants

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 12,327 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,846 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 12,327 participants in Texas, 18x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

#2,846
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-11.5%
assets change YoY
10×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $218M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,045,673,237 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (12,327 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 233083125 · Nexstar Media Group, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $1.0B · 12,327 · 99th

  • SCH $1.0B
  • EBSA 12,327
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Clayton Homes, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #2846

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income-$218M
Employer EIN233083125
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nexstar Media Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 91.24420069670389% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 202220232024 $1.05B $2B ▲ +90.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 12,327 $1.0B
2023 1 12,438 $1.8B
2024 1 12,806 $2.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.045673237 · Participants: 12327Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 12,327 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $84,828 per participant (61% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$218M.

This plan identity (EIN 233083125, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.0B to $2.0B (+91.2%) while covered participants moved from 12,327 to 12,806 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,327 $1.0B This page
2023 12,438 $1.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 12,806 $2.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Clayton Homes, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in TN ($1.0B); by covered participants it is Ieh Auto Parts LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (12,318 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,327 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.5% during 2022, from $1.2B to $1.0B. Reported net income was -$218M.
How have Nexstar Media Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 91.2%, from $1.0B to $2.0B.
Where does Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Clayton Homes, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in TN ($1.0B, 19,473 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ieh Auto Parts LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (12,318 participants, $289M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 233083125.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.