diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/nxos_facts_fix_backport_fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/nxos_facts_fix_backport_fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be60f80353c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/nxos_facts_fix_backport_fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- nxos_facts fix <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/57009>
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
index 3c364c6da6a..6afc029ac38 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_facts.py
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ class Legacy(FactsBase):
     def parse_module(self, data):
         objects = list()
         for line in data.splitlines():
-            if line == '':
+            if line == '' or re.search(r'\b' + 'Sw' + r'\b', line):
                 break
             if line[0].isdigit():
                 obj = {}
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ class Legacy(FactsBase):
                     if items:
                         obj['type'] = items[0]
                         obj['model'] = items[1]
-                        obj['status'] = items[2]
+                        obj['status'] = items[-1]
 
                 objects.append(obj)
         return objects
@@ -915,9 +915,11 @@ class Legacy(FactsBase):
             line = l.split()
             if len(line) > 1:
                 obj = {}
+                if re.search(r'Direction', data, re.M):
+                    obj['direction'] = line[-2]
                 obj['name'] = line[0]
                 obj['model'] = line[1]
-                obj['hw_ver'] = line[-2]
+                obj['hw_ver'] = line[2]
                 obj['status'] = line[-1]
                 objects.append(obj)
         return objects