iHeartMedia, Inc. IHRT R2K
iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as an audio media company in the United States. It operates in three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group. The Multiplatform Group segment offers broadcast radio stations; sponsorships and endorsements; live, in-person, and virtual events; and the SmartAudio platform, a comprehensive suite of tech-enabled advertising solutions. This segment also operates Premiere Networks, a national radio network that produces, distributes, or represents syndicated radio programs and services to radio station affiliates; and Total Traffic & Weather Network, which delivers real-time traffic flow and incident information along with weather updates, sports, and news. Its Digital Audio Group segment provides podcasting, digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs, and ad tech platforms; free ad-supported streaming offerings, subscription streaming, display advertisements, and other content disseminated over digital platforms and social media; and iHeartRadio, a mobile app and web-based service that allows users to listen to radio stations, digital-only stations, custom artist stations, and podcasts. This segment also engages in the digital advertising technology business. The Audio & Media Services Group segment is involved in the media representation business. This segment also provides RCS, a cloud and on-premises broadcast software, which offers radio and television automation, music scheduling, newsroom automation, advertising sales management, and disaster recovery solutions; real-time audio recognition technology; and media streaming and research services to radio and television stations, cable channels, record labels, advertisers, and agencies worldwide. The company was formerly known as CC Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014. iHeartMedia, Inc. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -0.4% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -26.2% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 31.9% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc. R2K | 4.31 | - | $651.47M | - | -1.71% | - | -0.40% | -26.22% |
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| 8 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX | 101.83 | 16.29 | $176.83B | 1.47% | 8.46% | 11.01% | 4.51% | 58.00% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.34B | 1.60B | 1.58B | 1.72B | 1.36B | 1.61B | 1.57B | 1.72B | 1.33B | 1.59B | 1.54B | 1.71B | 772.77M | 891.76M | 920.49M | 1.03B | 795.80M | 948.34M | 1.03B | 780.63M | 487.65M | 744.41M | 935.53M | 706.66M | 861.61M | 928.05M | 843.46M | 954.00M | 988.93M | 811.24M | 920.01M | 952.99M | 799.04M | 929.09M | 1.01B | 807.10M | 933.65M | 997.01M | 1.13B | 884.20M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 356.33M | 391.19M | 399.14M | 466.77M | 375.07M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 450.77M | 542.46M | 597.87M | 660.46M | 509.13M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 473.35M | 504.54M | 505.65M | 574.76M | 507.65M |
| Operating Income | 93.14M | 412.20M | 267.13M | 376.96M | 420.71M | 252.71M | 299.35M | 531.86M | 112.16M | 307.87M | 225.66M | 324.11M | 62.11M | 181.24M | 186.84M | 259.95M | 19.15M | 140.82M | 165.13M | -1.73B | -159.09M | 39.40M | 112.85M | -76.36M | 28.13M | 80.11M | 12.34M | 82.87M | -211.19M | -48.86M | -897.19M | 68.97M | -34.71M | -909.67M | 76.72M | -22.58M | 37.92M | 92.22M | 85.70M | 1.49M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.76M | 125.53M | -39.53M | 156.14M | 81.95M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.39M | 100.89M | 101.78M | 99.48M | 95.90M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -145.52M | -65.73M | -231.37M | -31.05M | -95.33M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135.36M | 18.25M | -165.61M | 10.20M | 289.00K |
| Net Income | -384.97M | -54.47M | -221.92M | -93.27M | -88.50M | -278.90M | -35.00M | 106.03M | -389.84M | -176.47M | -250.49M | 418.74M | -416.99M | -69.90M | 70.08M | 214.91M | -114.38M | 12.37M | 61.38M | -1.69B | -197.32M | -32.11M | 3.47M | -241.72M | -32.29M | 3.18M | -48.58M | 14.40M | -310.36M | -222.26M | -884.47M | -9.05M | -18.51M | -981.66M | -41.27M | -281.22M | -83.48M | -66.26M | -41.90M | -95.22M |
| Diluted EPS | -4.58 | -0.65 | -2.63 | -1.11 | -1.05 | -3.30 | -0.41 | 1.24 | -4.60 | -2.08 | -2.94 | 4.88 | -4.89 | -0.82 | 0.82 | 2.51 | -1.34 | 0.08 | - | -11.60 | -1.35 | -0.22 | 0.02 | -1.65 | -0.22 | 0.02 | -0.33 | 0.10 | -2.09 | -1.50 | -5.93 | -0.06 | -0.12 | -6.50 | -0.27 | -1.84 | -0.54 | -0.44 | -0.28 | -0.61 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.55B | 5.87B | 6.16B | 6.25B | 6.24B | 6.32B | 6.24B | 6.25B | 3.59B | 3.61B | 2.95B | - | 3.91B | 3.75B | 3.85B | 3.86B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.48B | 1.49B | 1.59B | 1.61B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.43B | 2.26B | 2.27B | 2.25B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.06B | 2.09B | 2.11B | 2.06B |
| Operating Income | -3.69B | 864.84M | 1.05B | 1.07B | 1.00B | 1.08B | 1.15B | 1.50B | 700.78M | 690.14M | -1.74B | - | 368.35M | 170.98M | 159.57M | 193.27M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 529.39M | -344.42M | -378.88M | 288.90M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 341.67M | 389.77M | 379.43M | 402.54M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -257.95M | -1.16B | -1.17B | -473.68M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.72M | -62.34M | -158.40M | -1.79M |
| Net Income | -4.03B | -479.09M | -302.09M | -424.48M | -606.88M | -793.76M | -754.77M | -302.06M | -398.06M | -201.91M | -1.91B | - | -264.66M | -1.10B | -1.01B | -472.87M |
| Diluted EPS | -49.71 | -5.94 | -3.70 | -5.23 | -7.31 | -9.46 | -8.96 | -3.57 | -4.68 | -2.36 | -13.12 | - | -1.85 | -7.39 | -6.86 | -3.15 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -0.40% |
| 1 Year: | 9.60% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -26.22% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +229.01% |
| 6 Months: | +15.86% |
| 3 Months: | +31.80% |
| 1 Month: | -15.49% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Nov 2017 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | May 2019 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 17.46B | 16.54B | 16.29B | 15.05B | 13.84B | 13.67B | 12.85B | - | 12.26B | 7.90B | 10.71B | 11.02B | 9.20B | - | 8.34B | 6.95B | 5.57B | 5.13B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.47B | 1.51B | 1.36B | 1.46B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 239.85M | 1.88B | 1.92B | 1.23B | 1.23B | 708.15M | 457.02M | 772.68M | 845.03M | - | 267.11M | 224.04M | 63.14M | 400.30M | 720.66M | - | 336.24M | 346.38M | 259.58M | 270.92M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.15M | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.04B | 1.04B | 993.33M | 959.45M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.65B | 7.34B | 6.94B | 6.95B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.10B | 1.43B | 1.78B | 1.76B | 1.36B | 1.66B | 1.67B | - | 16.35B | 1.25B | 480.13M | 667.40M | 717.80M | - | 831.82M | 848.44M | 870.28M | 967.42M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 19.74B | 19.94B | 20.37B | 20.03B | 20.32B | 20.54B | 20.02B | 365.00M | 5.68B | 0 | 5.76B | 5.76B | 5.98B | - | 5.41B | 5.21B | 5.05B | 4.98B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.33B | 6.05B | 5.86B | 5.79B |
| Total Equity | - | - | - | -7.47B | -8.00B | -8.70B | -9.67B | -10.61B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 674.90M | -394.15M | -1.38B | -1.83B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 143.85M | 145.65M | 148.76M | 152.53M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 181.18M | 582.37M | 374.86M | 485.13M | 212.87M | 245.12M | -77.30M | -15.77M | -491.21M | 966.67M | 215.94M | - | 420.07M | 213.06M | 71.43M | 92.58M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -141.75M | -240.20M | -368.09M | -397.02M | -133.37M | -88.68M | 30.23M | 533.50M | -214.69M | -345.48M | -147.81M | - | -129.23M | -51.33M | 508.00K | -66.24M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.60B | -305.24M | -698.12M | -95.35M | -595.88M | -398.00M | 377.41M | -418.23M | 151.34M | -491.80M | 241.18M | - | -306.11M | -152.16M | -158.34M | -15.31M |
| Capital Expenditure | -223.79M | -241.46M | -362.28M | -390.28M | -324.53M | -318.16M | -296.38M | -314.72M | -67.73M | -85.25M | -85.20M | - | -160.97M | -102.67M | -97.59M | -81.67M |
| Free Cash Flow | -42.62M | 340.91M | 12.58M | 94.85M | -111.65M | -73.05M | -373.68M | -330.48M | -558.94M | 881.43M | 130.74M | - | 259.11M | 110.39M | -26.16M | 10.91M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -15.26M | 9.57M | -86.41M | 11.03M |
| Dividends Paid | - | 0 | 0 | 244.73M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.2% | 60.2% | 58.8% | 58.3% |
| Operating Margin % | -66.4% | 14.7% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 18.4% | 24.0% | 19.5% | 19.1% | -58.9% | - | 9.4% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% |
| Net Margin % | -72.7% | -8.2% | -4.9% | -6.8% | -9.7% | -12.6% | -12.1% | -4.8% | -11.1% | -5.6% | -64.9% | - | -6.8% | -29.4% | -26.2% | -12.2% |
| ROE % | - | - | 4.0% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 7.1% | - | - | - | - | - | -39.2% | 279.8% | 73.3% | 25.8% |
| ROCE % | - | 5.6% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 13.4% | -17.1% | 10.4% | -20.5% | - | 4.9% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 39.49% | 22.46M | $96.82M |
| 2 | Global Media & Entertainment Investments Ltd | 31.89% | 18.14M | $78.18M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 14.36% | 8.17M | $35.20M |
| 4 | Deutsche Bank AG | 11.64% | 6.62M | $28.55M |
| 5 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 10.01% | 5.69M | $24.55M |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 8.68% | 4.94M | $21.27M |
| 7 | Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. | 8.58% | 4.88M | $21.04M |
| 8 | Acadian Asset Management. LLC | 7.17% | 4.08M | $17.58M |
| 9 | Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC | 6.68% | 3.80M | $16.38M |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5.74% | 3.26M | $14.07M |
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