Communication Services
iHeartMedia, Inc.(IHRT)
Live Price
Offline$3.86
+7.52% today
1Y Change
+124.42%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $780.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +0.3%
- EPS Growth
- +54.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $780.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $3.86 and up 124.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.3%, EPS growth of +54.3%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.3%, EPS +54.3%, free cash flow +141.7% with operating margin 7.3% and ROIC 5.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Stock Foundry combines IHRT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.3% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+7.3% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.3% and EPS at +54.3%, with operating margin around 7.3%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -6.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 11, 2026 | โ | -11.7% | -5.6% | -30.2% |
2026 Mar 2, 2026 | -60.0% | -5.0% | -2.3% | -9.7% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | +6400.0% | -5.9% | -12.3% | -8.1% |
Benchmark Edge
IHRT vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
IHRT Max Drawdown
-51.18%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for IHRT and SPY.
Company Overview
iHeartMedia, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group. The Multiplatform Group segment offers broadcast radio stations, sponsorship, and live and virtual events; and operates Premiere Networks, a national radio network that produces, distributes, or represents approximately 120 syndicated radio programs and services to approximately 6,400 radio station affiliates. It also delivers real-time traffic flow and incident information, and weather updates, sports, and news through approximately 2,100 radio stations and 170 television affiliates, and Internet and mobile partnerships. As of December 31, 2021, this segment owned 863 radio stations, which included 249 AM and 614 FM radio stations. The Digital Audio Group segment provides podcasting, digital sites, newsletters, digital services, and programs; and iHeartRadio, a mobile app and web-based service for radio stations, digital-only stations, custom artist stations, and podcasts. The Audio and Media Services Group segment engages in the media representation business. This segment also provides cloud and on-premises broadcast software, such as radio and television automation, music scheduling, newsroom automation, advertising sales management, disaster recovery solutions; and real-time audio recognition technology to approximately 10,000 radio and television stations, cable channels, record labels, advertisers, and agencies, as well as media streaming and research services. The company was formerly known as CC Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014. iHeartMedia, Inc. is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
- Leadership
- Robert W. Pittman
- IPO Date
- Jul 1, 2019
- Employees
- 8.1k
- Street Address
- 20880 Stone Oak Parkway
- Mailing
- San Antonio, TX, 78258
- Region
- San Antonio, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 210 822 2828
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.8
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.3%
- EPS
- +54.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +141.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 48.9%
- Operating Margin
- 7.3%
- Net Margin
- -12.2%
- ROE
- 27.0%
- ROIC
- 5.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 1.51
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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