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iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for iHeartMedia, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as a leading audio media company in the United States, focusing on broadcast radio, digital streaming, and podcasting. It owns and operates over 860 radio stations across approximately 160 U.S. markets and offers a digital platform called iHeartRadio, which streams broadcast radio and podcasts. The company serves advertisers by providing multi-platform audio advertising solutions and reaches consumers through live and virtual events, social media, and various digital devices.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.86B
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.3%
Net income
$-472.9M
Diluted EPS
$-3.06
Gross margin
Operating margin
-0.5%
Net margin
-12.2%
FCF margin
0.3%
ROE
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$414.8M
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at iHeartMedia

  • Revenue grew 0.3% to $3.9B in FY2025, slower than the 2.8% the year before.
  • Operating margin is now a 0.5% loss in FY2025, from 4.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $977M, up 4.7% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $11M in FY2025, 0.3% of revenue.
  • Net loss narrowed to $473M in FY2025, from $1.0B in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where iHeartMedia’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin-0.5%
43rd percentile of 185
Net margin-12.2%
27th percentile of 191
FCF margin0.3%
32nd percentile of 164
Revenue growth (YoY)+0.3%
38th percentile of 209
Short interest7.68d
83rd percentile of 216

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 5 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
1
1 new, 0 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$7.2M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$3.2M754.2KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$3.0M709.6KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$432,569100.8KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$353,11482.3KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$91,71221.4KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
6.1M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-1.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.68
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
792.5K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-146.1M-1.2%7.68
2026-07-316.2M+2.0%10.29
2026-07-156.0M+2.5%10.01
2026-06-305.9M-9.2%4.52
2026-06-156.5M+26.1%5.90
2026-05-295.1M+15.3%3.24
2026-05-154.5M+8.2%3.04
2026-04-304.1M-6.3%2.44

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$3.86B$3.85B$3.75B$3.91B$3.56B
Gross profit
Operating income$-20.6M$-763.1M$-797.3M$56.9M$154.9M
Net income$-472.9M$-1.01B$-1.10B$-264.7M$-159.2M
Diluted EPS$-3.06$-6.68$-7.39$-1.79$-1.09

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$270.9M$259.6M$346.4M$336.2M$352.1M
Current assets$1.46B$1.36B$1.51B$1.47B$1.47B
Total assets$5.13B$5.57B$6.95B$8.34B$8.88B
Current liabilities$967.4M$870.3M$848.4M$831.8M$849.4M
Long-term debt$4.98B$5.05B$5.21B$5.41B$5.74B
Total liabilities$6.95B$6.94B$7.34B$7.65B$7.97B
Total equity$-1.83B$-1.37B$-384.8M$684.5M$915.8M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$92.6M$71.4M$213.1M$420.1M$330.6M
Capital expenditure$81.7M$97.6M$102.7M$161.0M$183.4M
Free cash flow$10.9M$-26.2M$110.4M$259.1M$147.2M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$977.2M4.7%$-82.4M$-0.52
Q1 FY2026$884.2M9.6%$-95.2M$-0.61
Q4 FY2025$1.13B0.8%$-41.9M$-0.27
Q3 FY2025$997.0M-1.1%$-66.3M$-0.43
Q2 FY2025$933.7M0.5%$-83.5M$-0.54
Q1 FY2025$807.1M1.0%$-281.2M$-1.84
Q4 FY2024$1.12B5.0%$31.5M$0.21
Q3 FY2024$1.01B5.8%$-41.3M$-0.27

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorCommunication Services
SIC industryRadio Broadcasting Stations
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2008
SEC CIK1400891

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-03-02
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10-Q2026-08-10
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10-Q2026-05-11
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10-Q2025-11-10
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10-Q2025-08-11
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8-K2026-08-10
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8-K2026-06-04
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8-K2026-05-11
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.