CMLS vs IHRT
Cumulus Media Inc. and iHeartMedia, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMLS | IHRT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $741.7M | $3.9B |
| Net income | $-200.7M | $-472.9M |
| Gross margin | 99.7% | — |
| Net margin | −27.1% | −12.2% |
| Return on equity | −193.0% | — |
| Diluted EPS | — | — |
| Dividend / share | — | — |
| Payout ratio | — | −57.7% |
| Free cash flow | $-41.6M | $10.9M |
| Equity | $-191.5M | $-10.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 87.07× | — |
| Current ratio | 1.54× | 1.51× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | 5.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | — |
IHRT bills 5.2× the revenue of CMLS, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CMLS | IHRT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $741.7M | $3.9B |
| FY2024 | $827.1M | $3.9B |
| FY2023 | $844.5M | $3.7B |
| FY2022 | $953.5M | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $916.5M | $3.6B |
| FY2020 | $816.2M | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $1.1B | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $4.9B |
| FY2015 | $1.2B | $6.2B |
| FY2014 | $1.3B | $6.3B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMLS | IHRT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-200.7M | $-472.9M |
| FY2024 | $-283.3M | $-1.0B |
| FY2023 | $-117.9M | $-1.1B |
| FY2022 | $16.2M | $-264.7M |
| FY2021 | $17.3M | $-159.2M |
| FY2020 | $-59.7M | $-1.9B |
| FY2017 | $-206.6M | $-398.1M |
| FY2016 | $-510.7M | $-302.1M |
| FY2015 | $-546.5M | $-754.8M |
| FY2014 | $11.8M | $-793.8M |
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