CMLSQ vs IHRT
Cumulus Media Inc. and iHeartMedia, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMLSQ | IHRT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $741.7M | $3.9B |
| Net income | $-200.7M | $-472.9M |
| Gross margin | · | 58.3% |
| Net margin | −27.1% | −12.2% |
| Return on equity | · | · |
| Diluted EPS | −$11.55 | −$3.06 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-41.6M | $10.9M |
| Equity | $-191.5M | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 1.54× | 1.51× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | 5.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
IHRT bills 5.2× the revenue of CMLSQ, 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. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CMLSQ | IHRT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $741.7M | $3.9B |
| FY2024 | $827.1M | $3.9B |
| FY2023 | $844.5M | $3.8B |
| FY2022 | $953.5M | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $916.5M | $3.6B |
| FY2020 | $816.2M | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $1.1B | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $6.3B |
| FY2015 | $1.2B | $6.2B |
| FY2014 | $1.3B | $6.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMLSQ | 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 |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$3,123,296,000 | IHRT |
| FY2024 | −$3,027,456,000 | IHRT |
| FY2023 | −$2,906,477,000 | IHRT |
| FY2022 | −$2,958,777,000 | IHRT |
| FY2021 | −$2,641,873,000 | IHRT |
| FY2020 | −$2,132,000,000 | IHRT |
| FY2017 | −$2,450,985,000 | IHRT |
| FY2016 | −$5,109,600,000 | IHRT |
| FY2015 | −$5,072,837,000 | IHRT |
| FY2014 | −$5,055,110,000 | IHRT |
| FY2013 | −$5,216,906,000 | IHRT |
| FY2012 | −$5,244,612,000 | IHRT |
| FY2011 | −$5,695,308,000 | IHRT |
| FY2010 | −$5,629,045,000 | IHRT |
| FY2009 | −$5,295,861,000 | IHRT |
IHRT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −14.9 pp | IHRT |
| FY2024 | −8.1 pp | IHRT |
| FY2023 | +15.4 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2022 | +8.4 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2021 | +6.3 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2020 | +57.6 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2017 | −5.4 pp | IHRT |
| FY2016 | −40.8 pp | IHRT |
| FY2015 | −34.9 pp | IHRT |
| FY2014 | +13.0 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2013 | +26.5 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2012 | +3.3 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2011 | +18.1 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2010 | +20.3 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2009 | +23.4 pp | CMLSQ |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMLSQ and IHRT over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CMLSQ's net margin has been more volatile than IHRT's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 21.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.9.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CMLSQ and IHRT over these 15 fiscal years — CMLSQ led in 10 and IHRT in 5.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IHRT's return on equity has been more volatile than CMLSQ's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 34.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.5.
3 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CMLSQ led in return on equity in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.