IHRT vs BCE vs MDIA Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Bce and Mediaco Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.87 -20.4% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$275.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
BCE Bce Inc
$20.42 -5.6% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.84B
P/E
3.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
MDIA Mediaco Holding Inc.
$1.10 0.0% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$88.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$139.42M
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Bce leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bce 6, Mediaco Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTBCEMDIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.99M $18.84B $88.78M BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.0x 3.8x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +2.2% +14.3% MDIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 22.7% -48.9% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 13.4% -24.1% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.8x -4.0x MDIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% -14.4% -9.1% MDIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.7%/yr -16.8%/yr -34.2%/yr BCE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 22.0% 70.2% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 14/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTBCEMDIA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIHRTBCEMDIA
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 69 #16 of 49 19 #44 of 54
Growth 66 #16 of 45 62 #18 of 46 21 #36 of 45
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 91 #5 of 46 5 #41 of 43
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 39 #31 of 50 13 #54 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 71 #11 of 36 –
Overall 45 66 14
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • MDIA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIHRTBCEMDIASPY
1 month -20.4%-5.6%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -47.2%-4.2%+10.0% +2.9%
6 months -65.5%-14.5%+20.9% +6.4%
Year to date -55.0%-14.3%+89.7% +11.4%
1 year -43.8%-14.4%-9.1% +13.1%
3 years -21.8%-45.6%+65.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%-18.4%+18.4% +21.5%
5 years -91.3%-60.0%-87.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.7%-16.8%-34.2% +10.9%
10 years —-55.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-7.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIHRTBCEMDIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%22.0%70.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.9%23.1%68.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.33-0.24-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.66-0.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-68.2%-95.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-22.8%-12.0% -2.5%
52-week high $6.33$26.45$1.25 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$18.79$0.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIHRTBCEMDIA
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.8x 3.8xmedian 11.6x -1.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.1x 4.7xmedian 6.9x -8.6xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.4x -8.9xmedian 5.6x -150.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 0.09median 0.24 0.04median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIHRTBCEMDIA
Revenue $3.99B $21.97B $139.42M
Gross profit $2.34B $18.64B -$10.47M
Operating income $6.41M $6.29B -$25.72M
Net income -$286.32M $4.68B -$68.21M
Free cash flow $36.26M -$2.14B -$561.00K
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $5.37 $-0.83
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $335.70M $1.81M
Total debt $5.04B $119.67B $93.82M
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 929.10M 82.59M
Enterprise value -$496.71M $16.96B $72.51M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIHRTBCEMDIA
P/E -1.0x 3.8x -1.3x
P/FCF 7.1x -8.9x -150.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 3.0x 899.9x
P/S 0.1x 0.9x 0.6x
P/B -0.1x 1.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 4.4x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 4.7x -8.6x
EV/EBIT 799.3x 7.6x -6.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 141.4x -22.4x -281.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.1x 7.6x 1,678x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.09 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTBCEMDIA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 2.2% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 6.2% 55.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% -0.8% -41.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 9.6% -65.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% -7.0% -12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 53.8% -131.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 1,063% -296.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% 36.8% -57.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% 1,649% -304.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 44.4% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% -7.0% -97.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% -6.4% 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% -144.0% -121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% -32.6% 54.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTBCEMDIA
Gross margin 58.8% 84.8% -7.5%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 46.8% -13.2%
Operating margin 0.2% 28.6% -18.4%
Pretax margin -10.5% 52.5% -47.4%
Net margin -7.2% 22.7% -48.9%
FCF margin 0.9% -9.8% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 28.6% 0.1%
Return on equity – 31.0% -211.5%
Return on assets -5.9% 9.0% -24.9%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 13.4% -24.1%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 12.5% -21.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTBCEMDIA
Debt / assets 103.9% 51.5% 27.6%
Debt / equity -2.5x 1.8x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.8x -4.0x
Debt / FCF 139.1x -13.7x -133.6x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 70.6% 89.5%
Equity / assets -41.4% 29.4% 10.5%
Interest coverage – 6.7x -1.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.50 0.96 -0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTBCEMDIA
Dividend yield – 8.0% –
Net buyback yield – -0.5% –
Shareholder yield – 7.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -89.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 146.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIHRTBCEMDIA
Forward P/E – 11.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $1.77FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -1.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.87BFY2026 $18.36BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +0.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTBCEMDIA
Held by institutions 62.5% 48.1% 86.1%
Institutions holding 136 394 18
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +5.3% -0.6%
Institutions buying 73 184 6
Institutions selling 50 130 5
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.42 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IHRTBCEMDIA
IHRT 1.00 -0.02 0.03
BCE -0.02 1.00 -0.01
MDIA 0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, BCE and MDIA?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M, Bce (BCE) $18.84B, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) $88.78M.

Which company is growing faster?

Mediaco Holding (MDIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Bce (BCE) +2.2%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Bce (BCE) 22.7%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -48.9%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Bce (BCE) 13.4%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mediaco Holding (MDIA) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%, Bce (BCE) -14.4%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -9.1%. Over five years, Bce (BCE) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr, Bce (BCE) -16.8%/yr, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 0.00%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) and Mediaco Holding (MDIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 70.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, BCE and MDIA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bce (BCE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.