IHRT vs EVC vs TSQ Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Entravision Communications and Townsquare Media Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.77 -22.7% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$264.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
TSQ Townsquare Media, Inc.
$3.26 -34.0% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$53.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$425.39M
Div. yield
0.26%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Entravision Communications leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Entravision Communications 8, Townsquare Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTEVCTSQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $264.95M $581.24M $53.96M EVC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 139.0x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +71.4% -4.9% EVC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 0.6% -11.8% EVC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 4.9% 0.6% EVC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.2x 16.7x EVC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.26% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% +206.0% -52.1% EVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.2%/yr -4.6%/yr -24.0%/yr EVC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.4% 99.8% 58.9% TSQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 42/100 EVC

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTEVCTSQ

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

AxisIHRTEVCTSQ
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 74 #45 of 167 74 #15 of 54
Growth 66 #16 of 45 80 #31 of 153 7 #42 of 45
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 64 #56 of 153 33 #29 of 43
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 31 #124 of 179 10 #56 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 53 #45 of 94 84 #5 of 26
Overall 45 60 42
  • IHRT ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • EVC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TSQ ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIHRTEVCTSQSPY
1 month -22.7%-17.4%-34.0% -0.8%
3 months -51.1%-44.8%-45.4% +3.5%
6 months -66.3%+59.0%-50.7% +7.0%
Year to date -57.5%+108.9%-36.6% +12.2%
1 year -47.8%+206.0%-52.1% +13.0%
3 years -17.3%+80.5%-60.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%+21.8%-26.5% +23.1%
5 years -91.0%-21.1%-74.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -38.2%-4.6%-24.0% +11.0%
10 years —-10.1%-62.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.1%-9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHRTEVCTSQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.4%99.8%58.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.0%63.2%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.540.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.552.06-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-85.0%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-54.6%-57.7% -1.8%
52-week high $6.33$13.48$7.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$1.98$3.26 $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.

MultipleIHRTEVCTSQ
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.4x 134.8xmedian 17.5x -1.2xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.0x 17.4xmedian 14.5x 18.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.1x 9.3xmedian 12.1x 4.1xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 6.1xmedian 1.7x -0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 -5.86median 0.41 0.00median 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 monthsIHRTEVCTSQ
Revenue $3.99B $679.88M $425.39M
Gross profit $2.34B $347.36M $105.67M
Operating income $6.41M $20.91M $2.45M
Net income -$286.32M $4.18M -$50.12M
Free cash flow $36.26M $54.33M $14.26M
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $0.04 $-2.82
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $80.79M $1.17M
Total debt $5.04B $157.27M $440.04M
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 102.86M 17.82M
Enterprise value -$507.75M $297.07M $42.64M

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
MetricIHRTEVCTSQ
P/E -1.0x 134.8x -1.2x
P/FCF 6.7x 9.3x 4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 8.0x 2.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B -0.1x 6.1x -0.7x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -12.8x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 17.4x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 797.2x 27.8x 202.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 141.0x 10.7x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.9x 9.1x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 -5.86 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCTSQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 71.4% -4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 46.1% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 47.2% -14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 21.0% -7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 122.1% -96.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 10.1% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 103.5% -237.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -17.6% -196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% 103.1% -233.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -23.0% -692.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 292.3% -41.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 0.3% -21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 606.7% -54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 10.8% -30.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCTSQ
Gross margin 58.8% 51.1% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 4.9% 6.2%
Operating margin 0.2% 3.1% 0.6%
Pretax margin -10.5% 1.3% -10.6%
Net margin -7.2% 0.6% -11.8%
FCF margin 0.9% 8.0% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 9.4% 6.6%
Return on equity – 5.6% –
Return on assets -5.9% 0.9% -9.7%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 4.9% 0.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 7.5% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 15.2x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.7% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCTSQ
Debt / assets 103.9% 34.9% 88.9%
Debt / equity -2.5x 1.9x -5.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.2x 16.7x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 2.9x 30.9x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 81.5% 116.0%
Equity / assets -41.4% 18.5% -16.0%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 0.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.50 0.48 -0.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTEVCTSQ
Dividend yield – 3.3% 30.7%
Net buyback yield – – 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 32.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -27.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 97.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 62.4%

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.

ConsensusIHRTEVCTSQ
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $0.77FY2027 $-1.85FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $409.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +139.4%FY2027 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% – +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTEVCTSQ
Held by institutions 62.5% 68.8% 54.1%
Institutions holding 136 147 63
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +21.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 73 108 24
Institutions selling 50 27 19
Buyers to sellers 1.46 4.00 1.26

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.

IHRTEVCTSQ
IHRT 1.00 0.19 0.26
EVC 0.19 1.00 0.20
TSQ 0.26 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, EVC and TSQ?

Entravision Communications (EVC) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $264.95M, Entravision Communications (EVC) $581.24M, Townsquare Media (TSQ) $53.96M.

Which company is growing faster?

Entravision Communications (EVC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +71.4%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entravision Communications (EVC) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.6%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -11.8%). On return on invested capital, Entravision Communications (EVC) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 4.9%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entravision Communications (EVC) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -47.8%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +206.0%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -52.1%. Over five years, Entravision Communications (EVC) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.2%/yr, Entravision Communications (EVC) -4.6%/yr, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.00%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 0.26%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) and Entravision Communications (EVC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Townsquare Media (TSQ) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.4%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 99.8%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, EVC and TSQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entravision Communications (EVC) leads on 8. 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.