IHRT vs MDIA vs RCI Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Mediaco Holding and Rogers Communications Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.56 -29.7% 1M -51.2% 1Y
Market cap
$215.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
MDIA Mediaco Holding Inc.
$1.08 0.0% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$83.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$139.42M
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.31 -0.4% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.91B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
6.39%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIHRTMDIARCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $215.50M $83.05M $16.91B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -1.3x 25.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +14.3% +8.8% MDIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% -48.9% 4.1% RCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% -24.1% 9.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x -4.0x 2.7x MDIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 6.39% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.2% -9.2% -21.7% MDIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.6%/yr -33.6%/yr -7.6%/yr RCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.8% 70.2% 29.1% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 16/100 59/100 RCI

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTMDIARCI

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

AxisIHRTMDIARCI
Valuation 62 #21 of 53 23 #41 of 53 85 #8 of 49
Growth 65 #16 of 44 21 #35 of 44 46 #25 of 45
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 5 #40 of 42 71 #14 of 45
Financial Health 12 #54 of 61 15 #52 of 61 35 #32 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 58 #16 of 37
Overall 46 16 59
  • IHRT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • MDIA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIHRTMDIARCISPY
1 month -29.7%0.0%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -55.6%+9.1%-10.1% +5.9%
6 months -69.4%+17.4%-13.7% +8.5%
Year to date -62.5%+86.2%-17.0% +13.3%
1 year -51.2%-9.2%-21.7% +12.4%
3 years -27.1%+87.8%-14.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.0%+23.4%-5.2% +23.5%
5 years -92.0%-87.1%-32.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.6%-33.6%-7.6% +11.0%
10 years ——-21.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-2.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIHRTMDIARCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.8%70.2%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.0%68.6%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.32-0.230.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.13-0.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-95.3%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.4%-10.7%-23.6% -0.9%
52-week high $6.33$1.21$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$0.55$29.79 $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.

MultipleIHRTMDIARCI
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 18.7x -1.3xmedian 18.7x 25.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 10.6x -8.5xmedian 10.6x 4.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 8.9x -148.0xmedian 8.9x 2.5xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.49 0.03median 0.49 -4.11median 0.24

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 monthsIHRTMDIARCI
Revenue $3.99B $139.42M $16.37B
Gross profit $2.34B -$10.47M $7.23B
Operating income $6.41M -$25.72M $6.95B
Net income -$286.32M -$68.21M $733.46M
Free cash flow $36.26M -$561.00K $6.69B
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $-0.83 $1.24
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $1.81M $2.22B
Total debt $5.04B $74.96M $120.01B
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 82.59M 541.00M
Enterprise value -$554.84M $66.78M $15.85B

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
MetricIHRTMDIARCI
P/E -0.9x -1.3x 25.2x
P/FCF 5.9x -148.0x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 883.5x 3.7x
P/S 0.1x 0.6x 1.0x
P/B -0.1x 2.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -0.6x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x -8.5x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 792.7x -6.1x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.1x 2.8x
EV/FCF 140.2x -278.4x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.7x 1,662x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.03 -4.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTMDIARCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 14.3% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 55.1% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% -41.5% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -65.1% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% -12.4% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -131.8% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% -296.6% -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -57.6% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -304.1% -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -38.0% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% -97.6% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 26.4% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% -121.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 54.4% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTMDIARCI
Gross margin 58.8% -7.5% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 8.7% -13.2% 63.8%
Operating margin 0.2% -18.4% 42.4%
Pretax margin -10.5% -47.4% 7.8%
Net margin -7.2% -48.9% 4.1%
FCF margin 0.9% -0.4% 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 0.1% 27.8%
Return on equity – -211.5% 6.3%
Return on assets -5.9% -24.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 0.1% -24.1% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% -21.9% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.0x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTMDIARCI
Debt / assets 103.9% 27.6% 46.7%
Debt / equity -2.5x 2.6x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x -4.0x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 139.1x -133.6x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 89.5% 82.1%
Equity / assets -41.4% 10.5% 17.9%
Interest coverage – -1.6x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.50 -0.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTMDIARCI
Dividend yield – – 6.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusIHRTMDIARCI
Forward P/E – – 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 – $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 – $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 – -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% – +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTMDIARCI
Held by institutions 72.1% 86.1% –
Institutions holding 136 18 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -0.6% –
Institutions buying 73 6 –
Institutions selling 50 5 –
Buyers to sellers 1.46 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.

IHRTMDIARCI
IHRT 1.00 0.03 -0.03
MDIA 0.03 1.00 0.03
RCI -0.03 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, MDIA and RCI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $215.50M, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) $83.05M, Rogers Communications (RCI) $16.91B.

Which company is growing faster?

Mediaco Holding (MDIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) +14.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -48.9%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -24.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mediaco Holding (MDIA) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -51.2%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -9.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -21.7%. Over five years, Rogers Communications (RCI) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -39.6%/yr, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) -33.6%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rogers Communications (RCI) 6.39%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) and Mediaco Holding (MDIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.8%, Mediaco Holding (MDIA) 70.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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