IHRT vs RCI vs EVC Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Rogers Communications and Entravision Communications 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
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$32.38 -2.7% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.46B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Entravision Communications leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Entravision Communications 6, Rogers Communications 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTRCIEVCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.99M $17.46B $563.74M RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.0x 26.0x 134.8x RCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x 8.1x EVC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +8.8% +71.4% EVC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 4.1% 0.6% RCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 9.6% 4.9% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.7x 2.2x EVC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% -16.2% +205.9% EVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.7%/yr -7.8%/yr -4.2%/yr EVC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 29.1% 99.6% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 60/100 EVC

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTRCIEVC

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

AxisIHRTRCIEVC
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 83 #9 of 49 72 #47 of 167
Growth 66 #16 of 45 47 #25 of 46 80 #31 of 153
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 69 #15 of 46 65 #55 of 153
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 37 #32 of 50 31 #124 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 63 #14 of 36 52 #46 of 94
Overall 45 60 60
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • EVC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIHRTRCIEVCSPY
1 month -20.4%-2.7%-21.1% -1.0%
3 months -47.2%-1.1%-41.9% +2.9%
6 months -65.5%-10.2%+65.6% +6.4%
Year to date -55.0%-14.2%+111.9% +11.4%
1 year -43.8%-16.2%+205.9% +13.1%
3 years -21.8%-14.4%+76.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%-5.1%+21.0% +21.5%
5 years -91.3%-33.2%-19.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.7%-7.8%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years —-20.2%-9.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-2.2%-1.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIHRTRCIEVCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%29.1%99.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.9%28.0%63.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.171.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.552.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-61.3%-85.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-21.0%-53.9% -2.5%
52-week high $6.33$40.97$13.48 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$29.79$1.98 $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.

MultipleIHRTRCIEVC
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.8x 26.0xmedian 11.6x 136.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.1x 4.4xmedian 6.9x 17.7xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.4x 2.6xmedian 5.6x 9.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 6.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 -4.25median 0.24 -5.95median 0.42

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 monthsIHRTRCIEVC
Revenue $3.99B $16.37B $679.88M
Gross profit $2.34B $7.23B $347.36M
Operating income $6.41M $6.95B $20.91M
Net income -$286.32M $733.46M $4.18M
Free cash flow $36.26M $6.69B $54.33M
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $1.24 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $2.22B $80.79M
Total debt $5.04B $120.01B $658.62M
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 541.00M 102.86M
Enterprise value -$496.71M $12.04B $279.57M

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
MetricIHRTRCIEVC
P/E -1.0x 26.0x 136.8x
P/FCF 7.1x 2.6x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 3.8x 8.1x
P/S 0.1x 1.1x 0.8x
P/B -0.1x 1.5x 6.2x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -1.9x -13.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 4.4x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 799.3x 6.6x 28.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 141.4x 6.8x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.1x 10.0x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 -4.25 -5.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRCIEVC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 8.8% 71.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 6.7% 46.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 4.5% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 7.1% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 5.9% 122.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 7.2% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% -85.0% 103.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -1.2% -17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -86.3% 103.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -6.1% -23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 14.8% 292.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 7.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 0.3% 606.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 1.0% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRCIEVC
Gross margin 58.8% 44.2% 51.1%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 63.8% 4.9%
Operating margin 0.2% 42.4% 3.1%
Pretax margin -10.5% 7.8% 1.3%
Net margin -7.2% 4.1% 0.6%
FCF margin 0.9% 40.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 27.8% 9.4%
Return on equity – 6.3% 5.6%
Return on assets -5.9% 1.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 9.6% 4.9%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 13.3% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 6.2x 15.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTRCIEVC
Debt / assets 103.9% 46.7% 34.9%
Debt / equity -2.5x 2.6x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 2.7x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 4.5x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 82.1% 81.5%
Equity / assets -41.4% 17.9% 18.5%
Interest coverage – 4.4x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -0.50 – 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTRCIEVC
Dividend yield – 6.2% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 6.2% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusIHRTRCIEVC
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 8.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $3.41FY2026 $0.77FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -6.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.87BFY2026 $14.83BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +139.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +1.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTRCIEVC
Held by institutions 62.5% 47.1% 68.8%
Institutions holding 136 308 147
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +3.5% +21.1%
Institutions buying 73 163 108
Institutions selling 50 92 27
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.77 4.00

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.

IHRTRCIEVC
IHRT 1.00 -0.03 0.19
RCI -0.03 1.00 -0.05
EVC 0.19 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, RCI and EVC?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M, Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.46B, Entravision Communications (EVC) $563.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, IHRT, RCI and EVC?

Rogers Communications (RCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -1.0x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 26.0x, Entravision Communications (EVC) 134.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Entravision Communications (EVC) is cheapest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.5x, Entravision Communications (EVC) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entravision Communications (EVC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +71.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entravision Communications (EVC) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -16.2%, Entravision Communications (EVC) +205.9%. Over five years, Entravision Communications (EVC) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.8%/yr, Entravision Communications (EVC) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, Entravision Communications (EVC) 99.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.