IHRT vs SIRI vs TSQ Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Sirius Xm Holdings and Townsquare Media 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
1 win
SIRI Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.
$27.63 +5.1% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.23B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
0.04%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
8 wins
TSQ Townsquare Media, Inc.
$3.83 -24.2% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$58.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$425.39M
Div. yield
0.24%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionIHRTSIRITSQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.99M $9.23B $58.09M SIRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.0x 10.5x -1.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +0.4% -4.9% IHRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 10.2% -11.8% SIRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 5.8% 0.6% SIRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.1x 16.7x SIRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.24% TSQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% +29.6% -43.9% SIRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.7%/yr -14.6%/yr -21.6%/yr SIRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 33.3% 56.9% SIRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 75/100 41/100 SIRI

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTSIRITSQ

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

AxisIHRTSIRITSQ
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 93 #5 of 54 72 #16 of 54
Growth 66 #16 of 45 73 #13 of 45 7 #42 of 45
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 86 #7 of 43 33 #29 of 43
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 51 #31 of 62 10 #56 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 72 #8 of 26 84 #5 of 26
Overall 45 75 41
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SIRI ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TSQ 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

PeriodIHRTSIRITSQSPY
1 month -20.4%+5.1%-24.2% -1.0%
3 months -47.2%-7.3%-39.3% +2.9%
6 months -65.5%+3.8%-44.1% +6.4%
Year to date -55.0%+38.2%-25.5% +11.4%
1 year -43.8%+29.6%-43.9% +13.1%
3 years -21.8%-37.8%-55.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%-14.6%-23.9% +21.5%
5 years -91.3%-54.5%-70.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.7%-14.6%-21.6% +10.9%
10 years —-33.4%-57.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-4.0%-8.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIHRTSIRITSQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%33.3%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.9%29.2%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.261.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.89-0.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-75.2%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-15.2%-50.3% -2.5%
52-week high $6.33$32.59$7.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$19.92$3.77 $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.

MultipleIHRTSIRITSQ
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.8x 10.6xmedian 18.8x -1.4xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.1x 8.2xmedian 11.1x 19.3xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.4x 6.0xmedian 9.4x 4.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x -0.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 -2.20median 0.44 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 monthsIHRTSIRITSQ
Revenue $3.99B $8.60B $425.39M
Gross profit $2.34B $5.74B $105.67M
Operating income $6.41M $1.65B $2.45M
Net income -$286.32M $880.00M -$50.12M
Free cash flow $36.26M $1.55B $14.26M
R&D – $259.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $2.57 $-2.82
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $174.00M $1.17M
Total debt $5.04B $9.46B $440.04M
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 342.00M 17.82M
Enterprise value -$496.71M $8.81B $46.76M

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
MetricIHRTSIRITSQ
P/E -1.0x 10.6x -1.4x
P/FCF 7.1x 6.0x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 4.4x 2.4x
P/S 0.1x 1.1x 0.2x
P/B -0.1x 0.8x -0.9x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 2.8x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 8.2x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 799.3x 11.3x 206.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 141.4x 12.0x 35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.1x 8.8x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 -2.20 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTSIRITSQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 0.4% -4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -1.3% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 0.2% -14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -2.0% -7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 200.1% -96.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -3.0% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 138.9% -237.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -6.0% -196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% 152.2% -233.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -4.8% -692.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 18.4% -41.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 3.6% -21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 46.0% -54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 5.2% -30.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTSIRITSQ
Gross margin 58.8% 66.8% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 26.3% 6.2%
Operating margin 0.2% 19.1% 0.6%
Pretax margin -10.5% 13.5% -10.6%
Net margin -7.2% 10.2% -11.8%
FCF margin 0.9% 18.0% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 24.4% 6.6%
Return on equity – 7.4% –
Return on assets -5.9% 3.2% -9.7%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 5.8% 0.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 6.7% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.4x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.1% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTSIRITSQ
Debt / assets 103.9% 34.8% 88.9%
Debt / equity -2.5x 0.8x -5.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.1x 16.7x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 6.1x 30.9x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 56.2% 116.0%
Equity / assets -41.4% 43.8% -16.0%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 0.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.50 1.43 -0.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTSIRITSQ
Dividend yield – 3.9% 20.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 4.9% 22.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.4% -27.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.5% 97.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 24.7% 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 35.8% 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.

ConsensusIHRTSIRITSQ
Forward P/E – 8.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $-1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +0.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.87BFY2026 $8.83BFY2026 $409.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +4.2% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTSIRITSQ
Held by institutions 62.5% 83.6% 54.1%
Institutions holding 136 594 63
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +8.9% +0.3%
Institutions buying 73 312 24
Institutions selling 50 149 19
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.09 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.

IHRTSIRITSQ
IHRT 1.00 0.18 0.25
SIRI 0.18 1.00 0.19
TSQ 0.25 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, SIRI and TSQ?

Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) $9.23B, Townsquare Media (TSQ) $58.09M.

Which company is growing faster?

iHeartMedia (IHRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +0.4%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 10.2%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -11.8%). On return on invested capital, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 5.8%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) +29.6%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -43.9%. Over five years, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) -14.6%/yr, Townsquare Media (TSQ) -21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Townsquare Media (TSQ) has the highest dividend yield: iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 0.04%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 0.24%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 33.3%, Townsquare Media (TSQ) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, SIRI 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, Sirius Xm Holdings (SIRI) 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.