OUT vs CCO Stock Comparison

OUTFRONT Media and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OUT OUTFRONT Media Inc.
$31.30 +13.2% 1M +75.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.51B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
3.93%
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6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

OUTFRONT Media leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (OUTFRONT Media 6, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOUTCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.51B $1.23B OUT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x -11.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +9.1% CCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% -6.3% OUT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 17.7% CCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 10.0x OUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.93% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.5% +77.9% CCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -2.1%/yr OUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 35.7% OUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 44/100 OUT

Percentile Scorecard

OUTCCO

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

AxisOUTCCO
Valuation 90 #2 of 11 80 #3 of 11
Growth 100 #1 of 10 56 #5 of 10
Profitability 33 #7 of 10 22 #8 of 10
Financial Health 30 #8 of 11 20 #9 of 11
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 63 44
  • OUT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CCO ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOUTCCOSPY
1 month +13.2%+1.7% -0.2%
3 months -3.6%+0.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.5%+1.3% +8.2%
Year to date +29.9%+9.5% +12.9%
1 year +75.5%+77.9% +12.3%
3 years +217.4%+120.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.0%+30.1% +23.3%
5 years +22.7%-10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.2%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +43.3%-57.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.7%-8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOUTCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%35.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.592.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.2%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $33.90$2.44 $779.14
52-week low $17.08$1.36 $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.

MultipleOUTCCO
P/E now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 24.2x -11.6xmedian 24.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 6.3x 0.7xmedian 6.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 15.7x 12.5xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 18.2x 14.6xmedian 18.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 2.4x -0.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.72 0.12median 0.72

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 monthsOUTCCO
Revenue $1.93B $1.68B
Gross profit $993.60M $908.81M
Operating income $395.40M $316.73M
Net income $244.70M -$104.29M
Free cash flow $303.40M $84.25M
EPS (diluted) $1.38 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $31.20M $192.14M
Total debt $10.28B $5.11B
Shares (diluted) 177.50M 508.99M
Enterprise value $5.28B $518.82M

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
MetricOUTCCO
P/E 22.5x -11.6x
P/FCF 18.2x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 7.7x
P/S 2.9x 0.7x
P/B 8.0x -0.4x
P/Tangible book 58.2x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF 26.4x 73.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 38.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOUTCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.6% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.6% -544.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% -100.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 115.4% -580.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -96.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 86.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% 280.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 40.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOUTCCO
Gross margin 51.4% 54.1%
EBITDA margin 28.7% 29.4%
Operating margin 20.5% 18.9%
Pretax margin 12.8% -7.4%
Net margin 12.7% -6.3%
FCF margin 15.7% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 9.6%
Return on equity 36.2% –
Return on assets 4.7% -2.7%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 17.7%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOUTCCO
Debt / assets 48.0% 135.7%
Debt / equity 3.6x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 10.0x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 60.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 191.9%
Equity / assets 13.2% -91.9%
Interest coverage – 0.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.78 -1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOUTCCO
Dividend yield 3.9% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOUTCCO
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.0%FY2026 -250.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOUTCCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.6%
Institutions holding 371 196
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +6.6%
Institutions buying 233 101
Institutions selling 86 46
Buyers to sellers 2.71 2.20

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.

OUTCCO
OUT 1.00 0.22
CCO 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OUT and CCO?

OUTFRONT Media (OUT) is the largest by market capitalisation: OUTFRONT Media (OUT) $5.51B, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) $1.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: OUTFRONT Media (OUT) +7.6%, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

OUTFRONT Media (OUT) has the highest net margin (OUTFRONT Media (OUT) 12.7%, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) -6.3%). On return on invested capital, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) leads (OUTFRONT Media (OUT) 12.1%, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) returned the most: OUTFRONT Media (OUT) +75.5%, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) +77.9%. Over five years, OUTFRONT Media (OUT) compounded fastest (OUTFRONT Media (OUT) +4.2%/yr, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: OUTFRONT Media (OUT) 3.93%, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) 0.00%. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, OUTFRONT Media (OUT) has been the steadiest (OUTFRONT Media (OUT) 29.2%, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do OUT and CCO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.22, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, OUT and CCO?

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