Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 10.56% in Q1 2026, down 54.65% quarter-over-quarter from 23.29% in Q4 2025, and down 290.0% on a YoY basis from 5.56% in Q1 2025.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.56% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 290.0% year-over-year to 10.56%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.56% (up 3.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.36%, up 82.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 10.56% for Q1 2026 at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, down from 23.29% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 23.47% in Q4 2024 to a low of 3.71% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 15.8% across 5 years, with a median of 17.79% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Operating Margin surged 972 bps in 2024, then sank 290 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 18.18% in 2022, then grew by 26 bps to 22.98% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 23.47% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 23.29% in 2025, then tumbled by 55 bps to 10.56% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 10.56% (Q1 2026), 23.29% (Q4 2025), and 19.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 78.15%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 10.35%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 9.68%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -5.60%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 4.70%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 1.10%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 8.65%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 1.37%
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 10.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.56%
Dec 31, 2025 23.29%
Sep 30, 2025 19.90%
Jun 30, 2025 19.22%
Mar 31, 2025 13.46%
Dec 31, 2024 23.47%
Sep 30, 2024 17.79%
Jun 30, 2024 18.18%
Mar 31, 2024 13.43%
Dec 31, 2023 22.98%
Sep 30, 2023 17.94%
Jun 30, 2023 12.61%
Mar 31, 2023 3.71%
Dec 31, 2022 18.18%
Sep 30, 2022 16.03%
Jun 30, 2022 11.97%
Mar 31, 2022 5.89%
Dec 31, 2020 3.05%
Sep 30, 2020 -16.96%
Jun 30, 2020 -21.78%