Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 10.56% for Q1 2026, down 290.0% year-over-year from 5.56% in Q1 2025, and down 54.65% quarter-over-quarter from 23.29% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 10.56%, down from 23.29% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 23.47% in Q4 2024, with the low at 3.71% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 17.79% (2024), against an average of 15.8%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Operating Margin jumped 972 bps in 2024, then plunged 290 bps in 2026.
- Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 18.18% in 2022, then climbed by 26 bps to 22.98% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 23.47% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 23.29% in 2025, then slumped by 55 bps to 10.56% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CCO's Operating Margin at 10.56% in Q1 2026, 23.29% in Q4 2025, and 19.9% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 103.70 Bn | 100.65 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 77.68% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.37 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 6.27 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 530.72 Mn | 14.21% |
| 4 | Wpp | 5.67 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Magnite | 3.35 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 130.79 Mn | 16.19% |
| 6 | Stagwell | 2.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 1.47% |
| 7 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 161.31 Mn | 11.88% |
| 8 | Ziff Davis | 2.02 Bn | 410.50 Mn | 241.03 Mn | -15.60% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 1.17 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 41.34 Mn | 2.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.33% |
| 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% |