Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Operating Margin was 20.33% in Q2 2026, up 1.11 percentage points from 19.22% a year earlier and up 9.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Operating Margin was 18.86% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.36%, up 0.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +35.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 18.55% in FY2024 (+3.43 pp), 15.12% in FY2023 (-3.40 pp), 18.52% in FY2022 (+15.20 pp) and 3.32% in FY2021 (+19.09 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between 3.71% (Q1 2023) and 23.47% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 9.72 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 2.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CCO's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.56% (Q1 2026), 23.29% (Q4 2025) and 19.90% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 78.00 Bn | 77.74 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 46.15% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 65.33 Bn | 55.85 Bn | - | 24.28% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.57 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 46.63% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 17.27 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 49.19% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.72 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 33.72% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.93 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 22.22% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.93 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 738.42% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.81 Bn | -54.39 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 19.32% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.73 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.19 Bn | 478.09 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();