Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) posted Capital Expenditures of $3.2 million for Q2 2026, down 42.1% from $5.53 million a year earlier and down 17.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Cumulus Media was $16.26 million, down 9.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $20.24 million, up 4.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's Capital Expenditures was $19.46 million in FY2024 (-21.6%), $24.81 million in FY2023 (-20.1%), $31.06 million in FY2022 (+6.8%) and $29.09 million in FY2021 (+95.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 151.4%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 69.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $3.89 million (Q1 2026), $4.78 million (Q4 2025) and $4.39 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.29 Bn | 15.10 Bn | - | 141.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.20 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 53.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.26 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.97 Bn | 9.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 10.11 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.24 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 130.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.76 Bn | -6.29 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 3.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.02 Mn |
API Access
Cumulus Media Capital Expenditures API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CMLSQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();