Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's Deferred Taxes came in at $765,000 for Q2 2026, up 148.4% from $308,000 a year earlier and up 91.3% from the prior quarter.
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cumulus Media reported Deferred Taxes of -$2.88 million; for FY2025, it was -$2.33 million.
- Going back by year, Deferred Taxes was -$10 million in FY2024, $17.64 million in FY2023, $1.04 million in FY2022 (-27.1%) and $1.42 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Deferred Taxes since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 9.2%.
- Business Quant data shows CMLSQ's Deferred Taxes at $400,000 (Q1 2026), -$3.82 million (Q4 2025) and -$230,000 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -299.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.29 Bn | 15.10 Bn | - | 155.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.20 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 17.26 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.97 Bn | 9.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.24 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 19.00 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 | - | 765,000.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 765,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 400,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -230,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 308,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 204,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 612,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -114,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 995,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -80,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.52 Mn |
Cumulus Media Deferred Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=deferred-taxes&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();