Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's EBIT Margin was 1.39% in Q2 2026, down 0.59 percentage points from 1.98% a year earlier but up 17.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cumulus Media's EBIT Margin was -21.57% through Jun 30, 2026, up 7.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -18.62%, up 10.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -17.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -28.98% in FY2024 (-24.09 pp), -4.89% in FY2023 (-13.26 pp), 8.37% in FY2022 (+0.83 pp) and 7.54% in FY2021 (+8.84 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -103.53% (Q4 2024) and 20.11% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.54 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 38.27 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 75.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CMLSQ's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -16.07% (Q1 2026), -65.26% (Q4 2025) and -2.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.92 Bn | 14.73 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.76 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 17.19 Bn | 8.68 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.18 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.16 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 1.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -65.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -103.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.11% |
API Access
Cumulus Media EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();