Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) EBITDA (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) posted EBITDA of $14.63 million for Q2 2026, down 17.3% from $17.69 million a year earlier.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) EBITDA (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA at Cumulus Media was -$101.01 million; for FY2025, it came in at -$83.8 million.
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's EBITDA was -$180.54 million in FY2024, $16.88 million in FY2023 (-87.6%), $136.18 million in FY2022 (+11.0%) and $122.66 million in FY2021 (+194.2%).
- Quarterly EBITDA has run from a low of -$211.43 million in Q4 2024 to a high of $61.03 million in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA increased in 1 of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 6.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 643.6%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 99.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA for the three prior quarters was -$14.15 million (Q1 2026), -$109.91 million (Q4 2025) and $8.42 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.97 Bn | 14.78 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.71 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.17 Bn | 8.66 Bn | - | 406.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 139.14 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.16 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 14.63 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -111.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -212.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -48.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 42.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 61.49 Mn |
API Access
Cumulus Media EBITDA 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=ebitda&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "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=ebitda&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();