Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) recorded EBT Margin of -4.96% in Q2 2026, up 1.73 percentage points from -6.69% a year earlier and up 4.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cumulus Media's EBT Margin came in at -26.26% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 11.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -27.30%, up 8.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of -17.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at -35.43% in FY2024 (-23.51 pp), -11.92% in FY2023 (-13.98 pp), 2.06% in FY2022 (-0.15 pp) and 2.21% in FY2021 (+11.89 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 37.45 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 74.93 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -9.93% (Q1 2026), -73.77% (Q4 2025) and -11.43% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.11% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.91 Bn | 14.72 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.91 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.64% |
| 4 | News | 17.15 Bn | 8.64 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.15 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 16.42% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.14 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.44% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.73 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | -4.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -73.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -16.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -111.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -36.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.09% |
API Access
Cumulus Media EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();