Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's FCF Margin came in at 2.04% for Q2 2026, up 7.00 percentage points from -4.96% a year earlier and up 16.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cumulus Media reported FCF Margin of -6.14%, down 5.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -5.61%, down 2.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -7.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -2.73% in FY2024 (-3.54 pp), 0.81% in FY2023 (-4.16 pp), 4.97% in FY2022 (+0.67 pp) and 4.30% in FY2021 (+2.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 24.73 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 20.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMLSQ's FCF Margin at -14.26% (Q1 2026), -9.53% (Q4 2025) and -2.80% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.92 Bn | 14.73 Bn | - | 17.24% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.76 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -6.60% |
| 4 | News | 17.19 Bn | 8.68 Bn | - | 11.81% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.18 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 24.15% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.16 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.41% |
| 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 | - | 2.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.06% |
API Access
Cumulus Media FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();