Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) recorded Invested Capital of -$215.12 million in Q2 2026, compared with $684.33 million a year earlier.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cumulus Media reported Invested Capital of $527.16 million, down 22.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Invested Capital has declined for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Invested Capital came in at $675.99 million in FY2024 (-29.5%), $959.01 million in FY2023 (-14.6%), $1.12 billion in FY2022 (-7.8%) and $1.22 billion in FY2021 (-11.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since Q4 2017.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Invested Capital in the last five years was growth of 43.4% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 32.0% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -$207.87 million (Q1 2026), $527.16 million (Q4 2025) and $663.14 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 66.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.81 Bn | 14.62 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.58 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.27 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.17 Bn | 8.65 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.67 Bn | 8.78 Bn | - | 6.93 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.23 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | 10.78 Bn |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | -215.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -215.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -207.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 527.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 663.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 684.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 642.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 675.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 907.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 917.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 945.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 959.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.22 Bn |
API Access
Cumulus Media Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();