Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) reported Operating Leases of $1.05 million for Q2 2026, down 98.9% from $98.24 million a year earlier but up 49.9% from the prior quarter.
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cumulus Media posted Operating Leases of $96.1 million, down 3.3% from FY2024.
- Operating Leases has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Leases came in at $99.34 million in FY2024 (-12.2%), $113.14 million in FY2023 (-5.7%), $119.93 million in FY2022 (-4.5%) and $125.64 million in FY2021 (-2.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Leases spans a low of $701,000 in Q1 2026 and a high of $127.68 million in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Operating Leases has now declined in each of the last 17 quarters, with an average decline of 31.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Leases in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 0.6%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 99.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $701,000 (Q1 2026), $96.1 million (Q4 2025) and $96.25 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.41 Bn | 14.21 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.53 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.44 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.11 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 701,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 96.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 98.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 96.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 99.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 101.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 104.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 109.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 113.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 116.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 116.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 116.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 119.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 121.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 123.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 127.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 125.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 127.68 Mn |
Cumulus Media Operating Leases 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=operating-leases&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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=operating-leases&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();