Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) recorded Payables of $54.33 million in Q2 2026, down 45.4% from $99.52 million a year earlier but up 49.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cumulus Media reported Payables of $104.13 million, down 0.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has declined for three straight years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Payables came in at $105.03 million in FY2024 (-7.9%), $114.07 million in FY2023 (-0.7%), $114.83 million in FY2022 (+4.7%) and $109.67 million in FY2021 (+16.5%).
- Quarterly Payables has ranged from $36.27 million in Q1 2026 to $114.83 million in Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 17.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payables in the last five years was growth of 16.5% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 66.3% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $36.27 million (Q1 2026), $104.13 million (Q4 2025) and $97.18 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.18 Bn | 14.99 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.29 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | - | 412.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.93 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - | 1.32 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.19 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 154.99 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.22 Bn | 8.80 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 906.00 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.76 Bn | -6.29 Bn | - | 18.63 Bn |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 54.33 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 97.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 99.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 107.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 105.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 104.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 108.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 109.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 114.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 103.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 103.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 106.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 114.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 109.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 99.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 105.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 109.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 106.87 Mn |
API Access
Cumulus Media Payables 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=payables&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();