Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) posted Retained Earnings of -$531.43 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$349.85 million a year earlier.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cumulus Media's Retained Earnings came in at -$505.36 million.
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's Retained Earnings was -$304.66 million in FY2024, -$21.4 million in FY2023, $96.48 million in FY2022 (+20.2%) and $80.24 million in FY2021 (+27.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2017.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 150.3%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 20.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior quarters was -$522.22 million (Q1 2026), -$505.36 million (Q4 2025) and -$370.25 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -14.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.01 Bn | 14.82 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.65 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.20 Bn | 8.68 Bn | - | -312.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.66 Bn | 8.77 Bn | - | 847.09 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.23 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | -1.75 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | 2.83 Bn |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | -531.43 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -531.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -522.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -505.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -370.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -349.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -337.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -304.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -73.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -63.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 76.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 73.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 96.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 96.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 87.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 79.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 80.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 62.60 Mn |
API Access
Cumulus Media Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();