Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's Selling, General & Administrative was $85.86 million in Q2 2026, down 7.9% from $93.23 million a year earlier but up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cumulus Media's Selling, General & Administrative was $361.71 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 3.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $378.06 million, up 0.3% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative was $376.84 million in FY2024 (-0.1%), $377.03 million in FY2023 (-1.7%), $383.38 million in FY2022 (+1.7%) and $376.83 million in FY2021 (+2.5%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has moved between $84.41 million (Q1 2026) and $100.46 million (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 8.0%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 9.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, CMLSQ's Selling, General & Administrative in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $84.41 million (Q1 2026), $97.66 million (Q4 2025) and $93.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 567.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 200.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 890.00 Mn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 86.38 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 121.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 421.00 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 85.86 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 85.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 84.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 97.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 93.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 93.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 93.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 93.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 93.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 94.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 94.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 96.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 91.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 94.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 94.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 98.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 93.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 96.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 95.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 100.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 93.21 Mn |
Cumulus Media Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();