Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's (CMLSQ) Times Interest Earned came in at 0.76 for Q2 2026, up 238.9% from 0.23 a year earlier.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Times Interest Earned at Cumulus Media was -3.15; for FY2025, it was -2.12.
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's Times Interest Earned was -3.48 in FY2024, -0.58 in FY2023, 1.23 in FY2022 (+20.7%) and 1.02 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2023.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 238.9%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 93.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was -2.19 (Q1 2026), -7.54 (Q4 2025) and -0.26 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.46 |
| 2 | Fox | 28.70 Bn | 14.61 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 7.47 |
| 4 | News | 17.11 Bn | 9.30 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.61 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.65 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.31 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.21 |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.73 Bn | -6.07 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 0.76 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.19 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.54 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.55 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.83 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.93 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.08 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.95 |
API Access
Cumulus Media Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();