iHeartMedia (IHETW) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia (IHETW) reported Free Cash Flow of -$114.5 million for Q1 2026, down 41.87% on a YoY basis from -$196.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 183.19% quarter-over-quarter from $137.6 million in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHETW) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$114.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 41.87% year-over-year to -$114.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$22.9 million (up 11.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.9 million, up 141.7% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$114.5 million, down from $137.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $165.0 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$133.1 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $14.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.6 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 3659.62% — and 2025, when it slumped 337.11%.
  • iHeartMedia's Free Cash Flow stood at $165.0 million in 2022, then declined by 13.99% to $141.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 117.06% to -$24.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 668.31% to $137.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 183.19% to -$114.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$114.5 million (Q1 2026), $137.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$32.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 281.00 Mn
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn -312.00 Mn
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn 697,874.00
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn -114.45 Mn
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn -18.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 2.44 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn 3.94 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -2.16 Mn
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -372,000.00
10 iHeartMedia - - 509.13 Mn -114.45 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -114.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -114.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 137.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 137.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -32.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -32.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -13.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -13.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -80.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -80.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -24.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -24.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 73.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 73.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -80.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -80.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 141.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 141.89 Mn