iHeartMedia (IHRT) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 1.03 in Q1 2026, up 7.4% year-on-year from 0.96 in Q1 2025, and up 4.54% quarter-over-quarter from 0.99 in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia's Debt Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.03 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 7.4% year-over-year to 1.03 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.03, a 7.4% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.99, up 8.3% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio climbed to 1.03 in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from 0.99 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 1.03 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.65 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.76 (2023), against an average of 0.82.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio declined 2.29% in 2022 and advanced 27.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.65 in 2022, then rose by 15.47% to 0.75 in 2023, then climbed by 21.35% to 0.91 in 2024, then climbed by 8.3% to 0.99 in 2025, then gained by 4.54% to 1.03 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Debt Ratio figures stand at 1.03 (Q1 2026), 0.99 (Q4 2025), and 1.02 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.67
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 0.11
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 1.03
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 0.56
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.52
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 0.04
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 0.27
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 0.03
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 0.77

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.03
Dec 31, 2025 0.99
Sep 30, 2025 1.02
Jun 30, 2025 0.97
Mar 31, 2025 0.96
Dec 31, 2024 0.91
Sep 30, 2024 0.90
Jun 30, 2024 0.90
Mar 31, 2024 0.75
Dec 31, 2023 0.75
Sep 30, 2023 0.76
Jun 30, 2023 0.76
Mar 31, 2023 0.67
Dec 31, 2022 0.65
Sep 30, 2022 0.67
Jun 30, 2022 0.65
Mar 31, 2022 0.67
Dec 31, 2021 0.65
Sep 30, 2021 0.65
Jun 30, 2021 0.66