iHeartMedia (IHRT) EBITDA (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia (IHRT) reported EBITDA of -$95.5 million for Q1 2026, up 66.02% on a YoY basis from -$57.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 127.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$42.0 million in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHRT) EBITDA (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia has reported EBITDA for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$95.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA rose 66.02% year-over-year to -$95.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$287.3 million (up 77.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$472.9 million, up 53.21% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at -$95.5 million, down from -$42.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $80.3 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$981.9 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, EBITDA has averaged -$173.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$48.8 million in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for EBITDA was 142.54% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 10299.05% in 2022.
  • iHeartMedia's EBITDA stood at $80.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 82.84% to $13.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 124.5% to $30.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 235.7% to -$42.0 million in 2025, then sank by 127.5% to -$95.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$95.5 million (Q1 2026), -$42.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$66.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.40 Bn 5.00 Bn -505.00 Mn 24.00 Mn
2 FuboTV 3.40 Bn 5.32 Bn 348.72 Mn -184.12 Mn
3 Newsmax 970.61 Mn 930.17 Mn 21.36 Mn -3.32 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 620.04 Mn 488.35 Mn 509.13 Mn -95.52 Mn
5 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 114.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 307.00 Mn 223.28 Mn 206.07 Mn 38.05 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 163.48 Mn 154.27 Mn 11.62 Mn -3.37 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 68.20 Mn 68.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -7.53 Mn
9 Saga Communications 55.58 Mn 25.14 Mn 17.72 Mn -3.26 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.03 Mn 30.60 Mn - 7.69 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -95.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -41.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -66.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -83.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -281.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -981.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 13.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -9.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -884.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -222.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 80.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -310.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 13.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -48.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 111.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -32.33 Mn