iHeartMedia (IHRT) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.01 in Q1 2026, down 53.1% year-on-year from 0.02 in Q1 2025, and down 490.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0 in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHRT) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 53.1% year-over-year to 0.01 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.03, a 98.72% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.02, down 72.18% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.01 in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.02 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.04 in Q1 2024.
  • The 4-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.01 (2024), against an average of 0.0.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 1149.92% in 2024 and jumped 85.06% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2023, then decreased by 18.02% to 0.01 in 2024, then tumbled by 52.53% to 0.0 in 2025, then tumbled by 490.21% to 0.01 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.01 (Q1 2026), 0.0 (Q4 2025), and 0.01 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.20
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 0.00
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -0.01
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -0.50
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 1.19
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 1.17
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.01
Dec 31, 2025 0.00
Sep 30, 2025 0.01
Jun 30, 2025 -0.01
Mar 31, 2025 -0.01
Dec 31, 2024 0.01
Sep 30, 2024 0.01
Jun 30, 2024 0.01
Mar 31, 2024 -0.04
Dec 31, 2023 0.01
Sep 30, 2023 0.02
Jun 30, 2023 0.01
Mar 31, 2023 0.00
Sep 30, 2019 0.00
Jun 30, 2019 0.01
Mar 31, 2019 0.00
Sep 30, 2018 -0.03
Jun 30, 2018 0.01
Mar 31, 2018 0.02
Dec 31, 2017 -0.37