iHeartMedia IHRT
NASDAQ IHRT
$2.79 -0.11 (-3.63%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

iHeartMedia (IHRT) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.01 for Q1 2026, down 53.1% year-over-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.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 53.1% year-over-year to 0.01; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03 (up 98.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02, down 72.18% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01, down from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.02 in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.04 in Q1 2024.
  • The 4-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.01 (2024), against an average of 0.0.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 1149.92% in 2024, then jumped 85.06% in 2025.
  • iHeartMedia's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2023, then retreated by 18.02% to 0.01 in 2024, then plunged by 52.53% to 0.0 in 2025, then plunged by 490.21% to 0.01 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IHRT's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.01 in Q1 2026, 0.0 in Q4 2025, and 0.01 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.70 Bn 5.48 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.23
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn -
3 Gray Media 482.16 Mn 306.16 Mn 270.00 Mn 0.08
4 iHeartMedia 440.79 Mn 266.35 Mn 576.68 Mn 0.02
5 E.W. Scripps 300.67 Mn 287.63 Mn 196.33 Mn -
6 FuboTV 298.77 Mn -153.64 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 164.84 Mn 116.45 Mn 16.93 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 88.37 Mn 86.56 Mn -1.26 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 55.91 Mn 28.06 Mn 20.50 Mn -0.34
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.55 Mn 30.85 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.02
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