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

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$91.0 million in Q1 2026, down 48.45% year-on-year from -$176.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 157.94% quarter-over-quarter from $157.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

iHeartMedia's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$91.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 48.45% year-over-year to -$91.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $63.7 million, a 30.57% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $93.4 million, up 29.33% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to -$91.0 million in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from $157.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $165.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$95.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $34.0 million (2023), against an average of $24.8 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Free Cash Flow was 3659.62% in 2022; the steepest drop was 209.29% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $165.0 million in 2022, then sank by 69.07% to $51.0 million in 2023, then soared by 45.4% to $74.2 million in 2024, then surged by 111.76% to $157.1 million in 2025, then sank by 157.94% to -$91.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$91.0 million (Q1 2026), $157.1 million (Q4 2025), and $30.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 284.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 3.17 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -91.04 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -18.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 350,000.00
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -314.66 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 3.94 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -2.16 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 1.35 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -4.14 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -91.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -91.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 157.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 157.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -32.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -32.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -61.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -61.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 74.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 74.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -80.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -80.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.03 Mn