iHeartMedia (IHRT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 57.58% in Q1 2026, up 173.0% year-on-year from 21.09% in Q1 2025, and down 1.72% quarter-over-quarter from 58.59% in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 57.58% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 173.0% year-over-year to 57.58% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 58.6%, a 12.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 58.26%, down 52.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 57.58% in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from 58.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 63.34% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 55.85% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 59.36% (2024), against an average of 59.61%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 225 bps in 2022 and sank 329 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 63.34% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 61.14% in 2023, then declined by 3 bps to 59.24% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 58.59% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 57.58% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Gross Margin figures stand at 57.58% (Q1 2026), 58.59% (Q4 2025), and 59.97% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 56.23%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 294.45%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 57.58%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 27.73%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 39.87%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 106.36%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 60.51%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -10.95%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 77.48%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 57.58%
Dec 31, 2025 58.59%
Sep 30, 2025 59.97%
Jun 30, 2025 58.10%
Mar 31, 2025 55.85%
Dec 31, 2024 59.24%
Sep 30, 2024 59.36%
Jun 30, 2024 58.88%
Mar 31, 2024 57.28%
Dec 31, 2023 61.14%
Sep 30, 2023 60.13%
Jun 30, 2023 61.41%
Mar 31, 2023 57.52%
Dec 31, 2022 63.34%
Sep 30, 2022 62.41%
Jun 30, 2022 61.70%
Mar 31, 2022 60.81%
Dec 31, 2021 63.70%
Sep 30, 2021 64.90%
Jun 30, 2021 62.80%