iHeartMedia IHRT
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$2.36 -0.07 (-2.88%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2019)

iHeartMedia (IHRT) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.17 for Q1 2019, down 99.94% on a QoQ basis from 272.2 in Q4 2018, and down 13.73% year-over-year from 0.19 in Q1 2018.

Analysis

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 10 years, with the latest figure at 0.17 in Q1 2019.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 13.73% year-over-year to 0.17 in Q1 2019; TTM through Mar 2019 was 5.04, a 847.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at 0.95, up 153.94% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.17 for Q1 2019 at iHeartMedia, down from 272.2 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 272.2 in Q4 2018, with the low at 0.17 in Q1 2019.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 22.74, with a median of 0.66 recorded in 2017.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 72.84% in 2017, then surged 39819.44% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.83 in 2015, then jumped by 40.07% to 1.16 in 2016, then tumbled by 41.0% to 0.68 in 2017, then soared by 39819.44% to 272.2 in 2018, then sank by 99.94% to 0.17 in 2019.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.17 (Q1 2019), 272.2 (Q4 2018), and 89.1 (Q3 2018), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Sirius Xm Holdings 9.20 Bn 9.03 Bn 1.44 Bn 4.21
2 iHeartMedia 326.01 Mn 153.93 Mn 576.68 Mn -
3 Townsquare Media 94.29 Mn 95.31 Mn 30.84 Mn -1.08
4 Mediaco Holding 89.20 Mn 87.40 Mn -1.26 Mn -1.21
5 PodcastOne 71.12 Mn 64.10 Mn 1.90 Mn -
6 Saga Communications 56.52 Mn 28.68 Mn 20.50 Mn 6.77
7 Beasley Broadcast 31.24 Mn 24.54 Mn - 0.90
8 Urban One 18.96 Mn 6.51 Mn 55.98 Mn -5.43
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 0.17
Dec 31, 2018 272.20
Sep 30, 2018 89.10
Jun 30, 2018 17.08
Mar 31, 2018 0.19
Dec 31, 2017 0.68
Sep 30, 2017 0.48
Jun 30, 2017 0.66
Mar 31, 2017 0.25
Dec 31, 2016 1.16
Sep 30, 2016 0.65
Jun 30, 2016 0.54
Mar 31, 2016 0.91
Dec 31, 2015 0.83
Sep 30, 2015 0.59
Jun 30, 2015 0.91
Mar 31, 2015 0.21
Dec 31, 2014 0.80
Sep 30, 2014 0.80
Jun 30, 2014 0.69