iHeartMedia IHRT
NASDAQ IHRT
$2.89 -0.22 (-7.07%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia (IHRT) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $114.2 million for Q1 2026, down 6.11% year-over-year from $121.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 38.03% quarter-over-quarter from $82.7 million in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia's Interest Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $114.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 6.11% year-over-year to $114.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$205.3 million (down 268.78% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $586.0 million, up 19.04% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $114.2 million, up from $82.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $200.3 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$301.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $160.4 million (2024), against an average of $90.3 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Interest Expenses sank 753.44% in 2022, then soared 127.41% in 2025.
  • iHeartMedia's Interest Expenses stood at -$235.0 million in 2022, then surged by 57.29% to -$100.4 million in 2023, then slumped by 200.65% to -$301.8 million in 2024, then surged by 127.41% to $82.7 million in 2025, then soared by 38.03% to $114.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IHRT's Interest Expenses at $114.2 million in Q1 2026, $82.7 million in Q4 2025, and $121.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.74 Bn 5.53 Bn 1.06 Bn 190.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn 3.93 Mn
3 Gray Media 480.19 Mn 304.19 Mn 270.00 Mn 117.00 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 457.30 Mn 282.86 Mn 576.68 Mn -
5 FuboTV 308.81 Mn -143.61 Mn 399.10 Mn -12.78 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 303.44 Mn 290.39 Mn 196.33 Mn 54.11 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 174.02 Mn 125.62 Mn 16.93 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 80.93 Mn 79.13 Mn -1.26 Mn 4.03 Mn
9 Saga Communications 56.13 Mn 28.29 Mn 20.50 Mn 92,000.00
10 Beasley Broadcast 36.90 Mn 30.20 Mn - 1.49 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 16.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 16.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 114.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 114.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 82.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 82.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 121.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 121.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 121.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 121.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 121.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 121.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -301.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -301.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 160.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 160.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 160.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 160.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 160.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 160.40 Mn