iHeartMedia (IHRT) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $114.2 million in Q1 2026, down 6.11% year-on-year from $121.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 143.08% quarter-over-quarter from -$265.0 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses fell 6.11% year-over-year to $114.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$752.5 million, a 718.7% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $586.0 million, up 19.04% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses climbed to $114.2 million in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from -$265.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $200.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$301.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $160.4 million (2024), against an average of $58.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses slumped 753.44% in 2022 and grew 12.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at -$235.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 27.58% to -$299.8 million in 2023, then retreated by 0.66% to -$301.8 million in 2024, then grew by 12.18% to -$265.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 143.08% to $114.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Interest Expenses figures stand at $114.2 million (Q1 2026), -$265.0 million (Q4 2025), and $121.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 1.09 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -17,137.00
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 114.19 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 159.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 81.31 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -13.40 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 97,000.00
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 3.94 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 462,000.00
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 3.26 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 114.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 114.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -265.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -265.05 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
Dec 31, 2023 -299.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -299.82 Mn