iHeartMedia (IHRT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $426.2 million in Q1 2026, up 11.92% year-on-year from $380.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.08% quarter-over-quarter from $479.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

iHeartMedia's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $426.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 11.92% year-over-year to $426.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion, a 28.43% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.7 billion, changed 0.36% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $426.2 million in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from $479.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $858.6 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $380.8 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $716.8 million (2022), against an average of $639.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses climbed 15.52% in 2022 and slumped 48.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $810.2 million in 2022, then gained by 5.96% to $858.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 46.65% to $458.1 million in 2024, then grew by 4.63% to $479.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 11.08% to $426.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Operating Expenses figures stand at $426.2 million (Q1 2026), $479.3 million (Q4 2025), and $414.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 1.13 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.04 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 426.19 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 687.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 492.10 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 344.01 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 22.57 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 38.92 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 22.01 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 42.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 426.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 479.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 414.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 413.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 380.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 458.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 803.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 778.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 694.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 858.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 749.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 728.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 717.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 810.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 736.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 716.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 698.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 767.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 697.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 677.10 Mn