iHeartMedia (IHRT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
iHeartMedia (IHRT) posted Operating Margin of 3.63% for Q2 2026, down 0.16 percentage points from 3.79% a year earlier but up 3.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
iHeartMedia (IHRT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at iHeartMedia was 0.16%, down 4.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -0.53%, up 19.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +58.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, iHeartMedia's Operating Margin was -19.80% in FY2024 (+1.46 pp), -21.26% in FY2023 (-22.71 pp), 1.45% in FY2022 (-2.90 pp) and 4.35% in FY2021 (+63.29 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -97.91% in Q2 2024 to a high of 15.35% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.91 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 101.70 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 106.21 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 0.17% (Q1 2026), 7.60% (Q4 2025) and -11.66% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | iHeartMedia | 237.35 Mn | -535.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 3.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -97.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -97.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.63% |
API Access
iHeartMedia Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=IHRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "IHRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=IHRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();