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iHeartMedia

NSQ:IHRT · US45174J5092
MediaLarge

360

24
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings91
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales90
EV / Gross Profit50
Price/Book95
Return on Capital37
Cash Return on Capital26
EBIT Margin33
Gross Profitability77
Accruals69
Owner Earnings Margin26
Sales growth71
Profit Growth12
Long-Term EPS Growth54
Reinvestment76
Price momentum98
Debt load5
Refinancing98
Debt Payback1
Liquidity30
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside15
Market mood30
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

iHeartMedia doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMedia
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1974
Employees7,577
Websiteiheartmedia.com
ISINUS45174J5092
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Content CreationDigital MediaDisaster RecoveryAd TargetingAd NetworkPodcastMusic StreamingStreaming MediaCloud ComputingFile SharingMobileMusicPhotographyVideo

Description

iHeartMedia, Inc. (‘iHeartMedia’) operates as an audio media company in the U.S. The company operates in two primary sectors: the music collection sector, which essentially replaced downloads and CDs, and the companionship sector, in which people re…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

iHeartMedia, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
67
2023202420252026

All-time high

78

Mar 2026

All-time low

12

Jan 2025

Average rank

45

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
90
93
95
70
Price/Earnings
80
30
100
68
Price/Book
95
100
100
26
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
72
67
68
33

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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