CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CCO • US18453H1068

2.395 USD
0 (-0.21%)
Last: Mar 2, 2026, 03:26 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to CCO. CCO was compared to 91 industry peers in the Media industry. CCO has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CCO does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CCO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year CCO had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years CCO always reported negative net income.
  • In multiple years CCO reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
CCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M -400M 600M -600M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -4.77%, CCO is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.35% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 7.21%, CCO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.52% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CCO is in line with the industry average of 6.97%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (5.68%) for CCO is below the current ROIC(7.21%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.77%
ROE N/A
ROIC 7.21%
ROA(3y)-4.07%
ROA(5y)-6.1%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)5.68%
ROIC(5y)N/A
CCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 19.07%, CCO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.21% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CCO has grown nicely.
  • CCO has a Gross Margin of 54.86%. This is in the better half of the industry: CCO outperforms 63.74% of its industry peers.
  • CCO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 19.07%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 54.86%
OM growth 3Y41.61%
OM growth 5Y14.66%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y7.5%
GM growth 5Y3.63%
CCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CCO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • CCO has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CCO Yearly Shares OutstandingCCO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M
CCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.81, we must say that CCO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • CCO has a worse Altman-Z score (-1.81) than 73.63% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -1.81
ROIC/WACC0.93
WACC7.74%
CCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2B -2B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.14 indicates that CCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CCO has a Current ratio of 1.14. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CCO outperforms 45.05% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.14 indicates that CCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.14, CCO is in line with its industry, outperforming 46.15% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.14
Quick Ratio 1.14
CCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 105.41% over the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)105.41%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%75%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%8.15%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -72.48% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.99% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-599.95%
EPS Next 2Y-72.48%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year4.42%
Revenue Next 2Y3.91%
Revenue Next 3Y3.99%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

CCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
CCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.5 -0.5 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CCO is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 119.75.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CCO is valued a bit cheaper than 62.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CCO's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.07.
  • CCO is expected to report negative earnings next year, which makes the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 119.75
Fwd PE N/A
CCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CCO is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.98
CCO Per share dataCCO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 -4 -6 -8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CCO's earnings are expected to decrease with -72.48% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-72.48%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CCO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN

NYSE:CCO (3/2/2026, 3:26:02 PM)

2.395

0 (-0.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners65.35%
Inst Owner Change4.34%
Ins Owners16.29%
Ins Owner Change0.92%
Market Cap1.19B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-179.25M
Analysts50.77
Price Target2.24 (-6.47%)
Short Float %4.07%
Short Ratio3.72
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-32.51%
Min EPS beat(2)-203.09%
Max EPS beat(2)138.08%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-128.39%
Min EPS beat(4)-650.05%
Max EPS beat(4)201.51%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-68.89%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-68.41%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-57.08%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.07%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.1%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.04%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-7.68%
Min Revenue beat(4)-28.7%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.04%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.86%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.75%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.17%
PT rev (1m)-2.22%
PT rev (3m)-2.22%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-14.08%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-61.78%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.27%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.56%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 119.75
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.79
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 13.56
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.98
EPS(TTM)0.02
EY0.84%
EPS(NY)-0.1
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.07
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.18
OCFY7.37%
SpS3.03
BVpS-6.97
TBVpS-9.55
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.77%
ROE N/A
ROCE 9.13%
ROIC 7.21%
ROICexc 7.58%
ROICexgc 13.27%
OM 19.07%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 54.86%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-4.07%
ROA(5y)-6.1%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)5.68%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)6.02%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)10.41%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)7.2%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y24.11%
ROICexgc growth 5Y8.49%
ROICexc growth 3Y28.14%
ROICexc growth 5Y9.35%
OM growth 3Y41.61%
OM growth 5Y14.66%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y7.5%
GM growth 5Y3.63%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.4
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 10.78
Cap/Depr 66.19%
Cap/Sales 8.18%
Interest Coverage 0.68
Cash Conversion 18.57%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.14
Quick Ratio 1.14
Altman-Z -1.81
F-Score4
WACC7.74%
ROIC/WACC0.93
Cap/Depr(3y)74.61%
Cap/Depr(5y)62.93%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.21%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.55%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)105.41%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%75%
EPS Next Y-599.95%
EPS Next 2Y-72.48%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%8.15%
Revenue Next Year4.42%
Revenue Next 2Y3.91%
Revenue Next 3Y3.99%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y20.35%
EBIT growth 3Y24.01%
EBIT growth 5Y2.14%
EBIT Next Year78.56%
EBIT Next 3Y26.09%
EBIT Next 5Y20.97%
FCF growth 1Y79.31%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y258.7%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y-17.95%

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN / CCO FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CCO stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CCO.


Can you provide the valuation status for CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN?

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) is 119.75 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is -0.34.


Is the dividend of CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN sustainable?

The dividend rating of CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.