CCO Fundamental Analysis - CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN

Fundamental Rating

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 is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CCO had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year CCO had a positive cash flow from operations.

CCO had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.

In multiple years CCO reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

CCO has a Return On Assets (-4.77%) which is in line with its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of CCO (7.21%) is better than 82.42% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CCO is in line with the industry average of 7.07%.

The 3 year average ROIC (5.68%) for CCO is below the current ROIC(7.21%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector 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

1.3 Margins

CCO's Operating Margin of 19.07% is amongst the best of the industry. CCO outperforms 91.21% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CCO has grown nicely.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 54.86%, CCO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.74% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CCO has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector 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%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CCO is destroying value.

CCO has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

CCO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for CCO has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

CCO has an Altman-Z score of -1.82. This is a bad value and indicates that CCO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

The Altman-Z score of CCO (-1.82) is worse than 75.82% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-1.82

ROIC/WACC0.95

WACC7.57%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.14 indicates that CCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a Current ratio value of 1.14, CCO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.25% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 1.14 indicates that CCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

CCO has a Quick ratio of 1.14. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CCO outperforms 47.25% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.14
Quick Ratio	1.14

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 96.42% over the past year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.95% in the past year.

CCO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -10.92% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)96.42%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-100%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.95%

Revenue growth 3Y-12.42%

Revenue growth 5Y-10.92%

Sales Q2Q%-27.43%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 26.08% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to decrease by -4.04% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y111.4%

EPS Next 2Y31.52%

EPS Next 3Y26.08%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-24.59%

Revenue Next 2Y-11.26%

Revenue Next 3Y-6.62%

Revenue Next 5Y-4.04%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CCO. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CCO. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as CCO.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	12.62

4.3 Compensation for Growth

CCO's earnings are expected to grow with 26.08% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y31.52%

EPS Next 3Y26.08%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CCO!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN

NYSE:CCO (1/9/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 2.13 +0.07 (+3.4%)

2.06

-0.02 (-0.96%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)11-06 2025-11-06/bmo

Earnings (Next)02-23 2026-02-23/bmo

Inst Owners65.35%

Inst Owner Change-0.19%

Ins Owners16.29%

Ins Owner Change2.27%

Market Cap1.02B

Revenue(TTM)1.51B

Net Income(TTM)-179.25M

Analysts50.77

Price Target2.3 (11.65%)

Short Float %4.13%

Short Ratio4.67

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector 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)0%

PT rev (3m)23.63%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)26.79%

EPS NY rev (1m)-35.02%

EPS NY rev (3m)-61.78%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.2%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.56%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.68
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	11.67
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	12.62

EPS(TTM)-0.01

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.1

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.07

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.18

OCFY8.57%

SpS3.03

BVpS-6.97

TBVpS-9.55

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector 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 Rank	Sector 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	-1.82

F-Score4

WACC7.57%

ROIC/WACC0.95

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)96.42%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-100%

EPS Next Y111.4%

EPS Next 2Y31.52%

EPS Next 3Y26.08%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.95%

Revenue growth 3Y-12.42%

Revenue growth 5Y-10.92%

Sales Q2Q%-27.43%

Revenue Next Year-24.59%

Revenue Next 2Y-11.26%

Revenue Next 3Y-6.62%

Revenue Next 5Y-4.04%

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.

How sustainable is the dividend of CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) stock?

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

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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