IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:IHRT • US45174J5092

3.61 USD
+0.1 (+2.85%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
3.61 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:00:01 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to IHRT. IHRT was compared to 91 industry peers in the Media industry. IHRT may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. IHRT is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • IHRT had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year IHRT has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years IHRT always reported negative net income.
  • In the past 5 years IHRT always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
IHRT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFIHRT 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 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -7.85%, IHRT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.66% of the companies in the same industry.
  • IHRT's Return On Invested Capital of 3.97% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT outperforms 60.44% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for IHRT is below the industry average of 7.02%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (3.97%) for IHRT is above the 3 year average (2.91%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.85%
ROE N/A
ROIC 3.97%
ROA(3y)-12.39%
ROA(5y)-11.95%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)2.91%
ROIC(5y)2.17%
IHRT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICIHRT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 -100 200 300

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of IHRT (5.51%) is better than 60.44% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of IHRT has declined.
  • IHRT's Gross Margin of 58.44% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT outperforms 73.63% of its industry peers.
  • IHRT's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.51%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 58.44%
OM growth 3Y-11.51%
OM growth 5Y-23.92%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.17%
GM growth 5Y-2.96%
IHRT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsIHRT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 200 300

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • IHRT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, IHRT has more shares outstanding
  • IHRT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • IHRT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
IHRT Yearly Shares OutstandingIHRT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M
IHRT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsIHRT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B 20B

2.2 Solvency

  • IHRT has an Altman-Z score of -0.25. This is a bad value and indicates that IHRT is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • IHRT has a Altman-Z score of -0.25. This is in the lower half of the industry: IHRT underperforms 68.13% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -0.25
ROIC/WACC0.53
WACC7.43%
IHRT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFIHRT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10B -10B 20B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.59 indicates that IHRT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • IHRT's Current ratio of 1.59 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT outperforms 61.54% of its industry peers.
  • IHRT has a Quick Ratio of 1.59. This is a normal value and indicates that IHRT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.59, IHRT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.84% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.59
Quick Ratio 1.59
IHRT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesIHRT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • IHRT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 62.35%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, IHRT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 1.39% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, IHRT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 0.91% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)62.35%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-59.26%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.39%
Revenue growth 3Y2.7%
Revenue growth 5Y0.91%
Sales Q2Q%-1.1%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, IHRT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 27.33% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.90% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y58.83%
EPS Next 2Y44.33%
EPS Next 3Y27.33%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.28%
Revenue Next 2Y2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y1.22%
Revenue Next 5Y2.9%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
IHRT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesIHRT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B
IHRT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesIHRT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 -5 -10

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • IHRT reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • IHRT is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.51.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of IHRT indicates a rather cheap valuation: IHRT is cheaper than 82.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.02, IHRT is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 6.51
IHRT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsIHRT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, IHRT is valued a bit cheaper than 62.64% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.37
IHRT Per share dataIHRT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 -10 20 -20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as IHRT's earnings are expected to grow with 27.33% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y44.33%
EPS Next 3Y27.33%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A

NASDAQ:IHRT (2/20/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 3.61 0 (0%)

3.61

+0.1 (+2.85%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-10
Earnings (Next)03-02
Inst Owners86.33%
Inst Owner Change1.18%
Ins Owners7.74%
Ins Owner Change8.18%
Market Cap542.08M
Revenue(TTM)3.86B
Net Income(TTM)-399.48M
Analysts44.44
Price Target4.34 (20.22%)
Short Float %4.81%
Short Ratio6.66
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)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-2104.98%
Min EPS beat(2)-4115.69%
Max EPS beat(2)-94.28%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-1124.98%
Min EPS beat(4)-4115.69%
Max EPS beat(4)-41.71%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-948.17%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-885.98%
EPS beat(16)4
Avg EPS beat(16)-728%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.03%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.26%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.33%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.35%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.95%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.5%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.2%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.9%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.91%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-5.56%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)2.56%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-22.95%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.76%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 6.51
P/S 0.14
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.37
EPS(TTM)-2.59
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.55
Fwd EY15.35%
FCF(TTM)-1
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.42
OCFYN/A
SpS25.68
BVpS-11.94
TBVpS-28.41
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.85%
ROE N/A
ROCE 5.02%
ROIC 3.97%
ROICexc 4.15%
ROICexgc 10.7%
OM 5.51%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 58.44%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-12.39%
ROA(5y)-11.95%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)2.91%
ROIC(5y)2.17%
ROICexc(3y)3.07%
ROICexc(5y)2.28%
ROICexgc(3y)10.11%
ROICexgc(5y)7.82%
ROCE(3y)3.68%
ROCE(5y)2.74%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-3.39%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-18.36%
ROICexc growth 3Y9.08%
ROICexc growth 5Y-9.78%
OM growth 3Y-11.51%
OM growth 5Y-23.92%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.17%
GM growth 5Y-2.96%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.76
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 8.65
Cap/Depr 23.83%
Cap/Sales 2.29%
Interest Coverage 0.53
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.59
Quick Ratio 1.59
Altman-Z -0.25
F-Score3
WACC7.43%
ROIC/WACC0.53
Cap/Depr(3y)27.97%
Cap/Depr(5y)28.83%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.13%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)62.35%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-59.26%
EPS Next Y58.83%
EPS Next 2Y44.33%
EPS Next 3Y27.33%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.39%
Revenue growth 3Y2.7%
Revenue growth 5Y0.91%
Sales Q2Q%-1.1%
Revenue Next Year-1.28%
Revenue Next 2Y2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y1.22%
Revenue Next 5Y2.9%
EBIT growth 1Y58.38%
EBIT growth 3Y-9.12%
EBIT growth 5Y-23.22%
EBIT Next Year199.61%
EBIT Next 3Y46.61%
EBIT Next 5Y28.19%
FCF growth 1Y-213.01%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-122.93%
OCF growth 3Y-39.99%
OCF growth 5Y-30.12%

IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A / IHRT FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) stock?

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


Can you provide the valuation status for IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of IHRT stock?

IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


Is the dividend of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A sustainable?

The dividend rating of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.