Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc (CCO) AI Stock Analysis

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. is an advertising company founded in 1901 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It operates two main reporting segments: Americas and Europe. In the Americas, the company provides out-of-home advertising displays including bulletins, posters, transit ads on vehicles and systems, street furniture like bus shelters and information kiosks, spectaculars with video and mechanical elements, and building wallscapes, alongside cleaning, maintenance, and production services. In Europe, the company maintained approximately 430,000 displays as of December 31, 2021, covering billboards, transit displays, and street furniture.

Clear Channel Outdoor reported trailing twelve month revenue of $1.68B and an operating margin of 21.4%, with quarterly revenue rising 8.7% year-over-year in the period ended June 30, 2026. However, quarterly earnings fell 75.8% year-over-year, and trailing twelve month net margin was -6.3% with an EPS of -$0.23. Annual revenue moved from $1.77B in FY2021 down to $1.38B in FY2022, before rising to $1.43B in FY2023, $1.51B in FY2024, and $1.60B in FY2025. Net income was negative across all five years, including -$104.6M in FY2025, although FY2025 EPS was $0.08 and free cash flow reached $32.0M.

As of June 30, 2026, Clear Channel Outdoor held $193.8M in cash and short-term investments against total debt of $6.47B, resulting in net debt of $6.28B. Total assets stood at $3.76B, while shareholders' equity was -$3.46B. The company recorded a current ratio of 1.25. In FY2025, operating cash flow was $114.9M and capital expenditures were $82.9M. Over the past five years, the company's share count increased 4.6%.

At a share price of $2.42, Clear Channel Outdoor has a market capitalization of $1.23B and an enterprise value of $7.47B. The stock trades at a forward P/E of 114.9x, above the 14.1x median of its US-listed Communication Services peers. Its EV to EBITDA ratio is 16.8x compared to the peer median of 10.0x, while its price-to-sales ratio is 0.7x versus the peer median of 0.8x. Over the past year, CCO shares returned 79.3%, outperforming the S&P 500 return of 17.5%, but have delivered a five-year return of -12.0% against an 86.0% return for the benchmark.

Analysts have a mean price target of $2.43 on Clear Channel Outdoor, representing a 0.4% premium over the last close of $2.42. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, consensus estimates project revenue of $1.72B and an EPS of -$0.06. For the following fiscal year, one analyst projects revenue of $1.77B and an EPS of $0.00. Over the last four quarters, the company beat EPS estimates in 1 quarter. The next earnings report is scheduled for November 5, 2026.

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