Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc (CCO) Key Metrics

NYSE: CCOValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

CCO valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$1.23B
Enterprise value
$7.47B
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
114.9
PEG ratio
16.57
Price / sales
0.7
10-yr median 0.6
Price / book
—
EV / EBITDA
16.8
10-yr median 15.3
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.02

CCO key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

CCO valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales+54.3%
0.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.7 (−4.8%)2017: 0.6 (−5.8%)2018: 0.7 (+7.5%)2019: 0.4 (−36.2%)2020: 0.4 (−6.1%)2021: 0.9 (+112.1%)2022: 0.4 (−58.9%)2023: 0.6 (+69.6%)2024: 0.4 (−27.2%)2025: 0.7 (+54.3%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA+4.8%
15.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 10.1 (−0.1%)2017: 12.7 (+25.4%)2018: 12.1 (−4.7%)2019: 17.6 (+45.8%)2020: 59.4 (+238.0%)2021: 25.6 (−56.8%)2022: 13.2 (−48.6%)2023: 16.5 (+25.1%)2024: 14.9 (−9.4%)2025: 15.6 (+4.8%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow
34.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 22.7 (−9.0%)2025: 34.4
20162025
Free cash flow yield+12.3 pts
2.9%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.4% (+0.4 pts)2017: −3.9% (−8.3 pts)2018: −1.3% (+2.6 pts)2019: −1.5% (−0.3 pts)2020: −34.2% (−32.7 pts)2021: −18.2% (+16.0 pts)2022: −9.0% (+9.2 pts)2023: −15.4% (−6.5 pts)2024: −9.4% (+6.1 pts)2025: 2.9% (+12.3 pts)
20162025

CCO valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

CCO returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

CCO debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

CCO cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

CCO price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

CCO key metrics

2016–2025
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.10B$669.9M$876.7M$498.1M$1.55B$766.5M$1.18B$1.88B$1.66B$1.83B
Enterprise value$7.38B$7.58B$7.80B$7.23B$8.37B$7.24B$7.81B$6.97B$6.78B$6.40B
P/E ratio—————————13.5
Price / sales0.70.40.60.40.90.40.40.70.60.7
Price / free cash flow34.4————————22.7
Price / operating cash flow9.68.428.13.6——5.510.010.45.9
EV / sales4.65.05.45.24.73.92.92.62.62.4
EV / EBITDA15.614.916.513.225.659.417.612.112.710.1
EV / free cash flow230.8————————79.5
Earnings yield−9.5%−26.8%−35.5%−19.4%−28.0%−76.0%−30.8%−11.6%−38.8%7.4%
Free cash flow yield2.9%−9.4%−15.4%−9.0%−18.2%−34.2%−1.5%−1.3%−3.9%4.4%
Dividend yield—————0.1%0.1%1.6%20.0%41.4%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)—0.7%0.5%2.2%0.3%0.1%0.1%1.9%20.8%41.4%
Share price at fiscal year-end$2.21$1.37$1.82$1.05$3.31$1.65$2.86$5.19$4.60$5.05
Per share
Revenue per share$3.22$3.08$2.98$2.91$3.78$3.99$6.50$7.52$7.17$7.41
Earnings per share−$0.21−$0.37−$0.65−$0.20−$0.93−$1.25−$0.88−$0.60−$1.78$0.37
Operating cash flow per share$0.23$0.16$0.06$0.30−$0.28−$0.30$0.52$0.52$0.44$0.85
Free cash flow per share$0.06−$0.13−$0.28−$0.09−$0.60−$0.56−$0.04−$0.07−$0.18$0.22
Cash per share$0.38$0.22$0.52$0.59$0.88$1.69$0.97$0.50$0.40$1.50
Book value per share−$6.81−$7.47−$7.19−$6.91−$6.84−$6.01−$5.34−$6.25−$5.58−$2.58
Tangible book value per share−$8.24−$10.21−$10.43−$10.33−$10.44−$9.95−$10.18−$11.59−$11.02−$7.99
Dividends per share—————$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.92$2.09
Capex per share$0.17$0.29$0.35$0.39$0.32$0.27$0.56$0.58$0.62$0.64
Debt per share$12.98$14.36$14.89$14.78$15.44$15.62$17.02$14.59$14.58$14.15
Shares outstanding498.4M488.9M481.7M474.4M468.5M464.5M413.1M361.7M361.1M361.6M
Change in shares outstanding+1.9%+1.5%+1.6%+1.3%+0.9%+12.5%+14.2%+0.2%−0.1%+0.6%
Returns & profitability
Return on invested capital (ROIC)7.8%6.6%5.0%5.7%1.3%−5.7%5.5%6.7%5.4%11.2%
Return on assets (ROA)−2.4%−3.8%−6.3%−1.9%−7.8%−9.6%−6.7%−4.7%−12.4%2.2%
Return on tangible assets−3.4%−5.2%−9.8%−2.8%−12.0%−14.8%−8.3%−8.4%−23.8%3.6%
Free cash flow margin2.0%−4.2%−9.4%−3.2%−15.9%−14.1%−0.7%−0.9%−2.5%3.0%
Income quality (OCF / net income)—————————2.28
Financial health
Total debt$6.47B$7.02B$7.17B$7.01B$7.23B$7.26B$7.03B$5.28B$5.27B$5.12B
Cash & short-term investments$190.0M$109.7M$251.7M$282.2M$410.8M$785.3M$398.9M$182.5M$144.1M$542.0M
Net debt$6.28B$6.91B$6.92B$6.73B$6.82B$6.47B$6.63B$5.09B$5.12B$4.57B
Debt / assets1.691.461.521.381.361.261.101.171.130.89
Net debt / EBITDA13.3113.6114.6312.2720.8953.1214.928.819.567.22
Current ratio1.281.301.081.001.021.221.021.391.482.09
Quick ratio1.281.301.080.830.971.211.001.371.452.06
Interest coverage0.80.70.50.80.2-0.80.60.60.61.7
Working capital$175.1M$387.1M$73.7M−$624,000$21.6M$244.6M$21.4M$286.0M$316.7M$699.7M
Invested capital$2.89B$3.26B$3.46B$3.45B$3.62B$3.68B$4.43B$2.83B$3.11B$3.64B
Tangible asset value−$4.11B−$4.98B−$5.01B−$4.89B−$4.88B−$4.61B−$4.05B−$4.03B−$3.82B−$2.89B
Net current asset value−$6.43B−$6.79B−$7.22B−$7.23B−$7.36B−$7.20B−$7.25B−$5.61B−$5.55B−$5.31B
Graham net-net per share−$13.55−$16.52−$15.67−$16.09−$16.16−$15.92−$18.16−$16.31−$16.27−$15.62
Capital allocation
Dividends paid—————$405,000$740,000$30.7M$332.8M$755.5M
Share buybacks (net)—$4.9M$4.8M$10.9M$4.8M$444,000$0$4.5M$12.0M$0
Dividend payout ratio—————————559.4%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow—————————938.3%
Capex / revenue5.2%9.5%11.6%13.4%8.4%6.7%8.7%7.8%8.7%8.6%
Capex / operating cash flow72.2%178.6%533.0%131.9%——108.4%112.7%140.0%74.5%
Capex / depreciation0.470.590.640.630.400.460.750.660.690.67
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.6%1.7%1.4%1.5%1.1%0.7%0.6%0.3%0.4%0.4%
SG&A / revenue16.4%24.8%37.9%45.3%27.6%31.3%24.8%24.8%24.8%23.6%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding81.4102.3121.3144.9114.7116.396.992.389.388.7
Days of inventory on hand———74.714.65.74.95.05.65.8
Days payables outstanding14.027.437.956.443.129.726.225.022.624.1
Cash conversion cycle (days)67.474.983.5163.286.192.375.672.272.370.4
Receivables turnover4.483.573.012.523.183.143.773.964.094.12
Payables turnover26.0413.309.646.478.4612.2713.9414.5816.1315.16
Inventory turnover———4.8825.0763.7074.1273.5365.3763.45
Asset turnover0.370.320.290.270.320.310.490.590.500.44
Average receivables$357.7M$422.0M$476.7M$548.4M$555.7M$590.7M$712.3M$687.9M$633.4M$651.1M
Average payables$35.4M$51.2M$68.5M$91.0M$104.9M$97.9M$104.2M$100.8M$87.4M$93.5M
Average inventory———$120.5M$35.4M$18.9M$19.6M$20.0M$21.6M$22.4M
Intangibles / total assets18.6%27.9%33.1%31.9%31.8%31.8%31.2%42.7%42.1%34.2%

Computed from CCO's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 26, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

CCO valuation and financial ratios

Clear Channel Outdoor earned a return on invested capital of 7.8% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $6.5 billion of debt and $190.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $6.3 billion. The share count rose 37.8% from 361.6M to 498.4M over 9 years.

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CCO key metrics FAQ

What is Clear Channel Outdoor's EV/EBITDA?

Clear Channel Outdoor's enterprise value was 15.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $7.4 billion, EBITDA $471.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.8.

What is Clear Channel Outdoor's ROIC?

Clear Channel Outdoor's return on invested capital was 7.8% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Clear Channel Outdoor have?

Clear Channel Outdoor had total debt of $6.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $6.3 billion of net debt (13.31 times EBITDA).

What is Clear Channel Outdoor's free cash flow yield?

Clear Channel Outdoor generated $32.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.9% on its market value at year-end ($1.1 billion).

What is Clear Channel Outdoor's current ratio?

Clear Channel Outdoor's current ratio was 1.28 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.28 times current liabilities.

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