iHeartMedia, Inc (IHRT) Key Metrics
IHRT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $253.9M
- Enterprise value
- $5.95B
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 41.5
- PEG ratio
- 5.03
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.2
- Price / book
- 4.3 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 19.2 10-yr median 13.0
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.29
IHRT key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsIHRT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales+115.0%
0.2
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20162025
EV / EBITDA+105.9%
21.3
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20162025
Price / free cash flow
59.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Free cash flow yield+10.4 pts
1.7%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
IHRT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on invested capital+16.5 pts
3.9%
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20162025
Return on assets+7.7 pts
−8.5%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+1.0 pts
0.3%
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20162025
Asset turnover+12.4%
0.69
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20162025
IHRT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−2.3%
$24.91
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Earnings per share
−$3.05
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
$0.07
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Book value per share
−$11.80
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20162025
Dividends per share−64.9%
$0.01
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Shares outstanding+2.6%
155.2M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
IHRT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Net debt−$80.7M
$5.52B
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA+9.26
19.10
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20162025
Current ratio−3.6%
1.51
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Interest coverage
0.5
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20162025
Debt / assets−1.7%
1.03
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
IHRT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−4 days
92 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+3 days
59 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−7 days
33 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.4 pts
2.1%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF
15.0%
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20162025
IHRT valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
IHRT returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
IHRT debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
IHRT cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
IHRT price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
IHRT key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $645.6M | $299.5M | $398.5M | $878.1M | $3.09B | $1.89B | $1.09B | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $6.16B | $5.90B | $6.10B | $6.87B | $9.30B | $8.09B | $7.33B | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Price / book | — | — | — | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 59.2 | — | 3.6 | 3.4 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.3 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 20.0 | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 564.8 | — | 55.3 | 26.5 | 63.2 | 61.9 | 20.8 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −73.2% | −337.2% | −276.7% | −30.1% | −5.2% | −101.0% | 868.2% | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.7% | −8.7% | 27.7% | 29.5% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 32.3% | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 1.5% | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.3% | 1.5% | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $4.16 | $1.98 | $2.67 | $6.13 | $21.04 | $12.98 | $16.90 | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $24.91 | $25.48 | $25.13 | $27.31 | $24.25 | $20.20 | $57.06 | $74.06 | $72.63 | $74.18 |
| Earnings per share | −$3.05 | −$6.68 | −$7.39 | −$1.85 | −$1.09 | −$13.12 | $146.72 | −$2.36 | −$4.64 | −$3.50 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.60 | $0.47 | $1.43 | $2.93 | $2.25 | $1.48 | $6.64 | $11.32 | −$5.93 | −$0.17 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.07 | −$0.17 | $0.74 | $1.81 | $1.00 | $0.90 | $5.46 | $7.85 | −$9.36 | −$3.89 |
| Cash per share | $1.75 | $1.72 | $2.32 | $2.35 | $2.40 | $4.96 | $6.20 | $2.68 | $3.14 | $9.99 |
| Book value per share | −$11.80 | −$9.10 | −$2.64 | $4.71 | $6.18 | $7.14 | $45.49 | −$135.71 | −$133.82 | −$130.32 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$27.40 | −$27.90 | −$29.50 | −$31.65 | −$33.06 | −$32.87 | −$75.03 | −$228.92 | −$228.33 | −$227.06 |
| Dividends per share | $0.01 | $0.03 | — | — | — | — | $0.01 | — | $0.55 | $1.06 |
| Capex per share | $0.53 | $0.65 | $0.69 | $1.12 | $1.25 | $0.58 | $1.18 | $3.47 | $3.44 | $3.72 |
| Debt per share | $37.30 | $38.72 | $40.55 | $44.21 | $44.75 | $47.39 | $102.85 | $62.33 | $243.03 | $240.81 |
| Shares outstanding | 155.2M | 151.3M | 149.3M | 143.3M | 146.7M | 146.0M | 64.6M | 85.4M | 85.0M | 84.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +2.6% | +1.4% | +4.2% | −2.4% | +0.5% | +126.1% | −24.4% | +0.5% | +0.5% | +0.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | — | — | −33.5% | −16.3% | −96.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 3.9% | −12.6% | −10.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | −16.7% | 45.0% | — | 6.3% | 13.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −8.5% | −16.1% | −14.4% | −3.1% | −1.8% | −18.9% | 81.3% | −1.6% | −3.1% | −2.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | −14.9% | −37.0% | −37.5% | −8.5% | −5.1% | −56.9% | 292.2% | −4.7% | −9.3% | −6.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.3% | −0.7% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 9.6% | 10.6% | −12.9% | −5.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.05 | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.79B | $5.86B | $6.05B | $6.33B | $6.57B | $6.92B | $6.64B | $5.32B | $20.65B | $20.36B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $270.9M | $259.6M | $346.4M | $336.2M | $352.1M | $723.3M | $400.3M | $229.3M | $267.1M | $845.0M |
| Net debt | $5.52B | $5.60B | $5.71B | $6.00B | $6.21B | $6.19B | $6.24B | $5.09B | $20.38B | $19.52B |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | 9.38 | 7.24 | 6.64 | 2.26 | — | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 1.68 | 1.58 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 19.10 | 9.84 | 9.52 | 11.33 | 9.11 | 15.33 | 6.89 | 5.32 | 13.16 | 8.92 |
| Current ratio | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 2.26 | 2.12 | 1.79 | 0.13 | 1.48 |
| Quick ratio | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 2.25 | 2.12 | 1.79 | 0.13 | 1.46 |
| Interest coverage | 0.5 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -5.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Working capital | $491.9M | $491.6M | $658.5M | $641.0M | $623.5M | $901.2M | $749.0M | $987.4M | −$14.29B | $808.1M |
| Invested capital | $3.69B | $4.22B | $5.31B | $6.67B | $7.12B | $7.24B | $9.18B | −$6.50B | $9.01B | $8.50B |
| Tangible asset value | −$4.25B | −$4.21B | −$4.39B | −$4.52B | −$4.84B | −$4.79B | −$4.83B | −$19.52B | −$19.36B | −$19.07B |
| Net current asset value | −$5.97B | −$5.58B | −$5.83B | −$6.18B | −$6.49B | −$6.53B | −$6.66B | −$21.59B | −$21.52B | −$21.24B |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | — | — | $387.51 | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$41.47 | −$39.26 | −$41.61 | −$45.36 | −$46.61 | −$46.77 | −$108.11 | −$268.54 | −$261.02 | −$258.59 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.6M | $4.6M | — | — | — | — | $571,000 | — | $46.5M | $89.6M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 15.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 88.2% | 136.6% | 48.2% | 38.3% | 55.5% | 39.5% | 17.7% | 30.7% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 1.40 | 0.49 | 0.50 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 43.7% | 43.9% | 44.2% | 40.7% | 42.8% | 47.3% | 43.6% | 24.3% | 30.0% | 27.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 92.2 | 96.3 | 101.2 | 96.5 | 93.9 | 107.1 | 89.9 | 69.1 | 85.0 | 81.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 9.7 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 59.3 | 56.2 | 58.2 | 55.0 | 49.0 | 42.8 | 20.7 | 15.3 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 32.9 | 40.1 | 52.6 | 51.6 | 45.6 | 64.6 | 69.3 | 55.4 | 65.6 | 62.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.96 | 3.79 | 3.61 | 3.78 | 3.89 | 3.41 | 4.06 | 5.29 | 4.30 | 4.47 |
| Payables turnover | 6.15 | 6.49 | 6.27 | 6.63 | 7.46 | 8.54 | 17.63 | 23.80 | 16.09 | 16.31 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 37.77 | 35.99 | 615.12 | 1,370.85 | 3,409.66 | 221.95 | 110.54 | 102.87 |
| Asset turnover | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.47 |
| Average receivables | $976.4M | $1.02B | $1.04B | $1.03B | $915.9M | $865.0M | $907.0M | $1.20B | $1.44B | $1.40B |
| Average payables | $262.3M | $244.7M | $238.3M | $223.2M | $177.7M | $133.3M | $83.4M | $106.4M | $153.0M | $147.9M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $39.6M | $41.1M | $2.2M | $830,000 | $431,000 | $11.4M | $22.3M | $23.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 43.2% | 51.0% | 57.7% | 62.5% | 64.8% | 63.5% | 70.6% | 64.9% | 65.5% | 63.6% |
Computed from IHRT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 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.
IHRT valuation and financial ratios
iHeartMedia earned a return on invested capital of 3.9% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $5.8 billion of debt and $270.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $5.5 billion. It returned $1.6 million to shareholders: $1.6 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 15% of free cash flow. The share count rose 83.5% from 84.6M to 155.2M over 9 years.
See the IHRT income statement, the IHRT chart for price history, or the IHRT stock overview for the latest quote and news.
IHRT key metrics FAQ
What is iHeartMedia's EV/EBITDA?
iHeartMedia's enterprise value was 21.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $6.2 billion, EBITDA $288.9 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 19.2.
What is iHeartMedia's ROIC?
iHeartMedia's return on invested capital was 3.9% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does iHeartMedia have?
iHeartMedia had total debt of $5.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $5.5 billion of net debt (19.10 times EBITDA).
What is iHeartMedia's dividend yield?
iHeartMedia paid $1.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.01 per share), a payout ratio of —.
What is iHeartMedia's free cash flow yield?
iHeartMedia generated $10.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 1.7% on its market value at year-end ($645.6 million).
What is iHeartMedia's current ratio?
iHeartMedia's current ratio was 1.51 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.51 times current liabilities.