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iHeartMedia, Inc.

Communication ServicesCommunications
Ticker IHRTSAN ANTONIO, TXFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $-12.83Diluted shares 156.8M

iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT) operates as the number one audio media company in the United States based on consumer reach. The company's website is www.iheart.com. iHeartMedia operates across three reportable segments: the Multiplatform Group, which generated $2,273.5 million in revenue and encompasses broadcast… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$3.86B
+0.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.99B
-0.53%
+19.3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 0.16%
$-471.89M
+53.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-285.17M
14.09%
+16.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo 14.21%
Cash & financing
$92.58M
+29.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $119.05M
$10.91M
+141.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $36.26M
-2.76
Was -3.68× a year earlier
Last 12 mo -2.51
154.3M
+2.0% year over year
Last 12 mo 156.8M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What iHeartMedia, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT) operates as the number one audio media company in the United States based on consumer reach. The company's website is www.iheart.com. iHeartMedia operates across three reportable segments: the Multiplatform Group, which generated $2,273.5 million in revenue and encompasses broadcast radio, networks, sponsorships and events; the Digital Audio Group, which generated $1,329.4 million in revenue and includes podcasting, the iHeartRadio digital service, and audio technology companies; and the Audio & Media Services Group, which generated $272.5 million in revenue through media representation and broadcast software services.

The company owns and operates 868 radio stations, including 249 AM and 619 FM stations, located across approximately 160 U.S. markets. iHeartMedia maintains a workforce of approximately 9,550 employees, with roughly 78 percent full-time and 22 percent part-time staff. The company operates in the companionship sector of audio media, positioning itself as a multi-platform provider where listeners access content through broadcast radio, HD digital radio, the iHeartRadio mobile application available on over 500 platforms and thousands of devices, and various connected devices including smart speakers, automotive systems, and gaming consoles.

iHeartMedia's core business centers on selling advertising time and delivering data-driven advertising solutions across its platforms. The company is the number one podcast publisher in the United States according to Podtrac, with 167 million global monthly downloads and streams. Its iHeartRadio digital platform represents the leading streaming broadcast radio service with nearly five times the digital listening hours of competitors. The company also operates Premiere Networks, which distributes over 200 syndicated radio programs to more than 6,700 radio station affiliates, and Total Traffic & Weather Network, serving approximately 1,900 radio stations and 230 television affiliates.

iHeartMedia emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 1, 2019, and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 18, 2019. The company leverages its national scale, brand power, and proprietary technology platform to capture advertising share across audio mediums while expanding into complementary platforms including social media, metaverse experiences, and television partnerships.

Company details
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Communications
Headquarters
SAN ANTONIO, TX
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1400891
SIC
4832

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2025 · USD
$-2.74B$-267.02M$2.21B$4.68B$7.15B2012201320142015201620172018202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns iHeartMedia, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

152
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$153.50M
held by funds, at market
25.8%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · iHeartMedia, Inc.’s weight in each

PIMCO Income Fund
PONAX · PIMCO FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF
FNDA · SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST
0.16%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.02%of fund net assets
0.10%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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