Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) reported $402.81 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 27.9%. EPS of -$0.04 for the same period compares to -$0.06 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $399.6 million, representing a surprise of +0.8%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.04.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Clear Channel Outdoor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Geographic Revenue- America: $303.11 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $305.29 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.5%.
• Revenue- Airports: $99.69 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $92.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.6%.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Airports: $24.35 million versus $20.27 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate expenses: $-23.01 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-23.15 million.

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Shares of Clear Channel Outdoor have returned -6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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