Compared to Estimates, iHeartMedia (IHRT) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended September 2025, iHeartMedia (IHRT) reported revenue of $997.01 million, down 1.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.63, compared to -$0.16 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.65% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $980.87 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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

• Revenue- Digital Audio Group: $341.69 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $329.37 million.
• Revenue- Audio and Media Services: $66.61 million compared to the $64.67 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenue- Multiplatform Group: $591.21 million versus $589.35 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Other: $4.41 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.1 million.
• Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Networks: $114.27 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $115.31 million.
• Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Sponsorship and Events: $45.5 million versus $50.56 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Broadcast Radio: $427.02 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $418.39 million.

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Shares of iHeartMedia have returned +78.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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