Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) reported $461.52 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.2%. EPS of -$0.01 for the same period compares to -$0.01 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $448.25 million, representing a surprise of +2.96%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -175.19%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.01.
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.
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 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: $329.56 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $326.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.1%.
- Revenue- Airports: $131.85 million compared to the $121.67 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.7% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Airports: $34.69 million compared to the $32.26 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate expenses: $-22.12 million compared to the $-22.71 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Clear Channel Outdoor have returned +7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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