For the quarter ended December 2025, iHeartMedia (IHRT) reported revenue of $1.13 billion, up 0.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.04, compared to $0.76 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.1 billion, representing a surprise of +2.52%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -60%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.10.
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 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: $386.59 million compared to the $369.3 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue- Audio and Media Services: $78.88 million compared to the $70.3 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue- Multiplatform Group: $664.77 million compared to the $662.33 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Other: $5.29 million compared to the $6.25 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Networks: $118.22 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $117.22 million.
- Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Sponsorship and Events: $71.41 million compared to the $72.89 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue- Multiplatform Group- Broadcast Radio: $469.85 million compared to the $465.99 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of iHeartMedia have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% 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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