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Cumulus Media, Inc.
CMLSQ Communication Services Broadcasting
Cumulus Media, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $741.7 million, down 10.3% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 9.74%, EPS grew 29.7%, free cash flow grew 142.2% and total debt fell 99.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | — | — | 9.70 | 10.99 | 3.00 | 8.07 | 6.07 | 2.57 | 0.63 | 0.05 |
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| High | — | — | 20.99 | 20.00 | 17.73 | 14.84 | 15.67 | 7.30 | 5.35 | 1.00 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 5,479 | 5,213 | 5,135 | 4,732 | 3,787 | 3,488 | 3,330 | 3,367 | 3,106 | 2,862 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.26 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,141 | 1,136 | 1,140 | 1,113 | 816 | 916 | 954 | 845 | 827 | 742 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 62.14 | 63.97 | 64.68 | 63.57 | 58.70 | 60.86 | 62.51 | 60.76 | 60.80 | 63.42 | |||||
| EBT | (537) | (370) | 568 | 84 | (79) | 20 | 20 | (101) | (293) | (202) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (47.04) | (32.61) | 49.84 | 7.50 | (9.67) | 2.21 | 2.06 | (11.92) | (35.43) | (27.30) | |||||
| Net income | (511) | (207) | 758 | 61 | (60) | 17 | 16 | (118) | (283) | (201) | |||||
| Depreciation | 702 | 408 | 56 | 93 | 60 | 56 | 74 | 126 | 281 | 159 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 39.00 | 38.75 | 56.94 | 55.31 | 40.17 | 44.74 | 48.75 | 48.91 | 49.01 | 42.67 | ||||
| Earnings | (17.45) | (7.05) | 40.48 | 3.04 | (2.94) | 0.84 | 0.83 | (6.83) | (16.79) | (11.55) | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.22 | 2.95 | 3.07 | 5.18 | 1.63 | 3.35 | 4.01 | 1.83 | (0.18) | (1.23) | |||||
| Capex | (0.79) | (1.09) | (1.48) | (1.46) | 3.14 | (0.13) | (1.49) | (0.41) | (1.15) | (1.16) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.43 | 1.87 | 1.59 | 3.72 | 4.78 | 3.22 | 2.52 | 1.43 | (1.34) | (2.39) | |||||
| Book value | (16.80) | (23.75) | 19.46 | 22.61 | 19.57 | 20.48 | 20.88 | 16.60 | 0.41 | (11.02) | |||||
| Shares, m | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 5.78 | 0.00 | 13.39 | 7.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |||||
| P/B | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 1.63 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.10 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 28.35 | 28.35 | 44.92 | 18.26 | 11.35 | 16.68 | 19.82 | 36.96 | (37.38) | (19.59) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 36 | 87 | 62 | 104 | 33 | 69 | 78 | 32 | (3) | (21) | ||||
| Capex | (23) | (32) | (30) | (29) | 64 | (3) | (29) | (7) | (19) | (20) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 13 | 55 | 32 | 75 | 97 | 66 | 49 | 25 | (23) | (42) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 339 | 357 | 278 | 241 | 374 | 267 | 200 | 143 | 114 | 85 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,384 | 2,332 | 1,243 | 1,029 | 1,196 | 1,054 | 963 | 878 | 869 | 895 | |||||
| Net debt | 2,245 | 2,220 | 1,213 | 1,012 | 924 | 877 | 856 | 798 | 805 | 813 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | (492) | (696) | 390 | 455 | 398 | 419 | 408 | 287 | 7 | (192) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (18.86) | (9.30) | 39.85 | 3.46 | (3.30) | 0.97 | 0.98 | (7.73) | (22.14) | (19.49) | ||||
| ROIC | (14.57) | (8.63) | 6.09 | 7.08 | (0.50) | 3.33 | 3.94 | (2.38) | (18.45) | (13.89) | |||||
| ROE | 214.72 | 34.78 | (494.69) | 14.50 | (14.01) | 4.23 | 3.92 | (33.92) | (193.00) | 217.48 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Cumulus Media, Inc. vs peers in Broadcasting (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURI CuriosityStream Inc. | $160.8M | 261× | 27.8× | +22.26% (above 0%: growing) | +1,002.94% (above 0%: growing) | −249.16% (below 0%: shrinking) | 72.84% | 39.49% | Compare |
| SGA Saga Communications, Inc. | $51.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −6.47% (below 0%: shrinking) | −16.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | −97.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | 11.23% | 2.36% | Compare |
| UONEK Radio One, Inc. | $35.3M | — (loss-making) | 4.8× | −6.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −291.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | 65.28% | (13.11%) | Compare |
| BBGI Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. | $18.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −16.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −606.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | 12.05% | 3.02% | Compare |
| UONE Radio One, Inc. | $17.5M | — (loss-making) | — | −6.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −291.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | 65.28% | (13.11%) | Compare |
| LPTVQ Loop Media, Inc. | $6.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −70.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +63.42% (above 0%: growing) | 21.10% | (176.46%) | Compare |
| XHLD TEN Holdings, Inc. | $6.0M | — (loss-making) | — | −34.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −51.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 85.77% | (409.44%) | Compare |
| FLZH Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. | $5.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −99.53% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −738.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | (14,636.34%) | Compare |
| CMLSQ Cumulus Media, Inc. | $2.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −9.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +142.21% (above 0%: growing) | 66.87% | 1.39% | |
| Median of peers | $17.8M | — | — | −11.60% | — | −270.08% | 65.28% | (13.11%) |
Cumulus Media, Inc. (CMLSQ) key facts
- Concern: Cumulus Media, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $741.7 million, down 10.3% from fiscal 2024.
- Concern: Cumulus Media, Inc. reported a net loss of $200.7 million, or a loss of $11.55 per share, for fiscal 2025.
- Cumulus Media, Inc. (CMLSQ) is a Broadcasting company in the Communication Services sector.
- As of October 16, 2026, CMLSQ traded at $0.01, a market capitalization of $2.4 million.
- Trailing earnings are negative, so a P/E ratio is not meaningful; the stock trades at 0.0× sales.
- Return on equity was 217.5% and debt-to-equity -0.01.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is −0.34 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.