iHeartMedia, Inc.
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iHeartMedia, Inc.
Financial Performance
Last reviewed: July 2025 · By Swet Parvadiya
Revenue
$3.73B
Market Cap
$250M
Employees
19,000
$3.73 billion in FY2024 revenue, a net loss of $150 million. The negative net income reflects interest expense on the debt that survived the bankruptcy restructuring rather than operational underperformance. The operating business — particularly the Multiplatform Group that houses the terrestrial radio stations and the Digital Audio Group that includes the podcast network — generates real earnings before the debt service extracts them. Revenue grew from $3.67 billion in FY2023 to $3.73 billion in FY2024, a 1.6% increase that represents modest stabilization in terrestrial radio advertising offset by stronger growth in digital audio and podcast revenue. The digital segment's growth rate exceeds the traditional radio segment — a mix shift that, if it continues, gradually improves the overall margin profile. The $250 million market capitalization against $3.73 billion in revenue is a 0.067x price-to-sales ratio. That number reflects debt-adjusted valuation more than a judgment about the operating franchise. An enterprise value calculation that includes the debt load produces a more conventional media company multiple. The podcast network's revenue model — dynamic ad insertion across hundreds of original productions and distributed third-party content — scales without proportional overhead increases. Each new podcast show adds content that can be monetized through the same programmatic ad infrastructure that serves existing shows. The marginal cost of the 500th show is substantially lower than the marginal cost of the 50th. Whether digital growth is fast enough to offset secular terrestrial radio decline is the central financial question.
Revenue Trend Analysis
YoY Change
-100%
Peak Year
2024
Trend
Mostly Growing
iHeartMedia, Inc. has reported revenue across 3 fiscal years. The most recent year saw a 100% decline versus the prior year. Revenue peaked in 2024 at $3.7B. Out of 2 reported periods, 1 showed growth and 1 showed a decline.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $3.7B | +1.6% |
| FY2023 | $3.7B | — |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings, annual earnings releases, and verified financial disclosures.
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iHeartMedia recorded a net loss of about $150 million in fiscal 2024 even though the operating segments generated real earnings. The shortfall reflects the heavy interest expense on debt that survived the bankruptcy restructuring rather than weakness in the underlying radio and podcast operations.
Revenue rose from $3.67 billion in fiscal 2023 to $3.73 billion in fiscal 2024, an increase of about 1.6%. That modest gain came from stabilizing terrestrial radio advertising combined with faster growth in digital audio and podcast revenue.
iHeartMedia's market capitalization of roughly $250 million against $3.73 billion in revenue implies a price-to-sales ratio near 0.067x. That depressed multiple reflects the company's large debt load rather than a judgment on the operating franchise, since an enterprise value including debt produces a far more conventional media-company multiple.
iHeartMedia cut its total leverage ratio from above 6.0x to roughly 4.5x over three years while generating more than $250 million in annual free cash flow. Steady deleveraging remains a priority because interest on the post-buyout debt continues to absorb earnings the operating business produces.
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CorpDigest. "iHeartMedia, Inc. Revenue & Financials." CorpDigest, https://corpdigest.com/company/iheartmedia/financials.<div style="font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 16px;max-width:520px"><strong>iHeartMedia, Inc. reported $4B in revenue (FY2024).</strong><br>Source: <a href="https://corpdigest.com/company/iheartmedia/financials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CorpDigest — iHeartMedia, Inc. financials</a></div>