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iHeartMedia Inc (IHRTB) fair value: what the stock is really worth

We calculate from audited financials what iHeartMedia Inc is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily, free.

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Communication Services · US · Market cap $621M

At a glance

What runs behind every stock

26 valuation models 8 families, DCF to NCAV 37 quality factors margins, balance sheet, cashflow, debt 6 AI factors moat, what no ratio measures 2,000+ data points verified, per stock, median

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What matters now

• The large discount to fair value meets weak quality (37/100). That raises the risk this is a value trap rather than a bargain.
• The model range is unusually wide ($1.45 to $17.93). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution.

Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 18, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $0.6100 – $18.00 · fair‑value band $1.45 – $17.93 · the $4.00 price screens below the $7.23 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 18, 2026.

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Analysis

iHeartMedia Inc (IHRTB) currently trades at $4.00, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $7.23, implying the stock looks roughly 44.7% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 37/100 (below-average quality), in the Communication Services sector. How firm this estimate is: it rests on 13 models at a data quality of 95/100, which puts the evidence level at medium.

Over the trailing twelve months, iHeartMedia Inc generated revenue of $3.9B at a net margin of −7.3%. Revenue grew 9.6% year over year. Net debt stands at $5.5B. Fundamentals as of Aug 18, 2026

Scenario range: $1.45 (bear) to $17.93 (bull), the price of $4.00 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target. The share trades near its 52-week high. For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at −6% fair-value upside, at 81%, IHRTB screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model values the company its own way; the fair value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0 to 100) shows how complete a model's inputs are. How we calculate →

Widest divergence: Multiples ($12.44) versus Dividend Discount ($0.0900). Highest evidence: 5Y EBITDA Exit (72).

Key figures & financial health

Quality Score breakdown

About the company

iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as an audio media company in the United States. It operates in three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group.

Full company description

iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as an audio media company in the United States. It operates in three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group. The Multiplatform Group segment offers broadcast radio stations; sponsorships and endorsements; live, in-person, and virtual events; and the SmartAudio platform, a comprehensive suite of tech-enabled advertising solutions. This segment also operates Premiere Networks, a national radio network that produces, distributes, or represents syndicated radio programs and services to radio station affiliates; and Total Traffic & Weather Network, which delivers real-time traffic flow and incident information along with weather updates, sports, and news. Its Digital Audio Group segment provides podcasting, digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs, and ad tech platforms; free ad-supported streaming offerings, subscription streaming, display advertisements, and other content disseminated over digital platforms and social media; and iHeartRadio, a mobile app and web-based service that allows users to listen to radio stations, digital-only stations, custom artist stations, and podcasts. This segment also engages in the digital advertising technology business. The Audio & Media Services Group segment is involved in the media representation business. This segment also provides RCS, a cloud and on-premises broadcast software, which offers radio and television automation, music scheduling, newsroom automation, advertising sales management, and disaster recovery solutions; real-time audio recognition technology; and media streaming and research services to radio and television stations, cable channels, record labels, advertisers, and agencies worldwide. The company was formerly known as CC Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to iHeartMedia, Inc. in September 2014. iHeartMedia, Inc. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

iHeartMedia Inc reported revenue of $3.9B in FY2025 versus $3.6B in FY2021, a compound +2.1%/yr. Reported net income was −$473M in FY2025.

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Peer Group

Broadcasting · 63 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Valuation Multiples vs Broadcasting median · lower = cheaper

What the price implies (reverse DCF)

The inverse question: what free-cash-flow growth must iHeartMedia Inc deliver for ten years so that today's price is fair in our DCF model? Same formula, same discount rate as the fair value.

The price demands an acceleration versus past growth: a high bar the company still has to clear. Ranking of the largest stocks →

Context: sector, industry, market

• Is the Communication Services sector expensive or cheap?
• P/E, EV/EBITDA and margins by industry (reference tables)
• Undervalued stocks: Communication Services
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• Valuation of the USA market

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

PAST 0: with negative equity (buybacks among others) return on equity is not meaningfully computable.

Values & ESG

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