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How iHeartMedia, Inc. stacks up
IHRT · against 113 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
15/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #85 of 114 · scores higher than 26% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score18 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including IHRT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 15?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 93% of peers. Return on assets: -5.9% vs peer median 2.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 79% of peers. Operating margin: 0.2% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 75% of peers. Return on invested capital: 0.2% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IHRT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IHRT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 108 reported | 0.2% | 1.9% | 39% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 114 reported | 0.2% | 2.5% | 38% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 111 reported | -5.9% | 1.2% | 9% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 105 reported | Not reported | 1.6% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 114 reported | 58.8% | 39.5% | 75% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IHRT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.9B TWD (≈$244M) | 99 | 73 | |
| 2 | 82.4B JPY (≈$560M) | 97 | 76 | |
| 2 | 6.3B SEK (≈$635M) | 97 | 66 | |
| 4 | 2.5B HKD (≈$316M) | 96 | 70 | |
| 4 | 47.1B JPY (≈$320M) | 96 | 85 | |
| 81 | 4.2B CNY (≈$594M) | 17 | 24 | |
| 81 | 3.1B SEK (≈$311M) | 17 | 31 | |
| 83 | 3.7B CNY (≈$514M) | 16 | 18 | |
| 83 | 554M USD | 16 | 33 | |
| 85 | 324M USD | 15 | 25 | |
| 86 | 3.8B CNY (≈$535M) | 14 | 26 | |
| 86 | 4.3B MXN (≈$235M) | 14 | 55 | |
| 88 | 2.5B CNY (≈$353M) | 13 | 18 | |
| 89 | 509.1B CLP (≈$560M) | 12 | 48 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score