---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058623-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMLS"
cik: "0001058623"
company_name: "CUMULUS MEDIA INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:39:19.298112+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cumulus Media Q4 net loss $135M; revenue down 14%; full-year adjusted EBITDA $52M

## Summary
- Q4 net revenue $188.1M, down 14% YoY; net loss $135.1M vs $231.1M loss last year.
- Full-year revenue $741.7M, down 10.3%; net loss $200.7M; Adjusted EBITDA $52M (-37.1%).
- Diluted loss per share $(7.75) for Q4 and $(11.55) for full year 2025.
- CEO cites recently announced financial restructuring to reduce debt burden.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell 62.2% in Q4 to $9.5M from $25M a year ago.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058623-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMLS
- cik: 0001058623
- company_name: CUMULUS MEDIA INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058623/000105862326000017/0001058623-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058623/000105862326000017/cmls-20260410.htm

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