---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001334978-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CCO"
cik: "0001334978"
company_name: "Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:34:19.859736+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clear Channel Q1 rev up 11.9% to $374M; Adj EBITDA up 31%; pending $2.43/sh merger vote May 12

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $373.9M (+11.9% YoY); America +9.6%, Airports +19.1%; digital revenue up 10.7% and 20%.
- Consolidated net loss $48.0M (prior year net income $63.2M incl $139.6M gain); Adj EBITDA $103.8M (+31%).
- Pending take-private at $2.43/sh cash; special meeting May 12; HSR cleared; expected close Q3 2026.
- Next debt maturities 2028: $899.3M 7.75% notes and $425M term loan; cash interest ~$308M remainder 2026.
- No earnings call or guidance due to pending merger; corporate expenses up 55.8% on non-recurring insurance proceeds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001334978-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CCO
- cik: 0001334978
- company_name: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334978/000133497826000017/0001334978-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334978/000133497826000017/cco-20260506.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001334978-26-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001334978-26-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001334978-26-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 6, 2026, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334978/000133497826000017/0001334978-26-000017-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.