secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT)
CIK:        0001400891
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-013204
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

iHeartMedia Q4 rev $1.13B; Adj EBITDA $220M; FY2026 guide ~$800M EBITDA
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- Q4 revenue $1.127B (+0.8%; ex-political +7.7%); GAAP operating income $85.7M vs $104.5M prior year (-18.0%).
- Q4 Adjusted EBITDA $220.3M (down 10.5%); Free Cash Flow $137.6M vs -$24.2M prior year.
- Digital Audio Group revenue $387M +14%; Podcast revenue $174M +24.5%; Digital ex-podcast $213M +7%.
- FY2025 full-year revenue $3.865B flat; Adj EBITDA $686M vs $706M prior year; GAAP operating loss improved to -$21M from -$763M.
- FY2026 guidance: Adj EBITDA ~$800M, FCF ~$200M; Q1 rev up high-single digits, Adj EBITDA ~$100M; additional $50M cost savings.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1400891/000162828026013204/0001628280-26-013204-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1400891/000162828026013204/ihm-20260302.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-013204

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