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CCO Financials Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has declined 2.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 19.4% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($5.1B) exceeds cash ($190M); net debt is $5.0B.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (-1.8% vs -2.9% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 0.8× in the latest year, up from -0.8× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 11× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$644M $1B $3B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-31% -4% 24% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-41% -3% 35% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$282M -$28M $226M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $3B $6B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$726M -$76M $574M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.6B $20M 0.0% 19.4% -0.6% 0.5% $32M $5.1B $190M
2024 $1.5B -$179M 0.0% 18.5% 4.9% -3.7% -$63M $5.7B $110M
2023 $1.4B -$311M 0.0% 15.1% 9.0% -6.6% -$135M $5.7B $172M
2022 $1.4B -$97M 0.0% 18.5% 3.0% -1.9% -$45M $5.6B $282M
2021 $1.8B -$434M 0.0% 3.3% 13.6% -8.2% -$282M $5.7B $411M
2020 $1.9B -$583M 0.0% -15.8% 20.9% -10.1% -$262M $5.6B $785M
2019 $2.7B -$363M 0.0% 9.4% 17.7% -5.7% -$18M $5.2B $399M
2018 $2.7B -$218M 0.0% 9.3% 10.4% -4.8% -$24M $5.3B $182M
2017 $2.6B -$644M 0.0% 9.0% 34.7% -13.8% -$64M $5.3B $144M
2016 $2.7B $135M 0.0% 23.6% -14.3% 2.4% $79M $5.2B $532M
2015 $2.8B -$83M 0.0% 9.8% 14.4% -1.3% $80M $5.2B $402M
2014 $3.0B -$10M 0.0% 9.5% 5.9% -0.2% $117M $4.9B $175M
2013 $2.9B -$48M 0.0% 9.8% -30.3% -0.7% $208M $4.9B $315M
2012 $2.9B -$183M 0.0% 9.1% -41.0% -2.6% $80M $5.0B $562M
2011 $3.0B $43M 0.0% 10.1% 1.6% 0.6% $226M $2.5B $543M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced CCO against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 31.0 62.0 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.4 0.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is CCO growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.'s revenue has declined 2.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does CCO have?

As of FY2025, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. reported $5.1B of total debt against $190M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 0.8×.

What is CCO's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 19.4%, and net margin 1.2%.

What is CCO's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 60.8× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.