IHRT
iHeartMedia, Inc.
IHRT offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over IHRT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
IHRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
IHRT's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
IHRT PE Valuation
IHRT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
IHRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IHRT's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
IHRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.44 | +$1.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.81 | +$0.63 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.83 | +$6.57 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.06 | +$3.62 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.60 | +$4.19 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.44 | +$4.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.40 | -$2.39 |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.68 | +$0.71 |
IHRT is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.44 per share over the past year, against $13.15 at its worst in late 2020.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over IHRT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IHRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $977.2M | +4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $884.2M | +9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $997M | -1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $933.7M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $807.1M | +1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +4.8% |
IHRT's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 3.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | +19 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -12% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | +102 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.3% | +1.9 points |
IHRT's operating margin was 7.1% last quarter, up 19 points from the same quarter a year ago.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over IHRT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META has the edge over IHRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IHRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.4M | +$22.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $46M | +$59.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$114.5M | -$33.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $137.6M | +$161.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$32.8M | -145% |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.2M | -337% |
| Q1 2025 | -$80.7M | +$185K |
| Q4 2024 | -$24.2M | -117% |
IHRT has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1.2B, but it generated $28.6B over the past year.
IHRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +787K shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +3.3M shares |
| 3 years | +5.9% | +8.8M shares |
| 5 years | +5.4% | +8.1M shares |
| Available history | +145% | +93.8M shares |
IHRT has 158M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $101,000 |
| Q4 2019 | — |
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has the edge over IHRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
IHRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 13.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 14.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 13.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 12.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 10.1x | High |
IHRT's net debt is about 9.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 years a year ago.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META has the edge over IHRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
IHRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.8 | Oversold |
IHRT's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
IHRT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | IHRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
IHRT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
IHRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.73 | 66% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.68 | 78% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.44 | 83% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.78 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.82 | 79% below |
IHRT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 79% below its 200-week average.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has the edge over IHRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IHRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.0 | $12.2 | -24% |
| 2021 | $12.2 | $21.0 | +73% |
| 2022 | $21.0 | $6.67 | -68% |
| 2023 | $6.67 | $2.67 | -60% |
| 2024 | $2.67 | $1.91 | -28% |
| 2025 | $1.91 | $4.41 | +131% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.41 | $0.58 | -87% |
IHRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +131% in 2025 to −68% in 2022. It's down 87% so far in 2026.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META has the edge over IHRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.