# Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (CCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $2.38, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.5×**. Enterprise value is 12.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.0%** (5-yr avg -9.8%). Free cash flow equals 7.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of -9.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 18.9%**. 18.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 1.2%**. 1.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -0.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 16.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: -2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.6%** (3-yr 5.1%/yr, 5-yr -2.9%/yr). Revenue grew 6.6% over the last year, against -2.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 110.8%**. Earnings per share rose 110.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 10.1×**. It would take 10.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: -0.45**. A Z-score of -0.45 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 84.5%** (YTD 7.7%, 3-mo -0.8%). The shares are up 84.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.5%** (91.9% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.71** (volatility 41%). Beta of 0.71 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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