(CCO) Clear Channel Outdoor - Ratings and Ratios
Billboards, Street Furniture, Transit Displays, Wallscapes, Airport Ads
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 58.7% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 87.6% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -9.29% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.38 |
| Alpha | -6.00 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.578 |
| Beta | 1.666 |
| Beta Downside | 1.260 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 58.74% |
| Mean DD | 29.10% |
| Median DD | 29.61% |
Description: CCO Clear Channel Outdoor October 23, 2025
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) is a U.S.-based out-of-home (OOH) advertising firm that also operates in Singapore, organized into two reporting segments: America and Airports. Its inventory spans traditional billboards, “spectacular” custom structures with video and kinetic elements, street-furniture assets (bus shelters, kiosks, news-racks), transit displays in rail stations and on vehicles, and wall-scapes, plus advertising solutions for commercial and private airports.
The company’s technology suite-RADARView, RADARConnect, RADARProof, and RADARSync-leverages anonymized mobile-location data to plan, amplify, measure, and integrate campaigns across digital and physical media, positioning CCO as a data-driven OOH player.
Key operating metrics (FY 2023) show roughly 400 k total displays, of which about 20 % are digital, generating $2.5 billion in revenue and an EBITDA margin near 30 %. Growth in digital-OOH inventory and programmatic buying has been a primary driver of recent top-line expansion, while inflation-linked cost pressures have modestly compressed margins.
Sector-wide, the shift toward programmatic OOH and the increasing value of mobile-location data are accelerating demand for measurable, real-time advertising solutions-trends that directly benefit CCO’s RADAR platform.
For a deeper quantitative dive, you might explore ValueRay’s detailed financial models for CCO.
CCO Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 945m |
| Sub-Industry | Advertising |
| IPO / Inception | 2005-11-11 |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -1.42% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.17 of 5 |
CCO Dividends
Currently no dividends paidCCO Growth Ratios
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CAGR 3y | 18.06% |
| CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio | 0.31 |
| CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio | 0.62 |
| Current Volume | 2449.1k |
| Average Volume | 2681k |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 1.0
| Net Income (-5.94m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 94.2m TTM) |
| FCFTA -0.01 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.77pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 5.35% (prev 0.10%; Δ 5.26pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.02 (>3.0%) and CFO 87.8m > Net Income -5.94m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (6.31b) to EBITDA (399.8m) ratio: 15.78 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.14 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (498.4m) change vs 12m ago 1.93% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 53.50% (prev 51.89%; Δ 1.61pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 37.34% (prev 40.17%; Δ -2.82pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 0.70 (EBITDA TTM 399.8m / Interest Expense TTM 375.9m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' -6.48
| (A) 0.02 = (Total Current Assets 699.6m - Total Current Liabilities 615.6m) / Total Assets 3.76b |
| (B) -1.85 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -6.95b / Total Assets 3.76b |
| warn (B) unusual magnitude: -1.85 — check mapping/units |
| (C) 0.06 = EBIT TTM 261.4m / Avg Total Assets 4.20b |
| (D) -0.98 = Book Value of Equity -7.04b / Total Liabilities 7.22b |
| Total Rating: -6.48 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 46.51
| 1. Piotroski 1.0pt |
| 2. FCF Yield -0.36% |
| 3. FCF Margin -1.67% |
| 4. Debt/Equity -1.86 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 15.78 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 8.70)% |
| 7. RoE 0.17% |
| 8. Rev. Trend -72.93% |
| 9. EPS Trend 17.86% |
What is the price of CCO shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -9.47%, over one month by -8.51%, over three months by +42.15% and over the past year by +10.26%.
Is CCO a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 1
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the CCO price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 2.2 | 29.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 2.2 | 29.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 1.8 | 2.9% |
CCO Fundamental Data Overview November 17, 2025
P/E Forward = 117.6471
P/S = 0.6021
P/EG = 16.5714
Beta = 2.297
Revenue TTM = 1.57b USD
EBIT TTM = 261.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 399.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 5.10b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 133.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.46b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 6.31b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 7.25b USD (944.9m + Debt 6.46b - CCE 155.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.70 (Ebit TTM 261.4m / Interest Expense TTM 375.9m)
FCF Yield = -0.36% (FCF TTM -26.2m / Enterprise Value 7.25b)
FCF Margin = -1.67% (FCF TTM -26.2m / Revenue TTM 1.57b)
Net Margin = -0.38% (Net Income TTM -5.94m / Revenue TTM 1.57b)
Gross Margin = 53.50% ((Revenue TTM 1.57b - Cost of Revenue TTM 729.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 54.53% (prev 53.94%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.93 (Enterprise Value 7.25b / Total Assets 3.76b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.56% (Interest Expense 101.1m / Debt 6.46b)
Taxrate = 22.54% (-14.4m / -64.0m)
NOPAT = 202.4m (EBIT 261.4m * (1 - 22.54%))
Current Ratio = 1.14 (Total Current Assets 699.6m / Total Current Liabilities 615.6m)
Debt / Equity = -1.86 (negative equity) (Debt 6.46b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -3.47b)
Debt / EBITDA = 15.78 (Net Debt 6.31b / EBITDA 399.8m)
Debt / FCF = -241.0 (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 6.31b / FCF TTM -26.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -3.49b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.16% (Net Income -5.94m / Total Assets 3.76b)
RoE = 0.17% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM -5.94m / Total Stockholder Equity -3.49b)
RoCE = 16.24% (EBIT 261.4m / Capital Employed (Equity -3.49b + L.T.Debt 5.10b))
RoIC = 11.31% (NOPAT 202.4m / Invested Capital 1.79b)
WACC = 2.61% (E(944.9m)/V(7.41b) * Re(12.15%) + D(6.46b)/V(7.41b) * Rd(1.56%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 12.15% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 0.94%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -26.2m)
EPS Correlation: 17.86 | EPS CAGR: -18.08% | SUE: -0.35 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -72.93 | Revenue CAGR: -18.38% | SUE: 0.01 | # QB: 0
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