Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | San Antonio, United States | NYSE
2.34 USD
-0.05
(-2.092%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.34 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:43 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Clear Channel Outdoor is effectively extinguished by its insolvency and the pending sale of the business. While the company recently agreed to a $6.2 billion acquisition by Mubadala Capital, the stock trades at a fraction of its intrinsic value due to a catastrophic multi-year decline of over 80%. The balance sheet is a ticking time bomb, with debt of nearly $6.5 billion dwarfing total cash reserves of roughly $192 million, resulting in negative book value and negative earnings per share. The recent Q2 loss confirms that operational fundamentals are deteriorating alongside the balance sheet crisis. Although the acquisition provides a theoretical exit, the current price action reflects deep skepticism that the deal will close without significant dilution or restructuring, or that the buyer will absorb the debt at the current valuation. With no dividend to provide income and a statistical forecast predicting a slight downward drift, there is no rational entry point for a standard investor. The only play here is a speculative bet on a distressed-debt style recovery, but the risk of permanent capital loss remains extreme. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.008048 |
| AutoETS | 0.008094 |
| MSTL | 0.008127 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.008146 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 61% |
| H-stat | 13.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.83 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Last Dividend Date | 2018-01-24 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.355 |
| Market Cap | 1,191,279,616 |
| Forward P/E | -16.71 |
| Beta | 1.97 |
| Profit Margins | -6.31% |
| Website | https://clearchanneloutdoor.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts holding the highest concentration of open interest relative to volume. This 'bear put' positioning suggests a consensus expectation of continued volatility and potential further declines, despite the recent acquisition announcement which may be priced in or viewed as insufficient to offset the company's fundamental distress.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-25 | 0.082 | 1.726316 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.069 | 1.815789 |
| 2017-10-06 | 0.069 | 1.437500 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.780 | 16.774193 |
| 2016-02-05 | 1.494 | 39.007834 |
| 2016-01-08 | 0.603 | 12.060000 |
| 2014-08-12 | 0.487 | 6.868829 |
| 2013-11-12 | 0.558 | 6.255605 |
| 2012-03-16 | 6.083 | 77.293521 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.89682543 |
| Address1 | 4,830 North Loop 1604 West |
| Address2 | Suite 111 |
| All Time High | 31.14 |
| All Time Low | 0.36 |
| Ask | 2.34 |
| Ask Size | 119,900 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 11,550,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 9,045,511 |
| Average Volume | 9,045,511 |
| Average Volume10Days | 11,550,470 |
| Beta | 1.969 |
| Bid | 2.33 |
| Bid Size | 84,800 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | -6.804 |
| City | San Antonio |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.34 |
| Current Ratio | 1.254 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.39 |
| Day Low | 2.33 |
| Display Name | Clear Channel Outdoor |
| Dividend Date | 1,516,752,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,107,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,107,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 518,040,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.30853 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.43 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.452 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,475,085,824 |
| Eps Forward | -0.14 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.23 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.4002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.060199976 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.025081234 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 89.68254 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.10000014 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.040983666 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.23 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1099999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.90243894 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.23 - 2.44 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,131,978,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 385,297,495 |
| Forward Eps | -0.14 |
| Forward P E | -16.714285 |
| Free Cashflow | 80,568,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,900 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0500002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.09206 |
| Fullday Price | 2.34 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.54219 |
| Gross Profits | 910,369,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.16448 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.826 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 509,093,845 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,516,838,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.082 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. operates as an out-of-home advertising company in the United States and Singapore. The company operates in two segments, America and Airports. It offers advertising services through billboards, including bulletins and posters, as well as spectaculars, which are customized display structures with videos, three-dimensional elements and moving parts; street furniture displays, such as advertising surfaces on bus shelters, kiosks, news racks, and other public structures; transit displays in rail stations and on buses, trains, and trams; and wallscapes, as well as advertising solutions to commercial and private airports. The company offers solutions, such as RADARView, an audience and campaign planning tool, which uses historical mobile location data; RADARConnect, a campaign amplification solution that delivers supportive advertisements across mobile and other devices and extends the reach; RADARProof, a campaign measurement and attribution solutions, which analyzes anonymized and/or aggregated data; and RADARSync, a data integration platform designed to enable customized application of the RADAR tools and privacy-compliant sharing of RADAR insights with analytics platforms. It has strategic alliance with FootballCo Media Limited to provide real-time tournament content on digital screens across the United States. The company was formerly known as Eller Media Company and changed its name to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in August 2005. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. |
| Long Name | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,191,279,616 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_23499518 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -118,151,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,216,734,289 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 2.39 |
| Operating Cashflow | 160,374,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.21422 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 16.57 |
| Phone | 210 547 8800 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 2.34 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 2.39 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -0.34391534 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7094937 |
| Profit Margins | -0.06313 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.909 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.09206 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.39 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.33 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.33 - 2.39 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.39 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 10,742,719 |
| Return On Assets | 0.057550002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.087 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.355 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 509,093,845 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0422 |
| Shares Short | 21,464,101 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 34,665,784 |
| Short Name | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0717 |
| Short Ratio | 2.89 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | CCO |
| Target High Price | 2.43 |
| Target Low Price | 2.43 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.43 |
| Target Median Price | 2.43 |
| Total Cash | 192,138,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.377 |
| Total Debt | 6,469,542,912 |
| Total Revenue | 1,679,056,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.23 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.2845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.05550003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.024294171 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 10,742,719 |
| Website | https://clearchanneloutdoor.com |
| Zip | 78,249 |