iHeartMedia has revealed its fourth-quarter financial results, and the company reported a slight overall uptick for the window.
During the quarter, the company saw $1.1 billion in total revenue. That marked a year-over-year increase of 0.8%. When political advertising is excluded, iHeartMedia reported growth of 7.7% compared to 2024’s fourth quarter.
The Digital Audio Group saw its revenue grow by 14%, with podcast revenue increasing 24%. Multiplatform Group revenue was down 3% to $665 million.
For the whole of 2025, iHeartMedia reported revenue of $3.9 billion. That figure is relatively flat compared to 2024, and up 3.6% when political advertising is excluded.
“Our podcast momentum continues, growing 24.5% compared to prior year, above our guidance of ‘up in the mid-teens,’ and we have the number one audience in podcasting as measured by both Podtrac and Triton,” said iHeartMedia Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman. “In 2026, a major goal of ours is to return the Multiplatform Group to segment Adjusted EBITDA growth and we continue to invest in our broadcast programmatic efforts and working with partners like Amazon DSP, Yahoo! DSP and other to include our broadcast radio inventory on their programmatic platforms.
“We also see some of our recent announcements as validation of the power of broadcast radio, with companies like Netflix and TikTok coming to partner with us and our broadcast radio assets,” concluded Pittman.
“We are looking forward to 2026 to be an Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow growth year for iHeart, driven by our strong podcasting momentum, our growing programmatic revenues and the return of the Multiplatform Group to segment Adjusted EBITDA growth,” added President and COO Rich Bressler.
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