CUMULUS MEDIA INC
CUMULUS MEDIA INC is a Communication Services company operating in Broadcasting with a $95,920 market cap.
CMLS beat consensus EPS by 1.0% in Q4 FY2025, reported Feb 18, 2026.
Behavioral analysis
Disclosures
Extracted from SEC 10-K filing, 2026-06-21.
Transcripts
History
Spoken Alpha tracks CMLS's historical accountability: how often management beat consensus, how the stock reacted, and how guidance evolved across the cycle. The figures below are illustrative placeholder data generated for layout — they will be replaced with real deviation metrics, True Consensus values, and EODHD price reactions as those data layers land.
Misses consensus 10/10 quarters
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API
The same data on this page is available as a machine-readable feed via the Spoken Alpha API. One call returns the IR URL, recent transcripts, and accountability scores for CMLS.
$ curl https://api.spokenalpha.com/v1/companies/CMLSFAQ
Spoken Alpha indexes CMLS's earnings call transcripts at https://spokenalpha.com/companies/CMLS. Each call links to attributed speakers and parsed analyst Q&A. CUMULUS MEDIA INC's own investor relations page is at https://www.cumulusmedia.com/investors/.
CUMULUS MEDIA INC (CMLS) operates in the Communication Services sector (Broadcasting industry).
| Period | Reported | EPS actual | EPS consensus | EPS surprise | Revenue actual | Revenue consensus | Rev. surprise | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2025 | 2026-02-18 | $0.00 | $-0.69 | +100.0% | $188.1M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2025 | 2025-10-29 | $-1.17 | $-0.71 | -64.8% | $180.3M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2025 | 2025-07-30 | $-0.60 | $-0.67 | +9.9% | $186.0M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2025 | 2025-04-30 | $-1.74 | $-1.25 | -38.9% | $187.3M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2024 | 2025-02-24 | $-0.44 | $-0.58 | +24.1% | $218.6M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2024 | 2024-10-31 | $-0.61 | $-0.54 | -13.0% | $203.6M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2024 | 2024-08-01 | $-1.64 | $-0.48 | -100.0% | $204.8M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2024 | 2024-05-02 | $-0.85 | $-1.32 | +35.6% | $200.1M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2023 | 2024-02-26 | $-1.98 | $-0.59 | -100.0% | $221.3M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2023 | 2023-10-26 | $0.16 | $-0.34 | +100.0% | $207.4M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2023 | 2023-07-27 | $-0.06 | $-0.37 | +83.8% | $210.1M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2023 | 2023-04-26 | $-1.17 | $-1.11 | -5.4% | $205.7M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2022 | 2023-02-22 | $-0.00 | $0.38 | -100.0% | $251.3M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2022 | 2022-10-27 | $0.45 | $0.49 | -8.2% | $233.5M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2022 | 2022-08-02 | $0.42 | $0.53 | -20.8% | $236.7M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2022 | 2022-05-03 | $-0.04 | $-0.38 | +89.5% | $232.0M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2021 | 2022-02-22 | $0.84 | $0.64 | +31.3% | $252.3M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2021 | 2021-11-02 | $1.32 | $0.33 | +100.0% | $237.7M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2021 | 2021-08-03 | $-0.29 | $-0.05 | -100.0% | $224.7M | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2021 | 2021-05-04 | $-1.07 | $-1.38 | +22.5% | $201.7M | — | — | EODHD |
Source: EODHD. CMLS reported actuals as published; sparse fields render as —.
Repeated misses without a guidance reset suggest management is structurally optimistic relative to operating reality. Track whether next-quarter guidance is being benchmarked off the prior miss or the prior plan.
Missed in 4 of the last 4 quarters
SampleRecent misses matter more than long-window beat rate — the trailing 12 months drives the analyst model and the next-print bar.
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Consensus | Surprise | 1D | 5D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | $2.64 | $2.80 | -5.7% | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| Q4 FY2026 | $2.40 | $2.87 | -16.4% | +6.3% | +4.2% |
| Q3 FY2026 | $2.38 | $2.87 | -16.9% | +4.7% | +6.5% |
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.52 | $2.91 | -13.4% | +5.8% | +3.5% |
| Q1 FY2025 | $2.66 | $2.89 | -8.0% | +3.2% | +1.6% |
PRESIDENT since 2024 • 4/8 beats (50%) • last guidance raise Q1 FY2026
| Q4 FY2025 |
| $2.64 |
| $3.01 |
| -12.2% |
| -3.3% |
| -4.8% |
| Q3 FY2025 | $2.90 | $3.15 | -8.0% | +3.1% | +3.7% |
| Q2 FY2025 | $2.59 | $3.15 | -17.7% | -5.2% | -8.2% |
| Q1 FY2024 | $3.15 | $3.24 | -2.9% | +1.2% | +3.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | $2.88 | $3.17 | -9.2% | +1.0% | +2.6% |