Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

Core Insights - Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) reported a quarterly loss of $0.04 per share, consistent with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, and an improvement from a loss of $0.06 per share a year ago [1] - The company generated revenues of $402.81 million for the quarter ended June 2025, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.80%, but down from $558.54 million year-over-year [2] - CCO's stock has declined approximately 19.7% year-to-date, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 7.6% [3] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of CCO's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the earnings outlook [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.05 on revenues of $390.4 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.02 on revenues of $1.57 billion [7] Industry Context - The Advertising and Marketing industry, to which CCO belongs, is currently ranked in the top 32% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked using tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]