CCO

HoldHot Air

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. · Communication Services · United States · $1.2B cap · $11.5M/day traded

$2.43 +0.0% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct

Hot Air: Rising on momentum alone: weak business, rich price.

46
StockRank
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Quality
40
Value
35
Momentum
65

As of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) is 46/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 40, Value 35, Momentum 65, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
—
peers 18.0x
ROE
—
peers 7.1%
D/E
—
peers 0.7x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. is one of the world's largest out-of-home advertising companies, operating a vast portfolio of billboards, street furniture, and transit displays across North America and Europe. The company possesses a strong competitive moat due to the highly regulated nature of physical billboard placement, which creates high barriers to entry for new competitors. It is actively driving growth by converting traditional static displays into high-margin digital billboards, enabling dynamic, programmatic advertising.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue1.4B1.4B1.5B1.6B5.1%1.7B1.7B1.8B4.8%
EPS-0.20-0.65-0.370.04—-0.23———
Shares476.3M483.1M489.2M497.5M+4.4%509.1M———
Debt7.0B6.8B7.0B6.5B-2.6%6.5B———
Equity-3.3B-3.5B-3.7B-3.4B—————
Op CF140.0M31.3M79.7M114.9M-6.4%160.4M———
Inv CF-221.7M-119.6M-155.9M523.3M—————
Fin CF-32.7M45.6M-8.2M-598.3M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD+2.5%
2.342.362.382.412.4331 Aug22 Sep12 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkIn an uptrendExperimental

Above its 200-day average and at its 52-week high.

SwingsAverage

Calmer than 58% of stocks we rank over the past year (37% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$2.43
RSI (14)
64.7
52-Week Range-0.4% from high
Low $1.27High $2.44

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
40
ROIC
8.5%53.6
ROE
—N/A
GP/Assets
23.8%48.3
Op. Margin
21.4%79.4
FCF/Assets
2.2%30.8
Piotroski
532.4
Int. Cover
0.7x22.9
D/E Ratio
—N/A
Current Ratio
1.25x39.6
Value
35
P/E (TTM)
—N/A
EV/EBITDA
14.5x27.3
P/FCF
14.2x46.7
P/B
-0.4x25.0
P/S
0.7x72.9
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
65
52W High %
100%99.0
RS 6M
-12%52.0
SMA 50/200
1.01x60.9
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
+108%67.2
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$1.2B
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
54.2%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Communication Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CCO are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
CCOClear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(you)$1.2B46Hold
STGWStagwell Inc.$1.6B60Hold
LFTOLiftoff Mobile, Inc.$2.7B43Hold
EVCEntravision Communications Corporation$727M36Hold
TT8.DEThe Trade Desk, Inc.$5.7B45Hold
ADVAdvantage Solutions Inc.$446M32Sell
DVDoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.$2.1B80Buy
QNSTQuinStreet, Inc.$817M84Strong Buy
MGNIMagnite, Inc.$3.5B71Buy
NCMINational CineMedia, Inc.$207M29Sell

Peer medians: ROE 7.1% · P/E 18.0x · Gross margin 57.0%

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO): Stock Score Summary

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) has a MoatMap StockRank of 46/100 based on Quality (40/100), Value (35/100), and Momentum (65/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. is one of the world's largest out-of-home advertising companies, operating a vast portfolio of billboards, street furniture, and transit displays across North America and Europe. The company possesses a strong competitive moat due to the highly regulated nature of physical billboard placement, which creates high barriers to entry for new competitors. It is actively driving growth by converting traditional static displays into high-margin digital billboards, enabling dynamic, programmatic advertising.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$2.43
Market Cap$1.2B
Price/Book-0.36
Return on Invested Capital8.5%
Gross Margin54.2%
Operating Margin21.4%
Revenue Growth8.7%
Free Cash Flow$84M

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. operates in the Advertising Agencies industry, part of the Communication Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.’s (CCO) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) is 46/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (40), Value (35), and Momentum (65), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. have an economic moat?
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) has a Quality factor score of 40/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 46/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in?
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Advertising Agencies industry (United States).