Clear Channel Outdoor Hldgs In Stock Price, News & Analysis

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) secured a new 10-year contract with a 5-year renewal option from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, effective March 1, 2026, to operate advertising at Washington Reagan National (DCA) and Dulles International (IAD).

The company said it previously grew airport media revenue 30% pre-COVID and has nearly doubled revenue versus the prior concessionaire. Under the new deal CCO commits to accelerate digital upgrades targeting 85% digital coverage within two years, adding LumiGlass, Prism360 columns, and large-format LED walls.

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) said CEO Scott Wells will present at the Wells Fargo 9th Annual TMT Summit on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

The session is a Fireside Chat scheduled for 10:15–10:50 a.m. PT. A live audio webcast will be available on the company’s investor relations site at https://investor.clearchannel.com/events-presentations/ir-calendar.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO) reported results for Q3 2025, with consolidated revenue up 8.1% to $405.6M and Adjusted EBITDA up 9.5% to $132.5M. America revenue rose 5.9% and Airports revenue rose 16.1%; digital revenue increased (America digital $113.1M; Airports digital $57.9M).

The company closed a $2.05B senior secured notes offering and used proceeds to redeem ~$2.0B of existing notes. International disposals: Spain sale agreed for €115M (~$134.9M) (expected early 2026) and Brazil sale completed for $15.0M. Q4 2025 revenue guidance is $441M–$456M; full‑year revenue guidance $1,584M–$1,599M with AFFO guidance $85M–$95M.

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) partnered with Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) to launch an Out-of-Home billboard campaign beginning in October 2025 across Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.

The campaign, which illuminated two Times Square digital billboards on Oct 9, 2025, promotes Blood Cancer United’s new name (revealed Aug 28, 2025), emphasizes life beyond diagnosis, and highlights a goal to enable people with blood cancer to gain more than one million years of life by 2040. The integrated effort runs through October with broadcast, digital, social and PR activations continuing through year-end.

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) is supporting the 26th annual Lights On Afterschool campaign by donating nearly 2,000 digital billboard impressions across 25 markets during October, with a focused rally on October 23, 2025.

Key activations include two jumbo billboards in Times Square, illumination of Boston's South Station, digital bus-shelter and poster placements, and participation in some 8,000 Lights On Afterschool events nationwide. The campaign highlights afterschool benefits such as safety, homework help, STEM, arts, mentorship, and college/career readiness while drawing attention to unmet demand for programs.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO) will release its 2025 third quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, November 6, 2025 by 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A conference call to discuss results is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time the same day.

A live audio webcast will be available in the Events & Presentations section of the company's investor website and earnings materials, including non-GAAP reconciliations, will be posted in the Financial Info section by 7:00 a.m. ET. A replay will be posted after the live call.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE:CCO) has completed the sale of its Brazilian business to Publibanca Brasil S.A., an affiliate of Eletromidia S.A., for R$80 million (approximately US$15 million). This transaction marks the company's complete exit from Latin America.

The company plans to utilize the net proceeds to enhance liquidity and increase financial flexibility under its existing debt agreements, subject to customary post-closing adjustments and transaction-related expenses. CEO Scott Wells emphasized this sale as a strategic step toward simplifying operations and focusing on CCO's America and Airports businesses in the U.S. while reducing debt.

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) has launched CCO Inflight Insights™, a groundbreaking Out-of-Home (OOH) measurement solution that provides real-time campaign performance data. This first-of-its-kind tool enables advertisers to track store visits and audience behavior while their OOH campaigns are still active.

The solution offers weekly reporting on audience demographics, visit timing, and travel distance metrics, allowing brands to optimize campaigns mid-flight. Based on testing with over 100 campaigns across two years, Inflight Insights™ delivers digital media-comparable metrics and actionable data to help advertisers maximize their OOH investment effectiveness.

The platform is particularly valuable for local advertisers and small businesses, providing access to sophisticated data insights previously available only to major national brands.

Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) has released findings from a Nielsen-commissioned study highlighting the effectiveness of airport advertising amid surging air travel. The research reveals that 57% of frequent flyers took action after viewing airport ads, an 8% increase from 2022.

Key findings show that frequent flyers are over 2x more likely to hold C-suite positions and have influence over $500,000+ in business spending. The study found that 82% read airport advertisements, with 61% visiting advertised locations and 45% scanning QR codes. Notably, frequent flyers are 136% more likely to be AI decision-makers at their companies.

The research also revealed that 88% of frequent travelers want to see local business ads in their hometown airports, followed by local sports teams (53%) and educational institutions (48%).