Gray Media, Inc
GTN NYSE Television Broadcasting Stations Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Gray Media, Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- GRAY MEDIA, INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 26, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-005803
0000043196
Revenue and margins
Gray Media, Inc had $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 15.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $181M in fiscal 2025, 5.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Gray Media, Inc returned $33.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 18% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Gray Media, Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $189M | $61.0M | $21.0M | $135M | $368M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.8B | $6.5B | $6.2B | $5.5B | $5.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.0x | 4.9x | 8.6x | 4.8x | 8.5x |
| Debt / equity | 3.9x | 3.1x | 3.1x | 2.4x | 2.6x |
| Interest coverage | 1.9x | 2.8x | 0.9x | 1.8x | 0.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 2.1x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 2.1x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Total assets | $11.1B | $11.2B | $10.6B | $10.5B | $10.4B |
| Total liabilities | $8.7B | $8.4B | $8.0B | $7.6B | $7.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.2B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $6.6B | $6.4B | $6.2B | $5.4B | $5.3B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 8 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.4% | 2.7% | β3.0% | β3.7% | β3.3% | β2.2% | β3.4% | β6.6% | β3.6% | β3.6% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.60 | 2.30 | 2.45 | 1.41 | 2.28 | 1.04 | 1.49 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 1.01 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $812M | $883M | $1.1B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $3.7B | $3.3B | $3.6B | $3.1B |
| Operating income | $234M | $290M | $389M | $478M | $752M | $381M | $990M | $383M | $851M | $392M |
| Interest expense | $97.2M | $95.0M | $107M | $227M | $191M | $205M | $354M | $440M | $485M | $474M |
| Pretax income | $106M | $193M | $288M | $255M | $544M | $168M | $614M | β$82.0M | $492M | β$113M |
| Income tax | $43.4M | β$69.0M | $77.0M | $76.0M | $134M | $78.0M | $159M | β$6.0M | $117M | β$28.0M |
| Net income | $62.3M | $262M | $211M | $179M | $410M | $90.0M | $455M | β$76.0M | $375M | β$85.0M |
| Net income to common | β | $262M | $211M | $127M | $358M | $38.0M | $403M | β$128M | $323M | β$137M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.86 | $3.55 | $2.37 | $1.27 | $3.69 | $0.40 | $4.33 | β$1.39 | $3.36 | β$1.41 |
| Diluted shares | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.10B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $210M | $180M | $323M | $385M | $652M | $300M | $829M | $648M | $751M | $289M |
| Capital expenditure | $43.6M | $35.0M | $70.0M | $110M | $110M | $207M | $436M | $348M | $143M | $108M |
| Free cash flow | $166M | $145M | $253M | $275M | $542M | $93.0M | $393M | $300M | $608M | $181M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $45.9M | $52.0M | $75.0M | $195M | $201M | $221M | $336M | $339M | $269M | $237M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.1M | $9.0M | $7.0M | $16.0M | $16.0M | $14.0M | $22.0M | $20.0M | $22.0M | $22.0M |
| Acquisitions | $432M | $416M | $0.0M | $2.8B | $91.0M | $3.8B | $58.0M | $6.0M | $1.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $2.0M | $4.0M | $19.0M | $32.0M | $75.0M | $30.0M | $50.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $31.0M | $30.0M | $30.0M | $32.0M | $33.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.0M | $4.0M | $19.0M | $32.0M | $75.0M | $61.0M | $80.0M | $30.0M | $32.0M | $33.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $325M | $462M | $667M | $212M | $773M | $189M | $61.0M | $21.0M | $135M | $368M |
| Total debt | $1.8B | $1.8B | $2.5B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $6.8B | $6.5B | $6.2B | $5.5B | $5.7B |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | $2.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | $505M | $667M | $873M | $672M | $1.3B | $963M | $857M | $468M | $541M | $656M |
| Current liabilities | $119M | $131M | $150M | $246M | $255M | $384M | $409M | $395M | $527M | $516M |
| Property and equipment, net | $326M | $351M | $363M | $725M | $737M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Goodwill | $485M | $611M | $612M | $1.4B | $1.5B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Intangible assets | $1.9B | $74.0M | $53.0M | $460M | $395M | $825M | $636M | $415M | $290M | $157M |
| Total assets | $2.8B | $3.3B | $4.2B | $7.0B | $7.6B | $11.1B | $11.2B | $10.6B | $10.5B | $10.4B |
| Total liabilities | $2.3B | $2.3B | $3.0B | $4.9B | $5.2B | $8.7B | $8.4B | $8.0B | $7.6B | $7.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $493M | $994M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.2B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 28.8% | 32.8% | 35.9% | 22.5% | 31.6% | 15.8% | 26.9% | 11.7% | 23.4% | 12.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 34.5% | 38.7% | 42.8% | 31.7% | 40.0% | 24.9% | 36.1% | 22.0% | 30.7% | 20.3% |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 29.7% | 19.5% | 8.4% | 17.2% | 3.7% | 12.4% | β2.3% | 10.3% | β2.7% |
| FCF margin | 20.5% | 16.4% | 23.3% | 13.0% | 22.8% | 3.9% | 10.7% | 9.1% | 16.7% | 5.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 7.7% | 12.4% | 9.3% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 3.0% | 8.6% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 4.1% |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 3.6% | 9.2% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 4.0% |
| Return on equity | 12.6% | 35.2% | 19.3% | 13.5% | 25.5% | 5.1% | 23.5% | β3.7% | 17.6% | β3.8% |
| Return on assets | 2.3% | 8.7% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 4.1% | β0.7% | 3.5% | β0.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | 84.8% | 40.4% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 8.7% | 22.8% | 95.8% | 12.2% | 1.3% | 52.3% | β10.7% | 11.1% | β15.1% |
| Net income growth | β | 320.7% | β19.5% | β15.2% | 129.1% | β78.0% | 405.6% | β116.7% | β | β122.7% |
| EPS growth | β | 312.8% | β33.2% | β46.4% | 190.6% | β89.2% | 982.5% | β132.1% | β | β142.0% |
| FCF growth | β | β12.9% | 74.5% | 8.7% | 97.1% | β82.8% | 322.6% | β23.7% | 102.7% | β70.2% |
| Share count change | β | 1.7% | 20.3% | 12.4% | β3.0% | β2.1% | β2.1% | β1.1% | 4.3% | 1.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.3x | 3.9x | 4.1x | 5.2x | 3.4x | 11.0x | 4.9x | 8.6x | 4.8x | 8.5x |
| Debt / equity | 3.7x | 1.8x | 2.1x | 2.5x | 2.3x | 3.9x | 3.1x | 3.1x | 2.4x | 2.6x |
| Interest coverage | 2.4x | 3.1x | 3.6x | 2.1x | 3.9x | 1.9x | 2.8x | 0.9x | 1.8x | 0.8x |
| Current ratio | 4.2x | 5.1x | 5.8x | 2.7x | 5.1x | 2.5x | 2.1x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Quick ratio | 4.2x | 5.1x | 5.8x | 2.7x | 5.1x | 2.5x | 2.1x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.4% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | 1.2% | 2.8% | 7.5% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 65.6% | 20.4% | 10.0% | 5.3% | 18.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.4% | 2.7% | β3.0% | β3.7% | β3.3% | β2.2% | β3.4% | β6.6% | β3.6% | β3.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000043196). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.