SSP · E.w. Scripps Co - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $516.87M | - | $525.85M | $540.08M | $524.39M | - | $646.30M | $573.63M | $561.46M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $145.83M | - | $137.43M | $143.39M | $145.69M | - | $147.85M | - | - | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $492.10M | - | $488.23M | $517.92M | $518.08M | - | $513.43M | $517.92M | $518.08M | - |
| D&A | $35.35M | - | $37.21M | $37.20M | $38.46M | - | $38.86M | $38.47M | $38.69M | - |
| Operating Income | $24.77M | - | $37.62M | $76.60M | $27.48M | - | $121.78M | $55.71M | $43.39M | - |
| Interest Expense | $56.96M | - | $59.22M | $58.65M | $54.92M | - | $54.44M | $52.12M | $54.92M | - |
| Income Tax | ($2.66M) | - | ($4.23M) | $10.85M | ($13.00M) | - | $20.16M | $1.91M | $3.84M | - |
| Net Income | ($1.79M) | - | ($32.96M) | $1.43M | $1.63M | - | $31.81M | ($13.00M) | ($12.75M) | - |
| EPS - Basic | ($0.20) | - | ($0.41) | ($0.44) | ($0.17) | - | $0.28 | ($0.11) | ($0.11) | - |
| EPS - Diluted | ($0.20) | - | ($0.41) | ($0.44) | ($0.17) | - | $0.28 | ($0.11) | ($0.11) | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $83.73M | $27.92M | $54.66M | $31.66M | $23.96M | $23.85M | $34.64M | $26.65M | $30.23M | $35.32M |
| Accounts Receivable | $527.23M | $569.31M | $561.52M | $553.87M | $520.64M | $568.19M | $551.74M | $578.61M | $566.71M | $610.54M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | $73.68M | $63.42M | $66.35M | $67.06M | $91.50M | $100.67M | $69.38M | $85.52M | $90.97M | $76.38M |
| Current Assets | $665.30M | $747.42M | $704.79M | $623.87M | $598.15M | $630.01M | $629.51M | $654.70M | $639.44M | $676.09M |
| Total Assets | $4.92B | $5.01B | $5.09B | $5.09B | $5.12B | $5.20B | $5.25B | $5.28B | $5.33B | $5.41B |
| Current Liabilities | $422.34M | $453.60M | $437.42M | $492.15M | $439.67M | $482.39M | $470.60M | $437.87M | $446.80M | $477.82M |
| Long-term Debt | $2.55B | $2.59B | $2.64B | $2.54B | $2.56B | $2.56B | $2.74B | $2.85B | $2.86B | $2.90B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $1.25B | $1.25B | $1.26B | $1.29B | $1.32B | $1.32B | $1.22B | $1.17B | $1.16B | $1.16B |
| Retained Earnings | ($578.67M) | ($576.88M) | ($548.38M) | ($515.42M) | ($479.46M) | ($476.00M) | ($571.39M) | ($619.17M) | ($620.60M) | ($622.22M) |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $3.51M | - | - | - | ($3.31M) | - | - | - | $45.44M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | $119.22M | - | - | - | ($9.89M) | - | - | - | ($5.08M) | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($55.62M) | - | - | - | $13.31M | - | - | - | ($45.44M) | - |
| CapEx | $3.16M | - | - | - | $5.05M | - | - | - | $22.14M | - |
| Free Cash Flow | $350.0K | - | - | - | ($8.36M) | - | - | - | $23.29M | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | - | 7.2% | 14.2% | 5.2% | - | 18.8% | 9.7% | 7.7% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 11.6% | - | 14.2% | 21.1% | 12.6% | - | 24.9% | 16.4% | 14.6% | - |
| Net margin | -0.3% | - | -6.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | - | 4.9% | -2.3% | -2.3% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.1% | - | - | - | -1.6% | - | - | - | 4.1% | - |
| FCF / Net income | -0.20 | - | - | - | -5.14 | - | - | - | -1.83 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 28.2% | - | 26.1% | 26.5% | 27.8% | - | 22.9% | - | - | - |
| Effective tax rate | - | - | - | 88.4% | - | - | 38.8% | - | - | - |
| Return on assets | -0.0% | - | -0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.6% | -0.2% | -0.2% | - |
| Return on equity | -0.1% | - | -2.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | - | 2.6% | -1.1% | -1.1% | - |
| Return on invested capital | 0.5% | - | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.6% | - | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.41 |
| Quick ratio | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.41 |
| Cash ratio | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 2.24 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.51 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 42.40 | - | 35.24 | 22.36 | 38.81 | - | 17.04 | 30.30 | 34.79 | - |
| Interest coverage | 0.4x | - | 0.6x | 1.3x | 0.5x | - | 2.2x | 1.1x | 0.8x | - |
| Equity multiplier | 3.95 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 3.94 | 3.88 | 3.94 | 4.31 | 4.52 | 4.59 | 4.68 |
| Liabilities / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.11 | - | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | - | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 372d | - | 390d | 374d | 362d | - | 312d | 368d | 368d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1x | - | - | - |
| P / B | 0.3x | - | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.1x | - | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.2x | - |
| P / S | 0.6x | - | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | - | 0.2x | 0.4x | 0.4x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 46.6x | - | 36.7x | 23.8x | 41.4x | - | 17.7x | 32.2x | 37.5x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.4% | - | -18.6% | -5.8% | -6.6% | - | 14.1% | -1.6% | 6.4% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -0.7% | - | -4.9% | -3.1% | -2.5% | - | 5.2% | 0.5% | 1.3% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | -0.9% | - | 1.3% | 8.5% | 4.0% | - | 13.1% | 11.2% | 14.0% | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | -9.9% | - | -69.1% | 37.5% | -36.7% | - | 129.4% | - | 163.2% | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98.1% | 59.0% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -20.9% | - | - | -293.3% | -46.7% | - | - | 98.6% | 69.5% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | -17.8% | - | - | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 212.8% | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | -62.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | -5.5% | -5.5% | 3.4% | 10.4% | 13.4% | 14.0% | -13.9% | -18.2% | -45.5% | -45.7% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$2.15B totalLocal Media Segment$1.33B · 61.7%
Scripps Networks$804.22M · 37.4%
All Other Segments$19.87M · 0.9%
Product / service
$3.54B totalAdvertising$1.35B · 38.2%
Core Advertising Revenue$1.33B · 37.6%
Distribution Revenue$758.68M · 21.4%
Other Revenue$37.54M · 1.1%
Product And Service Other$37.54M · 1.1%
Political Advertising Revenue$21.87M · 0.6%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Television Broadcasting Stations
| Company | Revenue (last FY) | Net margin | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| NXST | $4.95B | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| PARAA,PARA | - | - | - |
| LSXMA | $4.48B | 12.4% | 7.2% |
| GTN | $3.10B | -2.7% | -3.9% |
| TGNA | $2.71B | 8.1% | 7.0% |
Comparing E.W. SCRIPPS Co against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.00/share trailing 12 months
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Sep 12, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Apr 1, 2015 | $0.7744 |
| Aug 27, 2008 | $0.1001 |
| Jul 1, 2008 | $76.7558 |
| May 28, 2008 | $0.2802 |
| Feb 27, 2008 | $0.2802 |
| Nov 28, 2007 | $0.2802 |
| Aug 29, 2007 | $0.2802 |
| May 23, 2007 | $0.2802 |
| Feb 21, 2007 | $0.2402 |
| Nov 21, 2006 | $0.2402 |
| Aug 23, 2006 | $0.2402 |
| May 26, 2006 | $0.2402 |