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The E.W. Scripps Company SSP R2KR3K

Communication Services · Broadcasting · United States
https://www.scripps.com
Company Profile ↓
$2.16
-6.42% 1Y
Mkt Cap$174.39M
P/E-0.15
P/B-0.88
52W High$5.16
52W Low$1.54
Book Value$-3.44
EPS (TTM)$-14.10

Company Overview

The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media and Scripps Networks segments. The Local Media segment engages in the operation of broadcast television stations and related digital activities; production of over-the-air news, information, sports, and entertainment content through broadcast, digital, mobile, social, and over-the-top platforms; and running of network programming, local sporting events, syndicated programming and original programming; and provision of core and political advertising services. Its Scripps Networks segment operates national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV, as well as entertainment brands under the ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, and Laff names through over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and/or digital distribution. The company also operates the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an educational program. It serves its audiences and businesses through cable and satellite service providers. The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Why Investors Should Care

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $2.15B (-14.3% YoY); net profit $-100.88M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -9.2%, earnings -169.0%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 7.0%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:6.96%
1 Year:-9.20%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-
1 Year:-168.99%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-6.42%
6 Months:-54.53%
3 Months:-27.03%
1 Month:-24.74%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 17% of range
$1.54 $5.16
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)27.00 · Oversold
Price Performance
1M-24.74%
3M-27.03%
6M-54.53%
1Y-6.42%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Trading 58.1% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-0.15
Industry PE
16.45
Forward P/E
-2.16
PEG Ratio
-6.51
Book Value
$-3.44
Price to Book
-0.88
P/S
0.13
EV/EBITDA
12.37
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
6.96%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
-9.20%
Earnings (YoY)
-168.99%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
4.04%
ROE
-
ROA
1.75%
Profit Margin
-58.02%
Op Margin
2.74%
Gross Margin
40.36%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-12.68
EPS (TTM)
$-14.10

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
26.06
Quick Ratio
1.22
Current Ratio
1.34
Debt
$2.62B
Total Assets
$3.65B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
30.80%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.38%
FII / Inst Holding
73.99%
Chg in FII Hold
4.55%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$174.39M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
EBITDA
$267.48M
Free Cash Flow
$92.38M
Operating Cash Flow
$84.05M
Shares Outstanding
80.74M
Gross Margin
40.36%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 SSP The E.W. Scripps Company R2KR3K 2.16 -0.15 $174.39M 0.00% 4.04% - 6.96% -
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 320.21 16.06 $1.88T 0.25% 26.20% 48.68% 17.96% 21.53%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 642.62 24.21 $1.42T 0.31% 25.69% 29.85% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 65.85 20.71 $274.20B 0.00% 29.87% 49.54% 22.30% 32.79%
5 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K 112.52 23.20 $194.29B 1.43% 10.74% 8.01% 6.96% 4.12%
6 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K 44.66 11.63 $185.55B 5.86% 8.56% 15.84% 2.33% 6.90%
7 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 146.54 15.34 $157.19B 2.45% 9.39% 17.99% 22.63% 28.77%
8 T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K 20.93 6.91 $143.42B 4.37% 6.59% 18.34% 0.31% 3.44%
9 SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH 584.22 31.84 $120.13B 0.00% 24.61% 44.48% 13.59% -
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue -------198.47M216.24M200.51M261.75M254.19M283.39M302.73M368.11M277.06M320.43M330.86M423.06M414.22M358.88M493.26M591.11M540.92M565.08M555.24M565.71M594.47M612.10M527.78M582.84M566.53M561.46M573.63M646.30M524.39M540.08M525.85M516.87M490.40M
Operating Income -15.66M-25.36M-12.31M26.76M30.93M-153.00K18.35M-38.30M--628.00K22.47M40.33M-140.00K28.40M5.55M-20.92M1.55M107.23M-57.22M104.25M115.62M71.28M88.98M104.03M16.48M-621.23M53.09M43.39M55.71M121.78M27.48M76.60M37.62M24.77M-1.16B
Net Income -31.40M-24.44M-21.53M4.89M11.49M12.52M38.34M-1.94M----------21.93M---58.52M----------1.63M1.43M47.78M-3.46M-35.96M-32.96M-1.79M-1.15B
Diluted EPS -0.37-0.290.000.060.130.15--0.020.10-0.32--0.330.060.23--0.08-0.01-0.27--0.15-0.270.69--0.07-0.090.500.100.320.38-0.37-8.10-0.19-0.15-0.150.37-0.22-0.59-0.55-0.20-12.68

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 732.40M776.89M728.66M903.46M432.36M498.75M654.17M874.45M876.97M1.16B1.35B1.86B2.28B2.45B2.29B2.51B2.15B
Operating Income -229.51M31.58M-23.37M73.90M-205.00K25.53M-36.56M128.21M-1.90M148.48M87.36M303.49M400.75M428.34M-753.24M412.49M183.99M
Net Income -209.60M130.51M-15.54M40.19M-474.00K10.53M-73.87M59.10M-10.51M20.38M-18.38M269.33M73.34M145.60M-947.78M146.22M-100.88M
Diluted EPS -3.892.03-0.270.69-0.010.18-1.060.80-0.160.24-0.233.210.811.62-11.841.01-1.87

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --827.54M970.53M1.03B966.13M1.03B1.71B1.74B2.13B2.13B3.56B4.86B6.66B6.43B5.41B5.20B5.01B
Total Equity 594.97M433.25M588.90M514.52M537.70M545.77M518.28M900.98M945.93M936.85M926.16M897.93M1.16B1.97B2.13B1.16B1.32B1.25B
Cash & Equivalents 3.87M7.68M204.92M127.89M242.64M229.47M165.27M114.62M134.35M148.70M107.11M32.97M576.02M66.22M18.03M35.32M23.85M27.92M
Long Term Debt --0196.10M180.20M198.00M194.37M392.49M386.61M687.62M685.76M1.90B2.92B3.13B2.85B2.90B2.56B2.59B
Current Liabilities --138.48M125.05M146.03M113.12M134.54M119.82M104.13M210.79M198.06M312.03M358.46M511.88M485.00M477.82M482.39M453.60M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 78.66M65.97M14.79M172.58M33.51M102.06M8.87M146.49M40.85M140.91M-27.45M277.39M237.00M311.42M111.60M365.68M53.10M
Investing Cash Flow -33.59M155.08M-240.49M-32.42M-19.88M-161.94M-61.36M-73.43M-299.07M-127.48M-1.26B317.42M-2.46B-66.39M-60.61M-26.54M-12.13M
Financing Cash Flow -----35.01M-4.31M1.84M-272.56M-55.00M1.22B998.18M693.48M-327.48M-33.71M-350.61M-36.90M
Capital Expenditure -39.45M-18.24M-12.18M-30.21M-15.86M-16.30M-20.79M-25.91M-17.93M-47.09M-60.94M-44.95M-60.74M-45.79M-59.63M-65.26M-46.58M
Free Cash Flow 39.20M47.73M2.60M142.37M17.65M85.75M-11.92M120.58M22.92M93.82M-88.39M232.44M176.26M265.63M51.98M300.42M6.52M
Share Buybacks -051.38M23.56M74.20M21.24M16.22M44.40M17.89M32.32M584.00K00----

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -----------------
Operating Margin % -31.3%4.1%-3.2%8.2%-0.0%5.1%-5.6%14.7%-0.2%12.8%6.5%16.3%17.5%17.5%-32.9%16.4%8.6%
Net Margin % -28.6%16.8%-2.1%4.4%-0.1%2.1%-11.3%6.8%-1.2%1.8%-1.4%14.5%3.2%5.9%-41.3%5.8%-4.7%
ROE % -48.4%22.2%-3.0%7.5%-0.1%2.0%-8.2%6.2%-1.1%2.2%-2.0%23.2%3.7%6.8%-82.0%11.1%-8.1%
ROCE % -4.6%-2.8%8.4%-0.0%2.8%-2.3%7.9%-0.1%7.7%2.7%6.7%6.5%7.2%-15.3%8.7%4.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
30.80%
Institutions
73.99%
Public Float
106.92%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 6.83% 4.70M $13.43M
2 Penn Capital Management Company LLC 6.74% 4.63M $13.25M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 4.98% 3.42M $9.79M
4 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.47% 3.07M $8.79M
5 New York State Common Retirement Fund 4.44% 3.05M $8.73M
6 Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL 3.84% 2.64M $7.54M
7 Wittenberg Investment Management, Inc. 3.84% 2.64M $7.54M
8 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 3.58% 2.46M $7.05M
9 Minerva Advisors LLC 2.67% 1.83M $5.24M
10 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.49% 1.71M $4.90M

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SSP — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP)?

As of 2026-10-23 16:27 PDT, The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) trades at $2.16 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $1.54 to $5.16.

What is the market capitalisation of SSP?

The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) has a market capitalisation of $174.39M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of SSP?

SSP trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -0.15. The industry average P/E is 16.45. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -0.88.

Is SSP a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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