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E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) financials

For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, E.W. Scripps Company reported $2.11B of revenue and -$1.14B of net income.

Revenue, TTM
$2.11B
Revenue growth, YoY
-8.9%
Net income, TTM
-$1.14B
Net margin
-54.2%
Free cash flow, TTM
$148.29M
EPS, diluted, TTM
-$13.18
Cash
$83.39M
Total debt
$2.46B
P/S
0.16
Market cap
$329.9M
Annual revenue$2.15B
FY2016FY2025
Annual net income-$100.88M
FY2016FY2025
Annual free cash flow$6.52M
FY2016FY2025

SSP revenue and earnings growth

SSP revenueQ3 2026$544.86M

Quarter YoY
+3.6%
QoQ
+11.1%
FY YoY
-14.3%
5Y CAGR
+3.0%
10Y CAGR
+12.6%

SSP revenue was $544.86M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 3.6% from a year earlier and up 11.1% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $2.15B, down 14.3% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +3.0% over 5 years and +12.6% over 10 years. It rose in 8 of the last 10 fiscal years.

SSP net incomeQ3 2026$37.66M

SSP net income was $37.66M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$32.96M a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$100.88M, compared with $146.22M in fiscal 2024.

SSP EPSQ3 2026$0.21

SSP diluted EPS was $0.21 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$0.55 a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$1.87, compared with $1.01 in fiscal 2024.

SSP free cash flowQ3 2026$119.64M

Quarter YoY
19x
FY YoY
-97.8%
5Y CAGR
-51.1%

SSP free cash flow was $119.64M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up about 19-fold from a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $6.52M, down 97.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was -51.1% over 5 years. It rose in 2 of the last 5 fiscal years.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
FY2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY2017
Dec 31, 2017
FY2016
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue$2.15B$2.51B$2.29B$2.45B$2.28B$1.86B$1.35B$1.16B$876.97M$874.45M
Selling, general and admin$563.00M$606.18M$614.77M$623.16M$595.11M$497.75M$449.88M---
Operating income$183.99M$412.49M-$753.24M$428.34M$400.75M$303.49M$87.36M$148.48M-$1.90M$128.21M
Interest expense$220.97M$210.34M$213.51M$161.13M$165.16M$92.99M$80.60M$36.18M$26.70M$18.04M
Pre-tax income-$119.50M$209.98M-$967.51M$276.46M$187.09M$209.02M$1.00M$92.67M-$32.08M$93.19M
Income tax-$18.63M$63.76M-$19.73M$80.56M$71.19M$55.46M$2.92M$22.78M-$20.05M$33.27M
Net income-$100.88M$146.22M-$947.78M$195.90M$73.34M$269.33M-$18.38M$20.38M-$13.11M$67.23M
EPS, basic-$1.87$1.01-$11.84$1.71$0.87$3.23-$0.23$0.25-$0.16$0.80
EPS, diluted-$1.87$1.01-$11.84$1.62$0.81$3.21-$0.23$0.24-$0.16$0.80
Diluted shares88.0M86.1M84.3M87.3M88.0M81.8M80.8M81.9M82.1M83.6M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
FY2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY2017
Dec 31, 2017
FY2016
Dec 31, 2016
Cash and equivalents$27.92M$23.85M$35.32M$18.03M$100.48M$1.63B$32.97M$107.11M$148.70M$134.35M
Receivables$569.31M$568.19M$610.54M$600.10M$572.52M$429.02M$387.85M$281.33M$245.37M$178.54M
Current assets$747.42M$630.01M$676.09M$643.94M$702.28M$2.09B$643.92M$471.02M$605.53M$345.89M
Goodwill$1.92B$1.97B$1.97B$2.92B$2.91B$1.20B$1.22B$786.84M$708.77M$575.78M
Total assets$5.01B$5.20B$5.41B$6.43B$6.66B$4.86B$3.56B$2.13B$2.13B$1.74B
Current liabilities$453.60M$482.39M$477.82M$485.00M$511.88M$358.46M$312.03M$198.06M$210.79M$104.13M
Short-term debt$8.85M$15.61M$15.61M$18.61M$18.61M$10.61M$10.61M$3.00M$5.66M$6.57M
Long-term debt$2.59B$2.56B$2.90B$2.85B$3.13B$2.92B$1.90B$685.76M$687.62M$386.61M
Total debt$2.59B$2.58B$2.91B$2.87B$3.15B$2.93B$1.92B$688.76M$693.27M$393.19M
Total liabilities-$3.88B$4.25B$4.30B$4.69B$3.70B$2.66B$1.20B$1.19B$789.97M
Shareholders' equity$1.25B$1.32B$1.16B$2.13B$1.97B$1.16B$897.93M$926.16M$937.49M$945.93M

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
FY2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY2017
Dec 31, 2017
FY2016
Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow$53.10M$365.68M$111.60M$311.42M$237.00M$277.39M-$27.45M$140.91M$40.85M$146.49M
Capital expenditures$46.58M$65.26M$59.63M$45.79M$60.74M$44.95M$60.94M$47.09M$17.93M$25.91M
Free cash flow$6.52M$300.42M$51.98M$265.63M$176.26M$232.44M-$88.39M$93.82M$22.92M$120.58M
Investing cash flow-$12.13M-$26.54M-$60.61M-$66.39M-$2.46B$317.42M-$1.26B-$127.48M-$299.07M-$73.43M
Financing cash flow-$36.90M-$350.61M-$33.71M-$327.48M$693.48M$998.18M$1.22B-$55.00M$272.56M-$53.33M
Dividends paid-----$16.57M$16.37M$16.39M$0$0
Share repurchases----$0$0$584.0K$32.32M$17.89M$44.40M
Depreciation and amortization$150.83M$155.23M$155.10M$160.43M$161.92M$107.16M$84.34M$60.71M$56.34M$55.20M

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
FY2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY2017
Dec 31, 2017
FY2016
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue growth, YoY-14.3%9.5%-6.5%7.4%22.9%37.4%16.8%32.0%0.3%33.7%
Net income growth, YoY---167.1%-72.8%-----
EPS growth, YoY---100.0%-74.8%-----
Operating margin8.6%16.4%-32.9%17.5%17.5%16.3%6.5%12.8%-0.2%14.7%
Net margin-4.7%5.8%-41.3%8.0%3.2%14.5%-1.4%1.8%-1.5%7.7%
Free cash flow margin0.3%12.0%2.3%10.8%7.7%12.5%-6.5%8.1%2.6%13.8%
Return on equity-8.1%11.1%-82.0%9.2%3.7%23.2%-2.0%2.2%-1.4%7.1%
Return on assets-2.0%2.8%-17.5%3.0%1.1%5.5%-0.5%1.0%-0.6%3.9%
Current ratio1.651.311.411.331.375.842.062.382.873.32
Debt to equity2.081.952.521.351.602.522.130.740.740.42

Source: XBRL data E.W. Scripps Company files with the SEC, latest filing dated Nov 6, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

SSP peers

CompanyRevenueGrowthNet incomeNet marginMarket cap
SSP$2.11B-8.9%-$1.14B-54.2%$329.9M
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SKYD$28.76B--$14.00M-0.0%$43.87B
FOXA$17.96B+9.0%$2.03B11.3%$28.55B
FWONK$4.48B+10.9%$558.00M12.5%$27.09B
FWONA$4.48B+10.9%$558.00M12.5%$25.79B
FOX$17.96B+9.0%$2.03B11.3%$25.52B
TMECN¥32.90B+15.8%CN¥11.06B33.6%$14.76B
SIRI$8.60B+0.5%$900.00M10.5%$10.99B

SSP FAQ

8 questions
  • What is SSP revenue?
    E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) reported $2.11B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026. That is down 8.9% from the year before. Revenue for fiscal 2025 was $2.15B.
  • Is SSP profitable?
    No. E.W. Scripps Company reported a net loss of $1.14B for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026.
  • How much cash and debt does SSP have?
    E.W. Scripps Company reported $83.39M in cash and cash equivalents and $2.46B of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is SSP revenue growing?
    E.W. Scripps Company's revenue changed -14.3% in fiscal 2025, to $2.15B. Its compound annual growth rate was +3.0% over 5 years and +12.6% over 10 years.
  • What is SSP free cash flow?
    E.W. Scripps Company generated $148.29M of free cash flow for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, which is operating cash flow of $194.00M less capital expenditures.
  • What is SSP earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were -$13.18 for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did SSP last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from E.W. Scripps Company's 10-Q filed on Nov 6, 2026, covering the period ended Sep 30, 2026.
  • Where does this SSP financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data E.W. Scripps Company files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.