E.W. SCRIPPS Co
SSP Nasdaq· Television Broadcasting Stations
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$2.01
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- E.W. SCRIPPS Co had $2.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 14.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +3.0% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 8.6%, down 7.9 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 9 is left after running the business.
- E.W. SCRIPPS Co lost $101M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $6.5M in fiscal 2025, 0.3% of revenue.
- E.W. SCRIPPS Co owes $2.6B more than it holds in cash, about 7.8 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$185M
P/E
—
Revenue
$2.2B
Net income
−$101M
Free cash flow
$6.5M
Operating margin
8.6%
E.W. SCRIPPS Co in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−14.3%
No. Sales fell 14.3% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−4.7%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
0.3%
Partly. 0.3% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
7.8x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 7.8 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 8
Weak. It passes 3 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What E.W. SCRIPPS Co does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 27, 2026
- Legal name
- E.W. SCRIPPS Co
- CIK
- 0000832428
E.W. SCRIPPS Co · SSP
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth | 22.9% | 7.4% | −6.5% | 9.5% | −14.3% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 17.5% | −32.9% | 16.4% | 8.6% |
| Net income | $123M | $196M | −$948M | $146M | −$101M |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 8.0% | −41.3% | 5.8% | −4.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.81 | $1.62 | −$11.84 | $1.01 | −$1.87 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $237M | $311M | $112M | $366M | $53.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $60.7M | $45.8M | $59.6M | $65.3M | $46.6M |
| Free cash flow | $176M | $266M | $52.0M | $300M | $6.5M |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 10.8% | 2.3% | 12.0% | 0.3% |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Share count change | 7.5% | −0.7% | −3.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $66.2M | $18.0M | $35.3M | $23.9M | $27.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $3.2B | $2.9B | $3.0B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.0B | $2.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.6x | 5.0x | — | 4.6x | 7.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Interest coverage | 2.4x | 2.7x | −3.5x | 2.0x | 0.8x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 5.1% | 6.0% | −14.6% | 7.4% | 3.8% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 9.6% | −57.7% | 11.8% | −7.9% |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.1 | 1.3 | −0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$7.2M
20 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.1M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co · SSP
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
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At $2.01 a share, the company is worth $185M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000832428). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.