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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.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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13.3%Hi! I read E.W. SCRIPPS Coβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β14.3%
No. Sales fell 14.3% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β4.7%
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?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· 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 7.9Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 9 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· E.W. SCRIPPS Co lost $101M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $6.5M in fiscal 2025, 0.3% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $7.2M and sold $1.1M of shares on the open market.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$7.2M
20 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$1.1M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Molly E McCabe10% owner | Sold | 11,239 | $3.29 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 19, 2026 | Molly E McCabe10% owner | Sold | 112,284 | $3.40 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| May 18, 2026 | Molly E McCabe10% owner | Sold | 142,970 | $3.48 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Molly E McCabe10% owner | Sold | 60,182 | $3.35 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | Geraldine Scripps Granado10% owner | Bought | 72,798 | $3.54 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Samantha J. Brickner10% owner | Bought | 1,262 | $3.53 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Ellen B. Granado10% owner | Bought | 18,000 | $4.46 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mary Peirce10% owner | Bought | 729 | $4.59 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mary Ann S. Sanchez10% owner | Bought | 93,377 | $4.59 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Manuel E. Granado10% owner | Bought | 10,000 | $4.46 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Geraldine Scripps Granado10% owner | Bought | 8,399 | $4.59 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Raymundo H. Granado Jr.Director, 10% owner | Bought | 4,984 | $4.59 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Vanessa L. Sanchez10% owner | Bought | 4,200 | $4.59 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Austin S Heidt10% owner | Bought | 4,000 | $4.48 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Samantha J. Brickner10% owner | Bought | 46,412 | $4.59 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Savannah Brickner10% owner | Bought | 27,682 | $4.59 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Savannah Brickner10% owner | Bought | 38,544 | $4.43 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Vanessa L. Sanchez10% owner | Bought | 6,852 | $4.43 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Mary Peirce10% owner | Bought | 1,485 | $4.43 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Mary Ann S. Sanchez10% owner | Bought | 127,338 | $4.43 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Samantha J. Brickner10% owner | Bought | 63,955 | $4.43 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Geraldine Scripps Granado10% owner | Bought | 13,705 | $4.43 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Raymundo H. Granado Jr.Director, 10% owner | Bought | 8,280 | $4.43 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Eaton M Scripps10% owner | Bought | 41,017 | $4.64 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Corina S. Granado10% owner | Bought | 79,758 | $4.64 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Margaret Scripps Klenzing10% owner | Bought | 159,515 | $4.64 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Peggy Scripps Evans10% owner | Bought | 3,077 | $4.64 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Anthony S. Granado10% owner | Bought | 5,742 | $4.64 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Margaret Scripps Klenzing10% owner | Bought | 120,534 | $4.43 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Elizabeth Scripps10% owner | Bought | 2,324 | $4.43 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Eaton M Scripps10% owner | Bought | 30,993 | $4.43 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Corina S. Granado10% owner | Bought | 60,266 | $4.43 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Anthony S. Granado10% owner | Bought | 4,339 | $4.43 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Margaret Scripps Klenzing10% owner | Bought | 139,951 | $4.17 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Elizabeth Scripps10% owner | Bought | 2,099 | $4.17 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Rebecca Scripps Brickner10% owner | Bought | 69,976 | $4.17 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Eaton M Scripps10% owner | Bought | 27,990 | $4.17 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Anthony S. Granado10% owner | Bought | 3,919 | $4.17 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Adam SymsonPresident and CEO, Director | Bought | 26,910 | $3.69 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Monica HolcombDirector, 10% owner | Bought | 7,500 | $3.91 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Geraldine Scripps Granado10% owner | Bought | 40,000 | $3.91 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Corina S. Granado10% owner | Bought | 260,000 | $3.91 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Charles L. BarmondeDirector, 10% owner | Bought | 40,000 | $3.91 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· E.W. SCRIPPS Co owes $2.6B more than it holds in cash, about 7.8 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably E.W. SCRIPPS Co can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.6x | 5.0x | β | 4.6x | 7.8x |
| Debt / equity | 1.6x | 1.4x | 2.6x | 2.0x | 2.1x |
| Interest coverage | 2.4x | 2.7x | β3.5x | 2.0x | 0.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Total assets | $6.7B | $6.4B | $5.4B | $5.2B | $5.0B |
| Total liabilities | $4.7B | $4.3B | $4.3B | $3.9B | $3.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.0B | $2.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $3.1B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 3.8%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 4 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· E.W. SCRIPPS Co passes 3 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is 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 | 3 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.0% | β2.7% | β5.7% | 0.3% | β0.2% | β2.0% | β1.8% | β17.9% | β4.1% | β3.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.49 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 1.02 | 3.18 | 1.13 | 1.31 | β0.78 | 0.78 | 0.60 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $874M | $877M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Operating income | $128M | β$1.9M | $148M | $87.4M | $303M | $401M | $428M | β$753M | $412M | $184M |
| Interest expense | $18.0M | $26.7M | $36.2M | $80.6M | $93.0M | $165M | $161M | $214M | $210M | $221M |
| Pretax income | $93.2M | β$32.1M | $92.7M | $1.0M | $209M | $187M | $276M | β$968M | $210M | β$120M |
| Income tax | $33.3M | β$20.1M | $22.8M | $2.9M | $55.5M | $71.2M | $80.6M | β$19.7M | $63.8M | β$18.6M |
| Net income | $59.1M | β$10.5M | $19.7M | β$18.4M | $269M | $123M | $196M | β$948M | $146M | β$101M |
| Net income to common | $67.2M | β$13.1M | $20.4M | β$18.4M | $269M | $73.3M | $146M | β$998M | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | $0.80 | β$0.16 | $0.24 | β$0.23 | $3.21 | $0.81 | $1.62 | β$11.84 | $1.01 | β$1.87 |
| Diluted shares | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $146M | $40.9M | $141M | β$27.5M | $277M | $237M | $311M | $112M | $366M | $53.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $25.9M | $17.9M | $47.1M | $60.9M | $44.9M | $60.7M | $45.8M | $59.6M | $65.3M | $46.6M |
| Free cash flow | $121M | $22.9M | $93.8M | β$88.4M | $232M | $176M | $266M | $52.0M | $300M | $6.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $55.2M | $56.3M | $60.7M | $84.3M | $107M | $162M | $160M | $155M | $155M | $151M |
| Acquisitions | $43.5M | $281M | $149M | $1.2B | $7.1M | $2.7B | $13.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Share buybacks | $44.4M | $17.9M | $32.3M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $16.4M | $16.4M | $16.6M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $44.4M | $17.9M | $48.7M | $17.0M | $16.6M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $134M | $149M | $107M | $33.0M | $576M | $66.2M | $18.0M | $35.3M | $23.9M | $27.9M |
| Total debt | $396M | $702M | $696M | $2.0B | $3.0B | $3.2B | $2.9B | $3.0B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | β | β | $28.5M | $30.1M | $31.0M | $31.5M |
| Current assets | $346M | $606M | $471M | $644M | $2.1B | $702M | $644M | $676M | $630M | $747M |
| Current liabilities | $104M | $211M | $198M | $312M | $358M | $512M | $485M | $478M | $482M | $454M |
| Property and equipment, net | $225M | $210M | $238M | $370M | $344M | $457M | β | β | β | β |
| Goodwill | $576M | $709M | $787M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.9B |
| Intangible assets | $413M | $426M | $479M | $1.1B | $975M | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Total assets | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $3.6B | $4.9B | $6.7B | $6.4B | $5.4B | $5.2B | $5.0B |
| Total liabilities | $790M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $2.7B | $3.7B | $4.7B | $4.3B | $4.3B | $3.9B | $3.8B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $946M | $937M | $926M | $898M | $1.2B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 14.7% | β0.2% | 12.8% | 6.5% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 17.5% | β32.9% | 16.4% | 8.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 21.0% | 6.2% | 18.1% | 12.7% | 22.1% | 24.6% | 24.0% | β26.1% | 22.6% | 15.6% |
| Net margin | 6.8% | β1.2% | 1.7% | β1.4% | 14.5% | 5.4% | 8.0% | β41.3% | 5.8% | β4.7% |
| FCF margin | 13.8% | 2.6% | 8.1% | β6.5% | 12.5% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 2.3% | 12.0% | 0.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 6.9% | β0.1% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 6.0% | β14.6% | 7.4% | 3.8% |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | β0.1% | 7.7% | 2.7% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.2% | β15.3% | 8.7% | 4.0% |
| Return on equity | 6.2% | β1.1% | 2.1% | β2.0% | 26.1% | 7.8% | 9.6% | β57.7% | 11.8% | β7.9% |
| Return on assets | 3.4% | β0.5% | 0.9% | β0.6% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 3.0% | β16.0% | 2.8% | β2.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 0.3% | 32.0% | 16.8% | 37.4% | 22.9% | 7.4% | β6.5% | 9.5% | β14.3% |
| Net income growth | β | β117.8% | β | β193.1% | β | β54.4% | 59.6% | β583.8% | β | β169.0% |
| EPS growth | β | β120.0% | β | β195.8% | β | β74.8% | 100.0% | β830.9% | β | β285.1% |
| FCF growth | β | β81.0% | 309.3% | β194.2% | β | β24.2% | 50.7% | β80.4% | 478.0% | β97.8% |
| Share count change | β | β1.9% | β0.2% | β1.3% | 1.2% | 7.5% | β0.7% | β3.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | 10.2x | 2.8x | 11.2x | 5.9x | 5.6x | 5.0x | β | 4.6x | 7.8x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 2.2x | 2.6x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 2.6x | 2.0x | 2.1x |
| Interest coverage | 7.1x | β0.1x | 4.1x | 1.1x | 3.3x | 2.4x | 2.7x | β3.5x | 2.0x | 0.8x |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 2.9x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 5.8x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 3.3x | 2.9x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 5.8x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 36.8% | 78.0% | 51.9% | β | 7.1% | 0.0% | β | β | β | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | β0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.0% | β2.7% | β5.7% | 0.3% | β0.2% | β2.0% | β1.8% | β17.9% | β4.1% | β3.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000832428). 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.
