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Key Metrics

Previous Close: $3.46
52-Week Range: $1.52 – $5.39
Market Cap: $304.88M
P/E (TTM): —
EPS (TTM): -14.10
Dividend Yield: —

Advanced Metrics

Price/Book: —
PEG Ratio: -6.51
Return on Equity: -174.66%
Return on Assets: 1.75%
Gross Margin: 40.36%
Operating Margin: 2.74%
Profit Margin: -58.02%
Current Ratio: 1.34
Debt/Equity: 26.06
Total Debt: $2.62B
Free Cash Flow: $92.38M
Revenue Growth: -9.20%
Earnings Growth: —
Enterprise Value: $3.35B

SSP Income statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$2.45B	$2.29B	$2.51B	$2.15B
Cost of Revenue	$1.23B	$1.28B	$1.32B	$1.27B
Gross Profit	$1.22B	$1.01B	$1.19B	$876.07M
Selling, General & Admin	$623.16M	$614.77M	$606.18M	$563.00M
Operating Expenses	$783.59M	$769.87M	$761.41M	$713.83M
Operating Income	$435.85M	$239.71M	$427.59M	$162.24M
EBITDA	$598.03M	-$598.89M	$575.55M	$252.30M
Pretax Income	$276.46M	-$967.51M	$209.98M	-$119.50M
Income Tax	$80.56M	-$19.73M	$63.76M	-$18.63M
Net Income	$195.90M	-$947.78M	$146.22M	-$100.88M
Diluted EPS	1.62	-11.84	1.01	-1.87
Diluted Shares	87.35M	84.27M	86.07M	88.02M

SSP Balance Sheet statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & Equivalents	$18.03M	$35.32M	$23.85M	$27.92M
Receivables	$600.10M	$610.54M	$568.19M	$569.31M
Current Assets	$643.94M	$676.09M	$630.01M	$747.42M
Total Assets	$6.43B	$5.41B	$5.20B	$5.01B
Current Liabilities	$485.00M	$477.82M	$482.39M	$453.60M
Long-Term Debt	$2.85B	$2.90B	$2.56B	$2.59B
Total Debt	$3.01B	$3.03B	$2.69B	$2.71B
Total Liabilities	$4.30B	$4.25B	$3.88B	$3.76B
Retained Earnings	$350.71M	-$622.22M	-$476.00M	-$576.88M
Shareholders' Equity	$2.13B	$1.16B	$1.32B	$1.25B
Working Capital	$158.94M	$198.27M	$147.62M	$293.82M
Net Debt	$2.85B	$2.88B	$2.55B	$2.57B

SSP Cash Flow statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$311.42M	$111.60M	$365.68M	$53.10M
Capital Expenditure	-$45.79M	-$59.63M	-$65.26M	-$46.58M
Free Cash Flow	$265.63M	$51.98M	$300.42M	$6.52M
Depreciation & Amortisation	$160.43M	$155.10M	$155.23M	$150.83M
Stock-Based Compensation	$19.46M	$25.63M	$17.99M	$19.40M
Investing Cash Flow	-$66.39M	-$60.61M	-$26.54M	-$12.13M
Financing Cash Flow	-$327.48M	-$33.71M	-$350.61M	-$36.90M
Dividends Paid	-$48.00M	-$48.00M	$0.00	$0.00
Net Change in Cash	-$82.45M	$17.29M	-$11.47M	$4.07M

SSP Income statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Revenue	$524.39M	$540.08M	$525.85M	$560.26M	$516.87M
Cost of Revenue	$317.15M	$313.69M	$311.31M	$332.36M	$310.79M
Gross Profit	$207.24M	$226.39M	$214.54M	$227.90M	$206.07M
Selling, General & Admin	$137.24M	$143.39M	$137.43M	$144.95M	$145.83M
Operating Expenses	$175.70M	$180.58M	$174.63M	$182.92M	$181.17M
Operating Income	$31.54M	$45.81M	$39.91M	$44.98M	$24.90M
EBITDA	$65.75M	$70.74M	$59.24M	$56.57M	$87.86M
Pretax Income	-$16.46M	-$25.11M	-$37.19M	-$40.75M	-$4.45M
Income Tax	-$13.00M	$10.85M	-$4.23M	-$12.24M	-$2.66M
Net Income	-$3.46M	-$35.96M	-$32.96M	-$28.50M	-$1.79M
Diluted EPS	-0.22	-0.59	-0.55	-0.51	-0.20
Diluted Shares	86.91M	87.92M	88.46M	88.76M	89.77M

SSP Balance Sheet statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Cash & Equivalents	$23.96M	$31.66M	$54.66M	$27.92M	$83.73M
Receivables	$520.64M	$553.87M	$561.52M	$569.31M	$527.23M
Current Assets	$598.15M	$623.87M	$704.79M	$747.42M	$665.30M
Total Assets	$5.12B	$5.09B	$5.09B	$5.01B	$4.92B
Current Liabilities	$439.67M	$492.15M	$437.42M	$453.60M	$422.34M
Long-Term Debt	$2.56B	$2.54B	$2.64B	$2.59B	$2.55B
Total Debt	$2.71B	$2.73B	$2.77B	$2.71B	$2.66B
Total Liabilities	$3.80B	$3.80B	$3.83B	$3.76B	$3.67B
Retained Earnings	-$479.46M	-$515.42M	-$548.38M	-$576.88M	-$578.67M
Shareholders' Equity	$1.32B	$1.29B	$1.26B	$1.25B	$1.25B
Working Capital	$158.48M	$131.72M	$267.37M	$293.82M	$242.96M
Net Debt	$2.58B	$2.59B	$2.59B	$2.57B	$2.47B

SSP Cash Flow statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Operating Cash Flow	-$3.31M	-$10.55M	$21.83M	$45.13M	$3.51M
Capital Expenditure	-$5.05M	-$12.19M	-$15.44M	-$13.89M	-$3.16M
Free Cash Flow	-$8.36M	-$22.74M	$6.38M	$31.24M	$350.00K
Depreciation & Amortisation	$38.46M	$37.20M	$37.21M	$37.97M	$35.35M
Stock-Based Compensation	$6.71M	$7.49M	$1.28M	$3.93M	$6.63M
Investing Cash Flow	-$9.89M	$26.42M	-$15.00M	-$13.66M	$119.22M
Financing Cash Flow	$13.31M	-$8.17M	$16.18M	-$58.21M	-$55.62M
Net Change in Cash	$107.00K	$7.70M	$23.00M	-$26.74M	$67.11M

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About

The E.W. Scripps Company is a media enterprise with interests in local television stations, national television networks, and digital media. The company operates broadcast stations in markets across the U.S. and owns ION Media, Bounce, Court TV, and other networks.