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The E.W. Scripps Company SSP Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin40.8%+0.1pp40.7%-3.6pp44.4%-2.5pp46.9%-0.2pp47%
Operating margin8.5%-0.1pp8.6%-5.8pp14.4%-2.7pp17.1%+1.1pp16%-0.4pp
Net margin-4.6%+0.1pp-4.7%-5.7pp1%-3.3pp4.3%-1.5pp5.7%-0.1pp
EBITDA margin15.4%-0.2pp15.6%-5.4pp20.9%-2.5pp23.4%+1.1pp22.3%-0.3pp
Free cash flow margin0.7%+0.4pp0.3%-5.0pp5.3%-4.7pp10%-0.9pp10.9%-1.1pp
Returns
Return on equity-7.7%+0.1pp-7.9%-9.7pp1.9%-6.6pp8.4%-2.9pp11.4%-0.4pp
Return on assets-2%0.0pp-2%-2.4pp0.4%-1.6pp2%-0.7pp2.7%-0.1pp
Return on invested capital4.6%0.0pp4.6%+0.5pp4.1%-2.5pp6.7%-0.6pp7.3%+0.3pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.6×-0.1×1.6×0.0×1.6×+0.3×1.3×-0.1×1.4×+0.1×
Quick ratio1.6×-0.1×1.6×0.0×1.6×+0.3×1.3×-0.1×1.4×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.2×+0.2×0.1×-0.1×0.1×+0.1×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity2.2×0.0×2.2×0.0×2.2×+0.1×2.1×+0.1×2.1×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA7.9×-0.2×8.1×+2.4×5.6×+0.9×4.8×-0.1×4.9×
Interest coverage0.8×-0.1×0.8×-0.8×1.6×-0.4×0.0×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization$253.57M+14.3%$354.32M+63.1%$217.3M-19.0%$268.39M+3.6%$259.13M+35.8%
Enterprise value$2.84B-3.3%$3.06B+3.7%$2.95B-1.3%$2.99B+1.0%$2.96B+3.1%
Price / sales0.1×0.0×0.2×+0.1×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Price / book0.2×0.0×0.3×+0.1×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×+0.1×
EV / EBITDA8.7×+3.5×9.1×+3.1×6.1×+0.8×5.2×-0.1×5.4×
EV / sales1.3×+0.1×1.4×+0.1×1.3×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×+0.1×
Free cash flow yield5.3%-92.0pp1.8%-54.4pp56.2%-34.4pp90.6%-13.1pp103.7%-53.7pp
Earnings yield-34.7%-76.2pp-28.5%-39.1pp10.6%-28.1pp38.7%-15.8pp54.5%-22.1pp

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Questions, answered.

What are The E.W. Scripps Company's profit margins?
The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) runs a 40.8% gross margin and a 8.5% operating margin, with a -4.6% net margin.
Where do The E.W. Scripps Company's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from The E.W. Scripps Company's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.