The E.W. Scripps Company SSP Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 40.8%-6.2pp | 40.7%-6.6pp | 44.4%-1.0pp | 46.9%+3.6pp | 47%— | |
| Operating margin | 8.5%-7.6pp | 8.6%-7.9pp | 14.4%+13.6pp | 17.1%+19.2pp | 16%+47.3pp | |
| Net margin | -4.6%-10.3pp | -4.7%-10.5pp | 1%+9.5pp | 4.3%+15.3pp | 5.7%+45.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 15.4%-7.0pp | 15.6%-7.1pp | 20.9%+13.6pp | 23.4%+18.9pp | 22.3%+46.9pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.7%-10.2pp | 0.3%-11.7pp | 5.3%-3.1pp | 10%+6.6pp | 10.9%+8.0pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | -7.7%-19.1pp | -7.9%-19.7pp | 1.9%+17.4pp | 8.4%+28.2pp | 11.4%+68.3pp | |
| Return on assets | -2%-4.7pp | -2%-4.7pp | 0.4%+4.2pp | 2%+6.7pp | 2.7%+18.5pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6%-2.7pp | 4.6%-2.4pp | 4.1%+3.7pp | 6.7%+7.8pp | 7.3%+23.0pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.6×+0.2× | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.3×-0.2× | 1.4×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.6×+0.2× | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.3×-0.2× | 1.4×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.2×+0.2× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×+0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.2×-0.2× | 2.1×-0.4× | 2.1×-0.5× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.9×+3.0× | 8.1×+3.4× | 5.6×-10.7× | 4.8×-23.4× | 4.9×— | |
| Interest coverage | 0.8×-1.2× | 0.8×-1.1× | 1.6×+1.5× | 2×+2.3× | 2×+5.3× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $253.57M+14.3% | $354.32M+85.6% | $217.3M+12.4% | $268.39M+0.1% | $259.13M-22.6% | |
| Enterprise value | $2.84B-3.3% | $3.06B+6.5% | $2.95B-3.1% | $2.99B-7.9% | $2.96B-10.7% | |
| Price / sales | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×+0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.7×+3.5× | 9.1×+4.1× | 6.1×-11.4× | 5.2×-25.5× | 5.4×— | |
| EV / sales | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.4×+0.3× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.2×-0.2× | 1.2×-0.2× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.3%-92.0pp | 1.8%-156pp | 56.2%-47.3pp | 90.6%+61.2pp | 103.7%+83.5pp | |
| Earnings yield | -34.7%-76.2pp | -28.5%-105pp | 10.6%+117pp | 38.7%+134pp | 54.5%+331pp |
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- 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.
