SSP Communication Services

The E.W. Scripps Company

$2.69+0.00%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Broadcasting
Country: United States
Market cap: 249.3M USD
Enterprise value: 2.7B USD
Full-time employees: 4,600

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (24.77× vs a peer median of 0.37×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (24.77× vs peers 0.37×)

Ranks #446 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 2%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
E.W. Scripps made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 24.8× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 24.8× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 24.8× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 24.8× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 74% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, E.W. Scripps looks cheaper than 74% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −12%, operating profit −57%.
Since 2022, E.W. Scripps's revenue changed −12% while operating profit fell 57%: costs rose faster than sales.

StockQuotient Score

11/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 11 → Nov 4 11

Valuation

Is the price right?

25/100

Weak▼ 3 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 28 → 25

Share price +33.8%-4
Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-490.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0294 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield-33.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price50% base weight · Z-score -1.32Sector median: 0.0857 · MAD: 0.0649

Free cash flow yield14.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 1.14Sector median: 0.0740 · MAD: 0.0593

Other data (not scored)

Book yield40.6%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4780 · MAD: 0.3375

Growth

Is it growing?

10/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

12-month revenue fell 2.3%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a profit to a loss33% base weight · Z-score -2.15Sector median: 0.0878 · MAD: 0.3126

3-year revenue growth-4.5%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.10Sector median: 0.0303 · MAD: 0.0683

Revenue growth-14.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.38Sector median: 0.0299 · MAD: 0.0720

Profitability

Does it earn well?

0/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

Operating margin fell 58.8 points to -50.3%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-50.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -5.33Sector median: 0.0818 · MAD: 0.0789

Return on assets-33.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.61Sector median: 0.0272 · MAD: 0.0318

Return on invested capital-32.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -5.34Sector median: 0.0598 · MAD: 0.0706

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin40.4%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4656 · MAD: 0.1827

Return on equity-1206.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0529 · MAD: 0.1007

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.69

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.11Sector median: 0.6525 · MAD: 0.2880

Current ratio1.34×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.07Sector median: 1.3848 · MAD: 0.6948

Debt / equity24.77×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -13.85Sector median: 0.3697 · MAD: 0.3335

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about E.W. Scripps

Is E.W. Scripps getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 7, 2026) got weaker in some ways: operating margin fell 58.8 points to -50.3%; 12-month revenue fell 2.3%. Its overall score is 11/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is E.W. Scripps valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 25/100 against 512 communication services peers. Free cash flow yield 14.1% vs a peer median of 7.4% (stronger than 74% of peers).Free cash flow yield 14.1% vs peers 7.4% (stronger than 74% of peers). Earnings yield -490.3% vs a peer median of 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -490.3% vs peers 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is E.W. Scripps growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 10/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth -14.2% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 91% of peers).Revenue growth -14.2% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 91% of peers).
How profitable is E.W. Scripps?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 0/100 against 512 communication services peers. Operating margin -50.3% vs a peer median of 8.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Operating margin -50.3% vs peers 8.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How risky is E.W. Scripps?: Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 24.77× vs a peer median of 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 24.77× vs peers 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 7, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got weaker

Operating margin fell 58.8 points to -50.3%
12-month revenue fell 2.3%

Worth watching: E.W. Scripps is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	2.1B USD	2.1B USD	−2.3%
Net income (12 months)	−99.2M USD	−1.2B USD	+1124.1%
Operating margin	8.5%	-50.3%	−58.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	15.2M USD	35.0M USD	+129.9%
Debt	2.5B USD	2.5B USD	−2.2%
Cash	83.7M USD	13.0M USD	−84.4%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Communication Services · 67 companies

Valuations in Communication Services are within their usual range since 2016.

46% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +11% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −6% vs the whole market, against a usual −7%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Communication Services: too few Broadcasting companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	17.5%	17.5%	-32.9%	16.4%	8.6%	▼ 7.9 pts
Net margin	5.4%	8.0%	-41.3%	5.8%	-4.7%	▼ 11 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	1.8%	3.0%	-17.5%	2.8%	-2.0%	▼ 4.8 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	6.2%	9.2%	-82.0%	11.1%	-8.1%	▼ 19 pts
Free cash flow margin	7.7%	10.8%	2.3%	12.0%	0.3%	▼ 12 pts
Current ratio	1.37×	1.33×	1.41×	1.31×	1.65×	▲ 26%
Debt to equity	1.63×	1.37×	2.55×	1.98×	2.08×	▲ 5.3%
Interest coverage	2.43×	2.66×	-3.53×	1.96×	0.83×	▼ 58%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (24.77× vs a peer median of 0.37×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (24.77× vs peers 0.37×)

Ranks #446 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 2%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.

E.W. Scripps made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 24.8× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 24.8× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 24.8× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 24.8× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 74% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its free cash flow, E.W. Scripps looks cheaper than 74% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −12%, operating profit −57%.

Since 2022, E.W. Scripps's revenue changed −12% while operating profit fell 57%: costs rose faster than sales.

Questions investors ask about E.W. Scripps

Is E.W. Scripps getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 7, 2026) got weaker in some ways: operating margin fell 58.8 points to -50.3%; 12-month revenue fell 2.3%. Its overall score is 11/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is E.W. Scripps valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 25/100 against 512 communication services peers. Free cash flow yield 14.1% vs a peer median of 7.4% (stronger than 74% of peers).Free cash flow yield 14.1% vs peers 7.4% (stronger than 74% of peers). Earnings yield -490.3% vs a peer median of 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -490.3% vs peers 2.9% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is E.W. Scripps growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 10/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth -14.2% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 91% of peers).Revenue growth -14.2% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 91% of peers).

How profitable is E.W. Scripps?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 0/100 against 512 communication services peers. Operating margin -50.3% vs a peer median of 8.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Operating margin -50.3% vs peers 8.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How risky is E.W. Scripps?

Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 24.77× vs a peer median of 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 24.77× vs peers 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

2.1B USD

2.1B USD

−2.3%

Net income (12 months)

−99.2M USD

−1.2B USD

+1124.1%

Operating margin

8.5%

-50.3%

−58.8 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

15.2M USD

35.0M USD

+129.9%

Debt

2.5B USD

2.5B USD

−2.2%

Cash

83.7M USD

13.0M USD

−84.4%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

17.5%

-32.9%

16.4%

8.6%

▼ 7.9 pts

Net margin

5.4%

8.0%

-41.3%

5.8%

-4.7%

▼ 11 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

1.8%

3.0%

-17.5%

2.8%

-2.0%

▼ 4.8 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

6.2%

9.2%

-82.0%

11.1%

-8.1%

▼ 19 pts

Free cash flow margin

7.7%

10.8%

2.3%

12.0%

0.3%

▼ 12 pts

Current ratio

1.37×

1.33×

1.41×

1.31×

1.65×

▲ 26%

Debt to equity

1.63×

1.37×

2.55×

1.98×

2.08×

▲ 5.3%

Interest coverage

2.43×

2.66×

-3.53×

1.96×

0.83×

▼ 58%