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SSP Financials E.W. SCRIPPS Co

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 3.0% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 8.6% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 51.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($2.6B) exceeds cash ($28M); net debt is $2.6B.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-2.8% vs 3.0% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 0.8× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 7.7× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$948M $781M $3B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-41% -12% 18% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$88M $106M $300M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $2B $3B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B -$619M $1B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $2.2B -$101M 0.0% 8.6% $7M $2.6B $28M
2024 $2.5B $146M 0.0% 16.4% $300M $2.6B $24M
2023 $2.3B -$948M 0.0% -32.9% $52M $3.0B $35M
2022 $2.5B 0.0% 17.5% $266M $2.9B $18M
2021 $2.3B 0.0% 17.5% $176M $3.2B $66M
2020 $1.9B 0.0% 16.3% $232M $3.0B $576M
2019 $1.4B 0.0% 6.5% -$88M $2.0B $33M
2018 $1.2B 0.0% 12.8% $94M $696M $107M
2017 $846M -$11M 0.0% 0.5% $23M $702M $149M
2016 $874M $59M 0.0% 14.7% $121M $396M $134M
2015 -$74M -$12M $399M $115M
2014 $11M $86M $196M $165M
2013 -$474000 $18M $200M $229M
2012 $40M $142M $196M $243M
2011 -$16M $3M $212M $128M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced SSP against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 1.3 2.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.2 0.4 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is SSP growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, E.W. SCRIPPS Co's revenue has grown 3.0% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does SSP have?

As of FY2025, E.W. SCRIPPS Co reported $2.6B of total debt against $28M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 0.8×.

What is SSP's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 8.6%, and net margin -4.7%.

What is SSP's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, E.W. SCRIPPS Co traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 2.6× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.