E.W. SCRIPPS Co
SSPNasdaq
$3.10
↓ -1.0%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -10.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$278.3M
Enterprise Value
$2.7B
P/E
—
P/S
0.1
P/B
0.2
EV/EBITDA
8.3
PEG
—
FCF Yield
5.5%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$2.1B
Net Income (TTM)
-$99.2M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$15.2M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
8.5%
Net Margin
-4.6%
ROE
-8.0%
ROIC
3.9%
Debt / Equity
2.0
Net Cash
-$2.5B
Return 1Y
-4.3%
Company profile
The E.W. Scripps Company operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local and national media brands. The company operates through a network of 61 television stations. It provides Newsy, a national news network, which provides politics, entertainment, science, and technology news.
- CEO
- Adam P. Symson
- Sector
- Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
- Industry
- Communication
- Employees
- 5,700
- Headquarters
- Ohio
- Website
- scripps.com
Management & directors
- Symson AdamPresident and CEO
- Combs JasonChief Financial Officer
- Giles David MChief Legal Officer
- Lawlor Brian G.President, Scripps Sports
- Perschke DanielSVP, Controller
- Tomlin LauraChief Transformation Officer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
SSP Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$516.9M↓ -1.4%
Diluted EPS-$0.20↓ -9.1%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $303.5M | $400.7M | $428.3M | -$753.2M | $412.5M | $184.0M |
| Net income | — | — | — | -$947.8M | $146.2M | -$100.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $3.21 | $0.81 | $1.62 | -$11.84 | $1.01 | -$1.87 |
| Operating cash flow | $277.4M | $237.0M | $311.4M | $111.6M | $365.7M | $53.1M |
| Free cash flow | $232.4M | $176.3M | $265.6M | $52.0M | $300.4M | $6.5M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 17.5% | 17.5% | -32.9% | 16.4% | 8.6% |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -41.3% | 5.8% | -4.7% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $573.6M | $646.3M | $728.4M | $524.4M | $540.1M | $525.9M | $560.3M | $516.9M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $55.7M | $121.8M | $191.6M | $27.5M | $76.6M | $37.6M | $42.3M | $24.8M |
| Net income | $1.4M | $47.8M | $95.4M | -$3.5M | -$36.0M | -$33.0M | -$28.5M | -$1.8M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.15 | $0.37 | $0.94 | -$0.22 | -$0.59 | -$0.55 | -$0.51 | -$0.20 |
| Operating cash flow | $26.4M | $140.6M | $153.3M | -$3.3M | -$10.5M | $21.8M | $45.1M | $3.5M |
| Free cash flow | $2.8M | $127.4M | $146.9M | -$8.4M | -$22.7M | $6.4M | $31.2M | $350,000.00 |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 18.8% | 26.3% | 5.2% | 14.2% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 7.4% | 13.1% | -0.7% | -6.7% | -6.3% | -5.1% | -0.3% |
Company news
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | McCabe Molly E | Sale | 11,239 | $3.29 | $37,011.15 | filing |
| 2026-05-19 | McCabe Molly E | Sale | 112,284 | $3.40 | $381,978.94 | filing |
| 2026-05-18 | McCabe Molly E | Sale | 142,970 | $3.48 | $497,020.91 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | McCabe Molly E | Sale | 60,182 | $3.35 | $201,561.55 | filing |
| 2026-05-14 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 72,798 | $3.54 | $257,814.12 | filing |
| 2026-05-13 | Brickner Samantha J. | Buy | 1,262 | $3.53 | $4,460.67 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Holcomb Monica | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Jablin Burton F | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Radford Leigh | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Williams Kim | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Mehta Nishat | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Alexander Marcellus Winston Jr | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Barmonde Charles L. | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | CONLIN KELLY P | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Granado Raymundo H. Jr. | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | HAYDEN JOHN W | Option exercise | 90,673 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Sanchez Mary Ann S. | Buy | 93,377 | $4.59 | $428,852.55 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Brickner Samantha J. | Buy | 46,412 | $4.59 | $213,156.39 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Brickner Savannah | Buy | 27,682 | $4.59 | $127,135.12 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Ellen B. | Buy | 18,000 | $4.46 | $80,271.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Manuel E. | Buy | 10,000 | $4.46 | $44,595.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 8,399 | $4.59 | $38,574.09 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Raymundo H. Jr. | Buy | 4,984 | $4.59 | $22,890.02 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Sanchez Vanessa L. | Buy | 4,200 | $4.59 | $19,289.34 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Anthony S. | Buy | 4,200 | $4.59 | $19,289.34 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.