SSP vs TV vs NMAX Stock Comparison

E.W. Scripps, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Newsmax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSP E.W. SCRIPPS Co
$2.01 -27.2% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$221.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -8.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$135.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
6 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.96 -26.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 6, E.W. Scripps 2, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSPTVNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $221.02M $135.74B $1.04B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x -275.2x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.2% +5.5% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -61.1% -15.3% -40.1% TV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.0% 2.9% — TV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 64.6x — SSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% -13.9% -22.3% SSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.2%/yr -27.0%/yr — TV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.4% 39.3% 77.7% TV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 33/100 32/100 TV

Percentile Scorecard

SSPTVNMAX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSSPTVNMAX
Valuation 48 #28 of 53 4 #47 of 49 2 #52 of 53
Growth 2 #43 of 44 21 #36 of 45 51 #22 of 44
Profitability 15 #36 of 42 34 #30 of 45 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 13 #53 of 61 75 #13 of 49 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 20 33 32
  • SSP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSSPTVNMAXSPY
1 month -27.2%-8.1%-26.7% -0.2%
3 months -34.7%-22.5%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months -56.6%-23.3%+32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -49.6%-25.4%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year +11.7%-13.9%-22.3% +12.3%
3 years -48.7%-7.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.0%-2.6%— +23.3%
5 years -85.7%-79.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -32.2%-27.0%— +10.9%
10 years -79.7%-91.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.8%-21.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSPTVNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.4%39.3%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.2%40.1%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.671.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.14-0.35-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-86.3%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.0%-36.9%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $5.16$3.44$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$2.17$5.16 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSSPTVNMAX
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 18.4x -275.8xmedian 11.8x -12.9xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 41.8xmedian 1.1x 5.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 10.5x 3,856xmedian 6.8x -12.2xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.0x —median 5.9x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 21.1xmedian 1.2x 9.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.44 8.97median 0.24 —median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSSPTVNMAX
Revenue $2.09B $3.23B $198.07M
Gross profit $844.84M $1.78B $78.29M
Operating income -$1.05B $307.39M -$86.98M
Net income -$1.21B -$116.03M -$79.40M
Free cash flow $35.03M – –
EPS (diluted) $-13.90 $-0.01 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $13.05M $1.70B $25.88M
Total debt $10.28B $14.34B –
Shares (diluted) 92.09M 68.12B 129.29M
Enterprise value $41.66M $127.47B $945.29M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSSPTVNMAX
P/E -0.1x -275.8x -12.9x
P/FCF 4.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x – –
P/S 0.1x 41.8x 5.2x
P/B 1.6x 21.1x 9.0x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 27.1x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x 3,856x -12.2x
EV/EBIT -2.5x 446.7x -11.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 42.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF 75.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 31.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 8.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSPTVNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.2% 5.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -11.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% -37.1% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.2% 255.7% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 5.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,271% 68.3% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -27.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2,953% -18.4% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% -30.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -85.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSPTVNMAX
Gross margin 40.4% 55.2% 39.5%
EBITDA margin -43.3% 1.1% -41.2%
Operating margin -50.3% 9.5% -43.9%
Pretax margin -61.7% 8.3% -40.1%
Net margin -61.1% -15.3% -40.1%
FCF margin 1.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% – –
Return on equity -180.4% -1.9% -72.4%
Return on assets -28.4% -0.9% -33.8%
Return on invested capital -31.0% 2.9% –
Return on capital employed -27.4% 2.7% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSPTVNMAX
Debt / assets 68.4% 34.8% –
Debt / equity 24.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 64.6x –
Debt / FCF 71.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 97.2% 52.7% 50.9%
Equity / assets 2.8% 47.3% 49.1%
Interest coverage -4.6x 0.7x -4,632x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.97 12.51 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSPTVNMAX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSSPTVNMAX
Forward P/E – 12.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-11.77FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +38.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% -4.0% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSPTVNMAX
Held by institutions 67.7% 0.2% 28.5%
Institutions holding 150 106 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -4.9% +13.5%
Institutions buying 67 44 110
Institutions selling 49 33 37
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.33 2.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SSPTVNMAX
SSP 1.00 0.03 0.23
TV 0.03 1.00 0.12
NMAX 0.23 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSP, TV and NMAX?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: E.W. Scripps (SSP) $221.02M, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $135.74B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: E.W. Scripps (SSP) -14.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has the highest net margin (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -61.1%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) leads (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -31.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year E.W. Scripps (SSP) returned the most: E.W. Scripps (SSP) +11.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -13.9%, Newsmax (NMAX) -22.3%. Over five years, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) compounded fastest (E.W. Scripps (SSP) -32.2%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -27.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has been the steadiest (E.W. Scripps (SSP) 86.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSP, TV and NMAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.