SSP vs Peers Stock Comparison

E.W. Scripps Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSP E.W. SCRIPPS Co
$2.41 -10.4% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$194.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services

Percentile Scorecard

SSP

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

AxisSSP
Valuation 48 #28 of 53
Growth 2 #43 of 44
Profitability 15 #36 of 42
Financial Health 13 #53 of 61
Shareholder Returns –
Overall 20
  • SSP 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

PeriodSSPSPY
1 month -10.4% +0.9%
3 months -18.3% +5.9%
6 months -46.0% +8.5%
Year to date -39.6% +13.3%
1 year +29.6% +12.4%
3 years -38.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -15.0% +23.5%
5 years -82.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -29.7% +11.0%
10 years -75.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -13.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSSPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3% -0.9%
52-week high $5.16 $779.14
52-week low $1.54 $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.

MultipleSSP
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.49

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 monthsSSP
Revenue $2.09B
Gross profit $844.84M
Operating income -$1.05B
Net income -$1.21B
Free cash flow $35.03M
EPS (diluted) $-13.90
Cash & equivalents $13.05M
Total debt $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 92.09M
Enterprise value $15.21M

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
MetricSSP
P/E -0.2x
P/FCF 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x
P/S 0.1x
P/B 1.9x
P/Tangible book -0.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x
EV/EBIT -2.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x
EV/FCF 76.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSP
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) –
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,271%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,953%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5%
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
MetricSSP
Gross margin 40.4%
EBITDA margin -43.3%
Operating margin -50.3%
Pretax margin -61.7%
Net margin -61.1%
FCF margin 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0%
Return on equity -180.4%
Return on assets -28.4%
Return on invested capital -31.0%
Return on capital employed -27.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSP
Debt / assets 68.4%
Debt / equity 24.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x
Debt / FCF 71.2x
Liabilities / assets 97.2%
Equity / assets 2.8%
Interest coverage -4.6x
Current ratio 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSP
Dividend yield –
Net buyback yield –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusSSP
EPS, next fiscal year $-11.77FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSP
Held by institutions 67.7%
Institutions holding 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4%
Institutions buying 67
Institutions selling 49
Buyers to sellers 1.37

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