Saga Communications (SGA) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Saga Communications' (SGA) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 4.26 in Q1 2026, down 277.44% year-on-year from 2.4 in Q1 2025, and down 21.55% quarter-over-quarter from 3.51 in Q4 2025.

Saga Communications (SGA) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saga Communications has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 4.26 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 4.26, down 277.44% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.64 (up 265.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.65, up 17.95% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 4.26 for Q1 2026 at Saga Communications, down from 3.51 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 9.08 in Q4 2022 to a low of 42.53 in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.75 (2022), against an average of 3.33.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 3612.02% in 2022 and tumbled 1063.22% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Saga Communications' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 9.08 in 2022, then plunged by 32.48% to 6.13 in 2023, then plunged by 83.34% to 1.02 in 2024, then slumped by 443.15% to 3.51 in 2025, then dropped by 21.55% to 4.26 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 4.26 (Q1 2026), 3.51 (Q4 2025), and 0.58 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 0.20
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn -
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn 0.00
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn -0.01
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn -0.50
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn 1.19
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -4.26
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.26
Dec 31, 2025 -3.51
Sep 30, 2025 0.58
Jun 30, 2025 -2.88
Mar 31, 2025 2.40
Dec 31, 2024 1.02
Jun 30, 2024 -19.01
Mar 31, 2024 5.11
Dec 31, 2023 6.13
Jun 30, 2023 -42.53
Mar 31, 2023 3.96
Dec 31, 2022 9.08
Jun 30, 2022 -3.66
Mar 31, 2022 0.91
Dec 31, 2021 0.24
Jun 30, 2020 0.66
Mar 31, 2020 0.44
Dec 31, 2019 0.34
Mar 31, 2019 0.99
Sep 30, 2018 0.52