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

Saga Communications (SGA) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.17 for Q1 2026, down 51.14% on a YoY basis from 2.4 in Q1 2025, and up 148.28% sequentially from 0.47 in Q4 2025.

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

Saga Communications (SGA) has 13 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.17 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 51.14% year-over-year to 1.17; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.92 (down 27.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.02, down 54.54% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 1.17 in Q1 2026, from 0.47 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.
  • A 5-year average of 2.66 and a median of 0.97 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 3612.02% in 2022 and sank 1063.22% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SGA's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 9.08 in 2022, then sank by 32.48% to 6.13 in 2023, then sank by 83.34% to 1.02 in 2024, then plunged by 53.74% to 0.47 in 2025, then soared by 148.28% to 1.17 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SGA's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.17 in Q1 2026, 0.47 in Q4 2025, and 0.58 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.20
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 0.00
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -0.01
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -0.50
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 1.19
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 1.17
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.17
Dec 31, 2025 0.47
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