Saga Communications (SGA) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Saga Communications (SGA) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 7.06 for Q1 2026, down 64.07% on a YoY basis from 19.65 in Q1 2025, and up 69.4% sequentially from 23.07 in Q4 2025.

Saga Communications (SGA) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saga Communications (SGA) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 7.06 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 64.07% year-over-year to 7.06; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.93 (down 593.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.93, down 574.5% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 7.06 in Q1 2026, from 23.07 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 144.82 in Q4 2022 to a low of 23.07 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.88 and a median of 2.26 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio surged 271.67% in 2023 and plunged 3964.2% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SGA's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 144.82 in 2022, then plunged by 55.12% to 65.0 in 2023, then plunged by 99.08% to 0.6 in 2024, then sank by 3964.2% to 23.07 in 2025, then soared by 69.4% to 7.06 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SGA's Interest Coverage Ratio at 7.06 in Q1 2026, 23.07 in Q4 2025, and 0.72 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.24
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 272.96
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 0.51
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.30
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -2.33
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -34.76
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -1.91
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -7.06
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 2.36

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -7.06
Dec 31, 2025 -23.07
Sep 30, 2025 -0.72
Jun 30, 2025 1.12
Mar 31, 2025 -4.30
Dec 31, 2024 0.60
Sep 30, 2024 3.41
Jun 30, 2024 4.82
Mar 31, 2024 -4.58
Dec 31, 2023 65.00
Sep 30, 2023 8.41
Jun 30, 2023 10.35
Mar 31, 2023 1.72
Dec 31, 2022 144.82
Sep 30, 2022 2.26
Jun 30, 2022 12.57
Mar 31, 2022 3.58
Dec 31, 2021 74.76
Sep 30, 2021 10.24
Jun 30, 2021 11.12