Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Saga Communications' (SGA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $22.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $22.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 75.37% quarter-over-quarter from $89.4 million in Q4 2025.

Saga Communications (SGA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saga Communications has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $22.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $22.0 million, changed 0.22% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $134.5 million (up 94.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $91.8 million, up 2352.73% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $22.0 million for Q1 2026 at Saga Communications, down from $89.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $89.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $881000.0 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $22.3 million (2022), against an average of $22.6 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 8626.56% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 96.11% in 2025.
  • Saga Communications' Operating Expenses stood at $22.9 million in 2022, then gained by 1.93% to $23.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 95.61% to $1.0 million in 2024, then surged by 8626.56% to $89.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 75.37% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $22.0 million (Q1 2026), $89.4 million (Q4 2025), and $884000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.40 Bn 5.00 Bn -505.00 Mn 1.13 Bn
2 FuboTV 3.40 Bn 5.32 Bn 348.72 Mn 344.01 Mn
3 Newsmax 970.61 Mn 930.17 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.04 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 620.04 Mn 488.35 Mn 509.13 Mn 426.19 Mn
5 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 687.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 307.00 Mn 223.28 Mn 206.07 Mn 492.10 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 163.48 Mn 154.27 Mn 11.62 Mn 22.57 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 68.20 Mn 68.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 38.92 Mn
9 Saga Communications 55.58 Mn 25.14 Mn 17.72 Mn 22.01 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.03 Mn 30.60 Mn - 42.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 89.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 884,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 22.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 881,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 23.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 23.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 22.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 20.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 21.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 21.02 Mn