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

Saga Communications (SGA) reported Operating Expenses of $22.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $22.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 75.37% sequentially from $89.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Saga Communications (SGA) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $22.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses changed 0.22% year-over-year to $22.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $113.0 million (up 376.1% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $91.8 million, up 2352.73% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $22.0 million in Q1 2026, 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 -$64.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $16.1 million and a median of $22.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 377.47% in 2024 and surged 238.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SGA's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $22.9 million in 2022, then rose by 1.93% to $23.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 377.47% to -$64.7 million in 2024, then surged by 238.05% to $89.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 75.37% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SGA's Operating Expenses at $22.0 million in Q1 2026, $89.4 million in Q4 2025, and $884000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 1.13 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.04 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 426.19 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 687.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 492.10 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 344.01 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 22.57 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 38.92 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 22.01 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 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 753,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 21.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -64.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 928,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 909,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 22.46 Mn
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