Saga Communications (SGA) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025)
Saga Communications' Payout Ratio was 27.42 in Q3 2025, up 473.2% from 4.78 a year earlier and up 803.0% from the prior quarter.
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Saga Communications (SGA) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Payout Ratio at Saga Communications came in at 6.51, up 211.1% from FY2023.
- In earlier years, Payout Ratio was 2.09 in FY2023 (-2.7%), 2.15 in FY2022 and 0.17 in FY2021.
- The Q3 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to Q4 2015.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 91.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 733.8%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 16.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, SGA's Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was 3.04 (Q2 2025), 2.90 (Q1 2025) and 6.51 (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - |
| 10 | Saga Communications | 52.39 Mn | -63.97 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.90 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.65 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.88 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.09 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.70 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.60 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.15 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.83 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.85 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.50 |
API Access
Saga Communications Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "SGA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();