E.W. Scripps (SSP) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps' Cost of Revenue was $294.07 million in Q2 2026, down 6.3% from $313.69 million a year earlier and down 5.4% from the prior quarter.
E.W. Scripps (SSP) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, E.W. Scripps' Cost of Revenue was $1.25 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 3.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.27 billion, down 3.5% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $1.32 billion in FY2024 (+2.9%), $1.28 billion in FY2023 (+4.0%), $1.23 billion in FY2022 (+11.5%) and $1.11 billion in FY2021 (+19.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cost of Revenue since Q3 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has declined for six straight quarters, with an average decline of 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 3.2%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 6.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, SSP's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $310.79 million (Q1 2026), $332.36 million (Q4 2025) and $311.31 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 367.84 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | E.W. Scripps | 221.22 Mn | 41.86 Mn | 196.33 Mn | 294.07 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 294.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 310.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 332.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 311.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 313.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 317.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 347.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 317.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 327.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 328.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 336.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 321.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 52.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 47.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 46.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 44.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 45.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 43.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 40.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 32.64 Mn |
E.W. Scripps Cost of Revenue 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "SSP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();