E.W. Scripps (SSP) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported Debt Ratio of 0.52 for Q1 2026, up 2.02% year-over-year from 0.51 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.52 in Q4 2025.
E.W. Scripps (SSP) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 16 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.52 in Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.52, up 2.02% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.52 (up 2.02% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.52, up 4.53% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was little changed at 0.52 in Q1 2026 per SSP's latest filing, from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.54 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 0.45 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.5 and a median of 0.52 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt Ratio dropped 11.85% in 2022, then increased 20.53% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.45 in 2022, then advanced by 20.53% to 0.54 in 2023, then decreased by 7.95% to 0.5 in 2024, then gained by 4.53% to 0.52 in 2025, then grew by 0.08% to 0.52 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SSP's Debt Ratio at 0.52 in Q1 2026, 0.52 in Q4 2025, and 0.52 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.44 Bn | 5.04 Bn | -505.00 Mn | 0.67 |
| 2 | FuboTV | 3.41 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 348.72 Mn | 0.00 |
| 3 | Newsmax | 996.58 Mn | 956.14 Mn | 21.36 Mn | - |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 598.23 Mn | 466.54 Mn | 509.13 Mn | 1.03 |
| 5 | Gray Media | 394.79 Mn | 135.79 Mn | 213.00 Mn | 0.56 |
| 6 | E.W. Scripps | 304.31 Mn | 220.58 Mn | 206.07 Mn | 0.52 |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 163.77 Mn | 154.55 Mn | 11.62 Mn | - |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 58.80 Mn | 58.80 Mn | -3.44 Mn | 0.27 |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 54.09 Mn | 23.65 Mn | 17.72 Mn | 0.03 |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 38.85 Mn | 32.43 Mn | - | 0.77 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.50 |