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

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DateValue
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