E.W. Scripps (SSP) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.52 in Q1 2026, up 2.02% year-on-year from 0.51 in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 2.02% year-over-year to 0.52 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.52, a 2.02% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.52, up 4.53% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.52, roughly flat from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for SSP reached as high as 0.54 in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 0.45 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.5 across 5 years, with a median of 0.52 in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio fell 11.98% in 2022 and grew 19.36% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.46 in 2022, then climbed by 17.78% to 0.54 in 2023, then declined by 7.95% to 0.5 in 2024, then grew by 4.53% to 0.52 in 2025, then gained by 0.08% to 0.52 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 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 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.67
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 0.11
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 1.03
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 0.56
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.52
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 0.04
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 0.27
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 0.03
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 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 0.46
Sep 30, 2022 0.47
Jun 30, 2022 0.47
Mar 31, 2022 0.49
Dec 31, 2021 0.47
Sep 30, 2021 0.50
Jun 30, 2021 0.50