E.W. Scripps (SSP) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported Debt to Equity of $2.05 for Q1 2026, up 3.9% year-over-year from $1.97 in Q1 2025, and down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter from $2.08 in Q4 2025.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 16 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $2.05 in Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $2.05, up 3.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.05 (up 3.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.08, up 6.52% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity eased to $2.05 in Q1 2026 per SSP's latest filing, from $2.08 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $2.52 in Q4 2023 and troughed at $1.35 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.96 and a median of $2.05 in 2026 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt to Equity sank 33.89% in 2022, then soared 86.87% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.35 in 2022, then soared by 86.87% to $2.52 in 2023, then declined by 22.41% to $1.95 in 2024, then rose by 6.52% to $2.08 in 2025, then decreased by 1.7% to $2.05 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SSP's Debt to Equity at $2.05 in Q1 2026, $2.08 in Q4 2025, and $2.1 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 5.66
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 -2.62
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 2.72
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 2.05
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn 2.07
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn 0.03
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - -4.72

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.05
Dec 31, 2025 2.08
Sep 30, 2025 2.10
Jun 30, 2025 2.03
Mar 31, 2025 1.97
Dec 31, 2024 1.95
Sep 30, 2024 2.26
Jun 30, 2024 2.46
Mar 31, 2024 2.47
Dec 31, 2023 2.52
Sep 30, 2023 2.06
Jun 30, 2023 2.06
Mar 31, 2023 1.38
Dec 31, 2022 1.35
Sep 30, 2022 1.46
Jun 30, 2022 1.53
Mar 31, 2022 1.56
Dec 31, 2021 1.60
Sep 30, 2021 1.69
Jun 30, 2021 1.76