E.W. Scripps (SSP) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$15.6 million in Q1 2026, down 73.22% year-on-year from -$58.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.43% on a QoQ basis from -$11.8 million in Q4 2025.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at -$15.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes fell 73.22% year-over-year to -$15.6 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$27.7 million, a 136.34% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$21.1 million, down 14087.25% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$15.6 million, down from -$11.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for SSP reached as high as $14.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$50.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$5.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$4.4 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes plunged 2891.8% in 2023 and soared 271.16% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$5.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 843.32% to -$50.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 128.06% to $14.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 184.04% to -$11.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 32.43% to -$15.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were -$15.6 million in Q1 2026, -$11.8 million in Q4 2025, and $7.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 51.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -6.12 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -15.61 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -1.42 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 227,000.00
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -745,000.00
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 1.24 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -15.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -9.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -12.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -49.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -25.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 5.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 927,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 11.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -3.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 486,000.00