E.W. Scripps (SSP) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported EBIT Margin of 4.79% for Q1 2026, down 45.0% year-over-year from 8.71% in Q1 2025, and down 36.53% quarter-over-quarter from 7.55% in Q4 2025.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 4.79% in Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.79%, down 45.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.46% (down 758.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.56%, down 788.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin retreated to 4.79% in Q1 2026 per SSP's latest filing, from 7.55% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 26.31% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 106.59% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 2.55% and a median of 9.37% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin sank 12155 bps in 2023, then jumped 11630 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 24.09% in 2022, then slumped by 236 bps to 32.74% in 2023, then jumped by 180 bps to 26.31% in 2024, then sank by 71 bps to 7.55% in 2025, then plunged by 37 bps to 4.79% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SSP's EBIT Margin at 4.79% in Q1 2026, 7.55% in Q4 2025, and 7.15% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 22.64%
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn 8.32%
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn -101.57%
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.17%
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 10.55%
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 4.79%
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -17.57%
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -23.99%
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -14.27%
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - 18.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.79%
Dec 31, 2025 7.55%
Sep 30, 2025 7.15%
Jun 30, 2025 14.18%
Mar 31, 2025 5.24%
Dec 31, 2024 26.31%
Sep 30, 2024 18.84%
Jun 30, 2024 9.71%
Mar 31, 2024 7.73%
Dec 31, 2023 -32.74%
Sep 30, 2023 9.37%
Jun 30, 2023 -106.59%
Mar 31, 2023 3.12%
Dec 31, 2022 24.09%
Sep 30, 2022 17.00%
Jun 30, 2022 14.97%
Mar 31, 2022 12.60%
Dec 31, 2021 19.87%
Sep 30, 2021 20.82%
Jun 30, 2021 18.45%