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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported EBITDA Margin of 7.36% for Q1 2026, down 72.0% year-over-year from 26.29% in Q1 2025, and down 27.53% quarter-over-quarter from 10.16% in Q4 2025.

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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 7.36% in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.36%, down 72.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.13% (down 741.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.29%, down 761.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin eased to 7.36% in Q1 2026 per SSP's latest filing, from 10.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 28.49% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 103.99% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 5.15% and a median of 12.04% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBITDA Margin sank 12162 bps in 2023, then soared 11634 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 26.36% in 2022, then sank by 215 bps to 30.23% in 2023, then jumped by 194 bps to 28.49% in 2024, then slumped by 64 bps to 10.16% in 2025, then fell by 28 bps to 7.36% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SSP's EBITDA Margin at 7.36% in Q1 2026, 10.16% in Q4 2025, and 9.95% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA 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 -49.07%
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn -72.04%
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn -10.80%
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 14.84%
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 7.36%
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 7.36%
Dec 31, 2025 10.16%
Sep 30, 2025 9.95%
Jun 30, 2025 16.90%
Mar 31, 2025 8.08%
Dec 31, 2024 28.49%
Sep 30, 2024 21.29%
Jun 30, 2024 12.35%
Mar 31, 2024 10.42%
Dec 31, 2023 -30.23%
Sep 30, 2023 12.04%
Jun 30, 2023 -103.99%
Mar 31, 2023 5.98%
Dec 31, 2022 26.36%
Sep 30, 2022 19.50%
Jun 30, 2022 17.63%
Mar 31, 2022 15.32%
Dec 31, 2021 22.29%
Sep 30, 2021 23.51%
Jun 30, 2021 20.97%