E.W. Scripps (SSP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 0.3 in Q1 2026, up 354.73% year-on-year from 0.07 in Q1 2025, and down 57.26% on a QoQ basis from 0.71 in Q4 2025.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.3 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 354.73% year-over-year to 0.3 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.73, a 24.76% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.83, down 57.54% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.3, down from 0.71 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for SSP reached as high as 4.65 in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 7.47 in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 5 years, with a median of 0.26 in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 821.67% in 2023 and surged 1986.12% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 4.51 in 2022, then slumped by 180.55% to 3.63 in 2023, then soared by 227.94% to 4.65 in 2024, then slumped by 84.67% to 0.71 in 2025, then slumped by 57.26% to 0.3 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 0.3 in Q1 2026, 0.71 in Q4 2025, and 0.09 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.24
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 272.96
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.01
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 0.51
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.30
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -2.33
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -34.76
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -1.91
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -7.06
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 2.36

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.30
Dec 31, 2025 0.71
Sep 30, 2025 0.09
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 0.07
Dec 31, 2024 4.65
Sep 30, 2024 0.26
Jun 30, 2024 0.90
Mar 31, 2024 0.64
Dec 31, 2023 -3.63
Sep 30, 2023 0.10
Jun 30, 2023 -7.47
Mar 31, 2023 0.03
Dec 31, 2022 4.51
Sep 30, 2022 1.21
Jun 30, 2022 1.03
Mar 31, 2022 0.12
Dec 31, 2021 -190.82
Sep 30, 2021 1.32
Jun 30, 2021 4.08