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

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Net Margin came in at 3.48% in Q1 2026, up 11.0% year-on-year from 3.13% in Q1 2025, and up 56.6% on a QoQ basis from 8.02% in Q4 2025.

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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 3.48% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 11.0% year-over-year to 3.48% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.63%, a 1093.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.65%, down 1114.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.48%, up from 8.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for SSP reached as high as 11.03% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 117.08% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 9.94% across 5 years, with a median of 2.86% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 12199 bps in 2023 and surged 11482 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 10.72% in 2022, then plunged by 507 bps to 43.58% in 2023, then jumped by 125 bps to 11.03% in 2024, then sank by 173 bps to 8.02% in 2025, then jumped by 57 bps to 3.48% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Margin figures were 3.48% in Q1 2026, 8.02% in Q4 2025, and 9.32% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 11.46%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -40.97%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -10.81%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -4.30%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -3.48%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -48.16%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -18.12%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -29.85%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -10.47%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 7.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.48%
Dec 31, 2025 -8.02%
Sep 30, 2025 -9.32%
Jun 30, 2025 -9.57%
Mar 31, 2025 -3.59%
Dec 31, 2024 11.03%
Sep 30, 2024 5.11%
Jun 30, 2024 -2.27%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.27%
Dec 31, 2023 -43.58%
Sep 30, 2023 -2.86%
Jun 30, 2023 -117.08%
Mar 31, 2023 -5.90%
Dec 31, 2022 10.72%
Sep 30, 2022 5.50%
Jun 30, 2022 4.91%
Mar 31, 2022 1.73%
Dec 31, 2021 6.46%
Sep 30, 2021 8.31%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.23%