E.W. Scripps (SSP) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps' Net Margin came in at -238.13% for Q2 2026, down 228.56 percentage points from -9.57% a year earlier and down 234.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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E.W. Scripps (SSP) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, E.W. Scripps reported Net Margin of -61.13%, down 62.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -7.65%, down 11.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of -22.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Margin was 3.49% in FY2024 (+47.02 pp), -43.53% in FY2023 (-49.46 pp), 5.93% in FY2022 (+2.72 pp) and 3.21% in FY2021 (-11.29 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Net Margin in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -26.00 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 114.82 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 228.56 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SSP's Net Margin at -3.48% (Q1 2026), -8.02% (Q4 2025) and -9.32% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.91% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 7.66% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.06% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | E.W. Scripps | 209.91 Mn | 30.55 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -238.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -238.13% |
| 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% |
API Access
E.W. Scripps Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "SSP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();