E.W. Scripps (SSP) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $492.1 million in Q1 2026, down 0.97% year-on-year from $496.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.99% on a QoQ basis from $518.0 million in Q4 2025.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $492.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 0.97% year-over-year to $492.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion, a 5.51% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.0 billion, down 6.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $492.1 million, down from $518.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for SSP reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q2 2023 and fell as low as $463.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $566.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $513.4 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 138.2% in 2023 and slumped 56.99% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $516.9 million in 2022, then surged by 58.13% to $817.4 million in 2023, then sank by 34.33% to $536.8 million in 2024, then declined by 3.5% to $518.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 4.99% to $492.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $492.1 million in Q1 2026, $518.0 million in Q4 2025, and $488.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 1.13 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.04 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 426.19 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 687.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 492.10 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 344.01 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 22.57 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 38.92 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 22.01 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 42.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 492.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 517.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 488.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 463.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 496.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 536.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 524.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 517.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 518.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 817.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 513.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 511.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 516.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 508.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 505.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 494.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 498.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 439.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 460.82 Mn