E.W. Scripps SSP
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$3.13 -0.08 (-2.34%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, up 255.56% year-over-year from $463.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 234.88% quarter-over-quarter from $492.1 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $1.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 255.56% year-over-year to $1.6 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $3.1 billion, a 55.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.0 billion, down 6.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.6 billion for Q2 2026 at E.W. Scripps, up from $492.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $463.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $626.4 million and a median of $515.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses sank 56.99% in 2024 and jumped 255.56% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $516.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 58.13% to $817.4 million in 2023, then sank by 34.33% to $536.8 million in 2024, then retreated by 3.5% to $518.0 million in 2025, then soared by 218.16% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.6 billion (Q2 2026), $492.1 million (Q1 2026), and $518.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.85 Bn 68.64 Bn 4.10 Bn 8.48 Bn
2 Fox 25.18 Bn 21.07 Bn - 2.38 Bn
3 Paramount Skydance 12.03 Bn 9.95 Bn -2.08 Bn -4.64 Bn
4 Nexstar Media 5.45 Bn 5.21 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.63 Bn
5 Versant Media 5.37 Bn 4.01 Bn 994.00 Mn 1.28 Bn
6 Newsmax 1.36 Bn 1.32 Bn 23.33 Mn 22.03 Mn
7 Gray Media 569.52 Mn 393.52 Mn 270.00 Mn 703.00 Mn
8 AMC Global Media 536.84 Mn 107.99 Mn 258.71 Mn 531.64 Mn
9 Starz Entertainment 451.75 Mn 349.65 Mn - -
10 E.W. Scripps 266.43 Mn 253.38 Mn 196.33 Mn 1.65 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.65 Bn
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