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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported Operating Expenses of $492.1 million for Q1 2026, down 0.97% year-over-year from $496.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.99% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $492.1 million, down 0.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (down 5.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.0 billion, down 6.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $492.1 million in Q1 2026 per SSP's latest filing, from $518.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.2 billion in Q2 2023 and troughed at $463.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $566.3 million and a median of $513.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses surged 138.2% in 2023, then plunged 56.99% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $516.9 million in 2022, then surged by 58.13% to $817.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 34.33% to $536.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 3.5% to $518.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.99% to $492.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SSP's Operating Expenses at $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 5.40 Bn 5.00 Bn -505.00 Mn 1.13 Bn
2 FuboTV 3.40 Bn 5.32 Bn 348.72 Mn 344.01 Mn
3 Newsmax 970.61 Mn 930.17 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.04 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 620.04 Mn 488.35 Mn 509.13 Mn 426.19 Mn
5 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 687.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 307.00 Mn 223.28 Mn 206.07 Mn 492.10 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 163.48 Mn 154.27 Mn 11.62 Mn 22.57 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 68.20 Mn 68.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 38.92 Mn
9 Saga Communications 55.58 Mn 25.14 Mn 17.72 Mn 22.01 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.03 Mn 30.60 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