Growth Metrics

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $518.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 3.5% to $518.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $2.0 billion, a 6.23% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $2.0 billion, down 6.23% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses was $518.0 million for Q4 2025 at E.W. Scripps, up from $488.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of $439.6 million in Q3 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $550.9 million and a median of $509.7 million in 2022 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: surged 138.2% in 2023, then plummeted 56.99% in 2024.
  • E.W. Scripps' Operating Expenses stood at $498.6 million in 2021, then rose by 3.66% to $516.9 million in 2022, then soared by 58.13% to $817.4 million in 2023, then crashed by 34.33% to $536.8 million in 2024, then fell by 3.5% to $518.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SSP's Operating Expenses are $518.0 million (Q4 2025), $488.2 million (Q3 2025), and $463.5 million (Q2 2025).