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

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Operating Income came in at $24.8 million in Q1 2026, down 9.86% year-on-year from $27.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 41.44% on a QoQ basis from $42.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 17 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $24.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Income fell 9.86% year-over-year to $24.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $181.3 million, a 54.29% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $184.0 million, down 55.39% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at $24.8 million, down from $42.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Income for SSP reached as high as $191.6 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$621.2 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $17.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $53.1 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income plunged 798.17% in 2023 and jumped 195.05% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Income stood at $164.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 222.88% to -$201.6 million in 2023, then soared by 195.05% to $191.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 77.93% to $42.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 41.44% to $24.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Income figures were $24.8 million in Q1 2026, $42.3 million in Q4 2025, and $37.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 265.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -4.68 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 1.49 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 24.77 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 31.23 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -3.37 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -7.53 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -3.26 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 7.69 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 42.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 76.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 191.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 121.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 55.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -201.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 53.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -621.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 16.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 164.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 104.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 88.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 71.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 123.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 115.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 104.26 Mn