Growth Metrics

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

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has disclosed Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 7.55% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 1876.0% to 7.55% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.56% through Dec 2025, down 788.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.56% for FY2025, 788.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 7.55% at E.W. Scripps, up from 7.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 26.31% in Q4 2024, with the low at 106.59% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 5.41%, with a median of 11.59% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin tumbled -12155bps in 2023, then surged 11630bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 19.87% in 2021, then grew by 21bps to 24.09% in 2022, then plummeted by -236bps to 32.74% in 2023, then soared by 180bps to 26.31% in 2024, then crashed by -71bps to 7.55% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 7.55%, 7.15%, and 14.18% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.