E.W. Scripps (SSP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps' Operating Margin was -236.04% in Q2 2026, down 250.22 percentage points from 14.18% a year earlier and down 240.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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E.W. Scripps (SSP) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, E.W. Scripps' Operating Margin was -50.29% through Jun 30, 2026, down 67.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.56%, down 7.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -7.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 16.44% in FY2024 (+49.29 pp), -32.85% in FY2023 (-50.31 pp), 17.46% in FY2022 (-0.09 pp) and 17.55% in FY2021 (+1.21 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -26.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 116.30 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 250.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SSP's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.79% (Q1 2026), 7.55% (Q4 2025) and 7.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | E.W. Scripps | 209.91 Mn | 30.55 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -236.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -236.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -106.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.82% |
API Access
E.W. Scripps Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SSP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();