E.W. Scripps (SSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps (SSP) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.99% for Q1 2026, down 441.0% year-over-year from 1.17% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 4.0% in Q4 2025.
E.W. Scripps (SSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
E.W. Scripps (SSP) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 3.99% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 441.0% year-over-year to 3.99%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.99% (down 441.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.96%, down 460.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 3.99% in Q1 2026 per SSP's latest filing, from 4.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.06% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 14.85% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.82% across 5 years, with a median of 6.27% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 2206 bps — and 2024, when it soared 2355 bps.
- E.W. Scripps' Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.21% in 2022, then slumped by 306 bps to 14.85% in 2023, then soared by 159 bps to 8.7% in 2024, then tumbled by 54 bps to 4.0% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 3.99% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SSP's Return on Capital Employed at 3.99% in Q1 2026, 4.0% in Q4 2025, and 7.17% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -27.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.38% |