E.W. Scripps (SSP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported 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 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.99% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 3.99%, down 441.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.99% (down 441.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 9.06% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 14.85% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.82% and a median of 6.27% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 2206 bps in 2023, then soared 2355 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.21% in 2022, then sank by 306 bps to 14.85% in 2023, then surged by 159 bps to 8.7% in 2024, then slumped by 54 bps to 4.0% in 2025, then slipped 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 |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.07% |