E.W. Scripps (SSP) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)

E.W. Scripps' (SSP) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, down 3.0% year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 29.56% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 3.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.13%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for SSP reached as high as 0.05% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 0.11% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2026.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital fell 15 bps in 2023 and grew 15 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then tumbled by 359 bps to 0.11% in 2023, then jumped by 144 bps to 0.05% in 2024, then plunged by 76 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then rose by 30 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.04%
Dec 31, 2024 0.05%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.11%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.05%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.05%
Mar 31, 2023 0.04%
Dec 31, 2022 0.04%
Sep 30, 2022 0.04%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.04%
Dec 31, 2021 0.04%
Sep 30, 2021 0.05%
Jun 30, 2021 0.05%