Growth Metrics

E.W. Scripps (SSP) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has disclosed Return on Sales for 16 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 18.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, down 11.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 11.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at E.W. Scripps, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.13% in Q4 2024, with the low at 1.15% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.0% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales tumbled -115bps in 2023, then skyrocketed 115bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2021, then soared by 74bps to 0.0% in 2022, then plummeted by -7104126bps to 0.42% in 2023, then soared by 132bps to 0.13% in 2024, then plummeted by -139bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.06%, and 0.07% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.