E.W. Scripps (SSP) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
E.W. Scripps' Times Interest Earned came in at -21.39 for Q2 2026, compared with 1.31 a year earlier.
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E.W. Scripps (SSP) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, E.W. Scripps reported Times Interest Earned of -4.58; for FY2025, it came in at 0.83, down 57.5% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 1.96 in FY2024, -3.53 in FY2023, 2.66 in FY2022 (+9.6%) and 2.43 in FY2021 (-25.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 7.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 139.8%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 82.7%).
- Business Quant data shows SSP's Times Interest Earned at 0.43 (Q1 2026), 0.71 (Q4 2025) and 0.64 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.46 |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.49 |
| 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 | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.21 |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | E.W. Scripps | 209.91 Mn | 30.55 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -21.39 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -21.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.92 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.07 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.63 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.93 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.88 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.51 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.48 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.47 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.95 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.23 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.82 |
API Access
E.W. Scripps Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SSP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();