Ew Scripps Class A (SSP) financials
Ew Scripps revenue and earnings by year
Ew Scripps's revenue was $2.15 billion in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025, down 14.3% from the year before. Net income was -$164 million, -7.6% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 31, 2016, revenue has grown 10.5% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.15 | 2.51 | 2.29 | 2.45 | 2.28 | 1.86 | 1.35 | 1.16 | 0.88 | 0.87 |
| Revenue growth | -14.3% | 9.5% | -6.5% | 7.4% | 22.9% | 37.4% | 16.8% | 32.0% | 0.3% | — |
| Gross profit | 0.88 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 0.93 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.46 | 0.53 |
| Gross margin | 40.7% | 47.4% | 44.0% | 49.7% | 51.6% | 49.9% | 48.1% | 52.6% | 52.7% | 60.4% |
| Operating income | 0.15 | 0.39 | -0.75 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.18 |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 15.7% | -32.7% | 17.7% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 5.8% | 18.2% | 10.3% | 21.0% |
| Net income | -0.16 | 0.09 | -1.00 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.27 | -0.02 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.07 |
| Net margin | -7.6% | 3.5% | -43.5% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 14.5% | -1.4% | 1.8% | -1.5% | 7.7% |
| Diluted EPS | — | — | -$11.84 | $1.22 | — | — | -$0.17 | $0.18 | -$0.12 | — |
| Free cash flow | 0.05 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.23 | -0.09 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open SSP in Markets.
How Ew Scripps makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to June 30, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Local Media | $317M | 64.8% |
| Scripps Networks | $172M | 35.2% |
See also: SSP returns
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Figures as of the close on Oct 30, 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Prices are split adjusted; returns include dividends reinvested. Data may be delayed. See the disclaimer and how TrendArc works.