E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) stock
SSPNasdaqTelevision Broadcasting StationsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 3/3069% below fair value
$3.61−0.01 (-0.28%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $334.54MP/E –Yield –
E.W. Scripps statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 14, 2020
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 1.72
- 4.77
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.28
- 1.43
- EV / FCF
- 18.27
- 17.19
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 5.07%
- 2.27%
- Float
- 66M
- 48M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 28.9%
- 15.4%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 58.9%
- 59.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 5.87%
- 1.33%
- Short % of Float
- 6.17%
- 8.84%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.39%
- 4.94%
- Days to Cover
- 4.35
- 5.08
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $5.39
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $1.92
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $2.83
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.89
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $3.40
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.26
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 18.4%
- 0.85%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 27.6%
- -4.40%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 10.7%
- -16.8%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.80%
- -14.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -9.52%
- -11.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 17.6%
- -8.29%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -51.3%
- -28.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -82.3%
- -63.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -77.2%
- -47.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 983,135
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 972,898
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 713,991
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.65
- 0.90
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 69.2
- 45.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 82.0%
- 63.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.78
- 0.94
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -58.8%
- 1.00%
- EBITDA Margin
- -41.8%
- 9.78%
- FCF Margin
- 7.02%
- 2.85%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -163.1%
- 1.96%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -26.2%
- -1.42%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -25.4%
- 2.85%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -32.0%
- 3.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.41
- 1.26
- Quick Ratio
- 1.32
- 0.91
- Debt / Equity
- 17.23
- 0.89
- Debt / FCF
- 16.57
- 8.96
- Interest Coverage
- -4.56
- 0.16
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -8.90%
- 1.98%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -5071.0%
- -27.9%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 21.4%
- -23.8%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.29%
- 0.62%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.97%
- 3.27%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.48
- 0.46
- Revenue Per Employee
- $459.22K
- $509.66K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$248.67K
- -$13.80K
- Employee Count
- 4,600
- 638
- WACC
- 7.42%
- 7.77%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$1.24B
- -$108.67K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.37B
- -$10.07M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$25.62
- -$0.20
- Equity (Book Value)
- $142.63M
- $110.62M
- Book Value Per Share
- $1.54
- $2.20
- Tangible Book Value
- -$2.11B
- $789.72K
- Working Capital
- $182.90M
- $14.16M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$45.71M
- -$72.78M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.60
- $0.52
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -341.9%
- -0.84%
- FCF Yield
- 44.3%
- 3.88%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $224.21M
- $40.60M
- Income Tax
- -$97.95M
- $3.61M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -0.88
- 0.91
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.55
- -2.87
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SSP | S&P 500 | Difference | SSP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +27.1% | -3.0% | +30.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | +7.8% | -2.8% | +10.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | -9.5% | +11.5% | −21.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +53.4% | +13.5% | +39.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | -27.5% | +77.7% | −105.2 pts | -10.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -76.5% | +72.6% | −149.1 pts | -25.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -67.2% | +308.2% | −375.4 pts | -10.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M SSP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 5.9% from the previous report, or 6.17% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 40.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,066,248 | +5.9% | 933,769 | 4.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,840,881 | -6.7% | 612,392 | 6.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,118,307 | -10.8% | 657,003 | 6.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,618,476 | +6.3% | 647,656 | 7.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,344,325 | +4.2% | 451,331 | 9.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,168,979 | +0.7% | 823,751 | 5.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,139,510 | +3.3% | 537,760 | 7.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,005,584 | -5.7% | 696,928 | 5.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,249,660 | +13.8% | 1,119,290 | 3.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,733,846 | +25.0% | 617,962 | 6.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,987,778 | +8.4% | 569,477 | 5.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,757,275 | +0.5% | 794,708 | 3.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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