# THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY (SSP) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) saw revenue fall 14.3% in FY2025 to $2.2 billion, operating margin 8.6% against a 10.6% median for television broadcasting stations, equity 24.9% of assets. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 832428 · fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/SSP) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/SSP.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | -14.3% |
| Revenue growth per year | -1.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.6% (prior year 16.4%) |
| Net margin | -4.7% |
| Operating cash flow | $53M |
| Capital spending | $47M |
| Free cash flow | $7M |
| Cash | $28M |
| Long-term debt | $2.6B |
| Total assets | $5.0B |
| Total equity | $1.2B |
| Equity ÷ assets | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | -8.1% |
| Dividend per share | $0.2 |
| Dividend years rising | 0 |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 0.6 (distress zone)
- Piotroski F: 3 of 9 (middling)
- Health Harbor boat: Sound ship · one warning sign · slow and jumpy: growing slower than its size class, with revenue that swings more
- Cash Compass: Fading · slow and jumpy, lagging its peers

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $2.2B (FY2025), total debt $2.6B. Experience: revenue down 14.3% on the year, down 1.5% a year over 4 years; operating margin 8.6%, down from 16.4%. Soundness: equity 24.9% of assets, return on equity -8.1%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $1.6B and $2.2B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $1.5B to $2.5B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (8 filers, $50M+ revenue, television broadcasting stations): operating margin 8.6% against a 10.6% median; growth -14.3% against -5.3%.

Range logged 2026-10-31, receipt be7dd42ab9982dbb, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 1, latest 2026-02-26 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000006/0000832428-26-000006-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 8-K · filed 2026-10-28 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000037/0000832428-26-000037-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-08-07 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000034/0000832428-26-000034-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-08-07 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000031/0000832428-26-000031-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-05-15 · 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000027/0000832428-26-000027-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-05-08 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000024/0000832428-26-000024-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-05-08 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242826000021/0000832428-26-000021-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000832428.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=832428

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY (SSP) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-04, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/SSP. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.