E.W. SCRIPPS Co
The E.W. Scripps Company (Nasdaq: SSP) operates local television stations and national news and entertainment networks, serving audiences and business advertisers through broadcast, digital, mobile, social and streaming platforms. Its Local Media segment includes more than 60 stations in over 40 markets, with ABC,… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, E.W. SCRIPPS Co reported revenue of $2.11B, down 8.9% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $1.14B. Its operating margin was −48.4%, and operations generated $194.00M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $2.15B, down 14.3% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $100.88M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What E.W. SCRIPPS Co does
In the company’s own words
The E.W. Scripps Company (Nasdaq: SSP) operates local television stations and national news and entertainment networks, serving audiences and business advertisers through broadcast, digital, mobile, social and streaming platforms. Its Local Media segment includes more than 60 stations in over 40 markets, with ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX affiliates as well as independent stations; it provides local news, sports and entertainment, and earns revenue from advertising and fees paid by distributors for access to its broadcast signals. Scripps Networks distributes national programming over the air, through cable and satellite, and on digital and streaming services, with advertising as its principal revenue source. Its brands include ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, Laff and Scripps News; Scripps sold Court TV in February 2026. The company also stewards the Scripps National Spelling Bee and offers the Tablo over-the-air television viewing device. Founded in 1878, Scripps had approximately 4,600 employees as of December 31, 2025. Its website is http://www.scripps.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry (SIC)
- Communications
- Headquarters
- CININNATI, OH
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 832428
- SIC
- 4833
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns E.W. SCRIPPS Co — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · E.W. SCRIPPS Co’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 3 issues of E.W. SCRIPPS Co’s debt, $227.46M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 9.31%, maturing 2029 to 2031.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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