E. W. Scripps Co Class A
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 12.0 | 16.7 | 21.0 | 16.3 | 20.5 | 25.4 | 22.1 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 21.2 | 15.5 | – | – | – | 3.0 | – | 9.9 | – | 81.0 | – | 18.0 | – | 47.4 | – | 3.5 | 10.4 | 4.4 | – | 1.0 | – | |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
| 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | – | – | 3.2 | 24.2 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 17.5 | – | 8.6 | 29.7 | 8.2 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 6.2 | – | 4.7 | – | |
| 10.0 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 21.1 | 18.5 | 25.5 | 33.4 | 21.5 | 17.1 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 116.5 | 2.8 | 63.1 | 10.3 | – | 10.2 | 73.5 | 12.0 | – | 4.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 54.0 | |
| 10.0% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 277.5% | 15.7% | 12.1% | 0.9% | 35.7% | 1.6% | 9.7% | -1.3% | 9.8% | 1.4% | 8.3% | -11.9% | 24.5% | 13.8% | 30.7% | 10.3% | 205.3% | 1.9% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56.7% | 58.7% | 51.2% | 56.8% | 56.5% | 68.2% | 26.1% | 23.2% | 24.3% | 25.4% | 76.3% | 66.0% | 72.8% | 6.6% | 11.6% | 5.3% | 16.3% | 9.2% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 21.3% | 11.0% | 40.3% | 48.1% | 49.9% | 51.6% | 49.7% | 44.0% | 47.4% | 33.7% | |
| 18.4% | 20.2% | 19.0% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% | 22.0% | 19.5% | 21.1% | 17.6% | 27.5% | 8.3% | -78.8% | -27.1% | 4.1% | -3.2% | 8.2% | 1.7% | 3.4% | -11.6% | 13.4% | -0.2% | 12.8% | 6.5% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 17.5% | -32.9% | 16.4% | 7.5% | |
| 14.0% | 12.7% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 14.0% | 9.9% | 14.1% | -0.1% | -47.6% | -26.1% | 16.8% | -2.1% | 4.4% | -0.1% | 1.2% | -11.5% | 7.1% | -1.5% | 1.8% | -1.4% | 14.5% | 5.4% | 8.0% | -41.3% | 5.8% | -4.7% | |
| 16.8% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 15.8% | 1.6% | 9.6% | -2.0% | 12.6% | 1.5% | 6.9% | -8.4% | 12.4% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 2.3% | 12.0% | 0.3% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.7% | 15.0% | 12.3% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 10.9% | 13.7% | -0.1% | -80.6% | -48.4% | 22.2% | -3.0% | 7.4% | -0.1% | 2.0% | -9.2% | 7.1% | -1.4% | 2.2% | -2.0% | 23.2% | 6.2% | 9.2% | -82.0% | 11.1% | -8.1% | |
| 10.8% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 0.0% | -43.8% | -26.7% | 15.8% | -1.6% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 1.0% | -4.9% | 3.9% | -0.6% | 1.0% | -0.5% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.0% | -17.5% | 2.8% | -2.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | 157 | 253 | 257 | 700 | 706 | 709 | 616 | 647 | 925 | 736 | 473 | 95 | 88 | -134 | 84 | -47 | -21 | 40 | 291 | 259 | 545 | 582 | 1,882 | 2,358 | 3,082 | 2,854 | 2,897 | 2,552 | 2,566 | |
| 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | – | – | -1.7 | 5.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.8 | – | 1.5 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.8 | – | 4.4 | – | |
| 64.5% | 46.0% | 45.6% | 46.2% | 49.7% | 51.1% | 52.8% | 60.6% | 61.2% | 56.7% | 59.4% | 61.2% | 54.3% | 55.1% | 71.2% | 53.0% | 52.4% | 56.7% | 50.3% | 53.6% | 54.7% | 44.0% | 43.5% | 25.2% | 23.9% | 29.6% | 33.1% | 21.4% | 25.4% | 24.9% | |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.93 | 2.90 | 2.37 | 2.74 | 3.06 | 2.60 | 3.48 | 4.99 | 5.53 | 4.52 | 6.43 | -0.03 | -8.81 | -3.89 | 2.29 | -0.27 | 0.73 | -0.01 | 0.18 | -1.07 | 0.80 | -0.16 | 0.25 | -0.23 | 3.29 | 1.39 | 2.24 | -11.25 | 1.70 | -1.15 | |
| 20.85 | 22.80 | 26.26 | 29.36 | 32.19 | 27.03 | 28.38 | 34.56 | 39.47 | 45.59 | 45.46 | 45.97 | 18.52 | 14.89 | 13.63 | 12.74 | 16.31 | 14.45 | 15.18 | 9.25 | 11.28 | 10.54 | 14.13 | 16.72 | 22.70 | 25.96 | 28.09 | 27.21 | 29.16 | 24.43 | |
| 17.55 | 19.26 | 19.29 | 21.76 | 23.92 | 25.43 | 28.01 | 33.59 | 38.17 | 41.47 | 46.98 | 44.75 | 10.93 | 8.04 | 10.33 | 8.99 | 9.75 | 9.69 | 9.08 | 11.64 | 11.31 | 11.43 | 11.30 | 11.11 | 14.22 | 22.40 | 24.40 | 13.72 | 15.31 | 14.16 | |
| 3.49 | 2.58 | 3.06 | 2.12 | 3.39 | 2.59 | 2.30 | 4.38 | 5.63 | 6.80 | 8.22 | 8.54 | 4.16 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.05 | 2.57 | 0.23 | 1.45 | -0.18 | 1.42 | 0.16 | 0.98 | -1.40 | 2.82 | 2.00 | 3.04 | 0.62 | 3.49 | 0.07 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.