Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · TV & Radio Broadcasting
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -0.25 | 3.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60 | 1.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.93 | 5.22 | 9.74 | 21.66 | 11.25 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -65.1% | -42.2% | — | — | +312.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.85 | 0.71 |
| — | +14.0% | +8.7% | +31.7% | +140.5% | +37.0% | +2.1% | -17.4% | -76.1% | -63.3% | -64.6% | -60.2% | -33.2% | -48.0% | -28.2% | -56.0% | -42.1% | -46.4% | -38.0% | +16.2% | +34.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.22 | 1.79 | 2.53 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.97 | 0.90 |
| — | +943.8% | +1164.3% | +37.6% | +95.7% | +7.9% | -13.0% | -32.1% | -75.2% | -51.4% | -57.4% | -23.5% | +11.4% | -30.1% | -0.4% | -61.2% | -41.4% | -45.4% | -40.3% | -3.9% | -16.4% | |
| P/FCF | 1.64 | 0.53 | — | 238.52 | 2.83 | 8.46 | — | — | 0.33 | 0.38 | 24.01 | 3.58 | 3.62 | 18.51 | — | 26.46 | 2.67 | 2.95 | 5.03 | 19.42 | 6.82 |
| — | -93.7% | — | — | +769.9% | +2126.1% | — | — | -91.0% | -97.9% | — | -86.5% | +35.9% | +528.4% | — | +36.3% | -60.9% | -64.3% | -80.5% | +124.1% | +141.3% | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 1.70 | — | 12.12 | 12.98 | 9.78 | 6.50 | 11.15 | 3.09 | 4.71 | 8.62 | 9.50 | — | 9.52 | — | 17.23 | 5.03 | 7.00 | 8.12 | 11.47 | 7.60 |
| — | -82.6% | — | +8.7% | +320.0% | +107.7% | -24.6% | +17.4% | — | -50.5% | — | -44.9% | — | +36.1% | — | +50.3% | -33.8% | -9.5% | -5.2% | -8.9% | +66.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 18.04 | — | — | 13.90 | 40.83 | 11.22 | 22.06 | 26.93 | 3.92 | 6.18 | 14.64 | 17.00 | — | 15.97 | — | 58.84 | 6.08 | 9.64 | 11.50 | 17.49 | 10.94 |
| — | — | — | -48.4% | +942.1% | +81.6% | +50.7% | +58.4% | — | -61.3% | — | -71.1% | — | +65.7% | — | +236.4% | -44.4% | -8.2% | -48.3% | -3.8% | +109.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 33.7% | 47.4% | 40.0% | 33.0% | 13.8% | 40.8% | 41.9% | 39.5% | 52.3% | 50.9% | 43.0% | 34.6% | 45.3% | 43.3% | 45.6% | 41.6% | 53.7% | 49.0% | 48.1% | 47.4% | 53.8% |
| — | +16.3% | -4.5% | -16.4% | -73.7% | -19.8% | -2.5% | +14.2% | +15.4% | +17.5% | -5.8% | -16.7% | -15.6% | -11.7% | -5.1% | -12.2% | -0.2% | +1.0% | -8.3% | -7.4% | +6.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 7.5% | 12.3% | -236.0% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 14.2% | 5.2% | 26.3% | 18.8% | 9.7% | 8.6% | -32.7% | 9.4% | -106.6% | 3.1% | 24.1% | 17.0% | 15.0% | 12.6% | 19.9% |
| — | +72.6% | -1764.1% | -8.1% | -86.1% | -62.0% | +46.1% | -39.4% | +180.4% | +101.1% | +109.1% | +176.9% | -235.9% | -44.9% | -812.1% | -75.2% | +21.3% | -18.4% | -18.9% | +19.1% | -32.4% | |
| Net Margin | -4.7% | 3.8% | -238.1% | -0.3% | -5.1% | -6.3% | -6.7% | -0.7% | 13.1% | 7.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | -41.5% | -0.6% | -114.9% | -3.5% | 12.6% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 8.5% |
| — | +160.7% | -3476.3% | +47.4% | -138.8% | -184.8% | -2773.1% | -327.5% | +131.5% | +1246.4% | +100.2% | +108.2% | -430.6% | -108.5% | -1736.8% | -188.9% | +48.1% | -28.5% | +603.0% | +284.1% | -79.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -7.9% | 17.0% | -173.5% | -0.1% | -2.3% | -2.6% | -2.8% | -0.3% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -19.9% | -0.3% | -38.0% | -0.9% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
| — | +759.3% | -6195.8% | +45.2% | -130.2% | -164.6% | -2346.1% | -286.7% | +137.8% | +1658.5% | +100.3% | +116.0% | -586.9% | -111.3% | -1921.1% | -177.5% | +49.8% | -27.5% | +531.7% | +177.6% | -88.4% | |
| ROA | -2.0% | 0.6% | -27.3% | -0.0% | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -4.6% | -0.1% | -11.1% | -0.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| — | +187.9% | -3769.4% | +46.1% | -130.9% | -171.4% | -2720.4% | -321.1% | +139.6% | +1515.0% | +100.2% | +110.5% | -446.3% | -109.0% | -1833.9% | -185.2% | +66.8% | -20.1% | +660.8% | +257.9% | -86.2% | |
| ROIC | 3.1% | 3.6% | -26.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | -3.5% | 0.9% | -9.8% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| — | +406.5% | -1955.2% | -6.8% | -89.1% | -68.2% | +42.6% | -41.1% | +202.0% | +148.9% | +110.3% | +262.3% | -246.0% | -41.1% | -852.9% | -76.7% | +33.7% | -9.8% | -17.2% | +1.6% | -56.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 2.18 | 0.51 | 25.74 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.20 | 2.12 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.35 | 2.57 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.66 |
| — | -76.6% | +1115.3% | +5.0% | +6.8% | -6.7% | -17.7% | -20.8% | -22.7% | +9.4% | +19.9% | +80.1% | +86.9% | +43.0% | +35.9% | -11.0% | -14.7% | -13.8% | -13.5% | -33.7% | -35.3% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 237.81 | 2.04 | — | 44.50 | 46.36 | 36.97 | 24.01 | 41.06 | 11.64 | 17.85 | 31.91 | 34.51 | — | 33.22 | — | 54.90 | 14.73 | 21.56 | 24.52 | 28.90 | 19.98 |
| — | -94.5% | — | +8.4% | +298.3% | +107.1% | -24.7% | +19.0% | — | -46.3% | — | -37.1% | — | +54.0% | — | +90.0% | -26.3% | +2.4% | +5.3% | -27.0% | +34.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.37 |
| — | -12.4% | +5.5% | +15.8% | +26.2% | +20.5% | -15.2% | -4.9% | -7.7% | -13.0% | -1.1% | +3.8% | +6.6% | +10.1% | +2.4% | +0.5% | -3.2% | -2.7% | +0.4% | -44.7% | -76.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 2.82 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.37 |
| — | -12.4% | +5.5% | +15.8% | +26.2% | +20.5% | -55.0% | -4.9% | -7.7% | -13.0% | +86.3% | +3.8% | +6.6% | +10.1% | +2.4% | +0.5% | -3.2% | -2.7% | +0.4% | -44.7% | -76.5% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.46 | 1.25 | -21.33 | 0.92 | 0.31 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 3.73 | 2.25 | 1.06 | 0.89 | -3.66 | 0.96 | -11.89 | 0.33 | 3.61 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 1.99 | 2.96 |
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The E.W. Scripps Company's current P/E is -0.3x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 3.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The E.W. Scripps Company's current operating margin is 7.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The E.W. Scripps Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.