The E.W. Scripps Company
Scripps Company motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way." Our vision statement is We Create Connection. We serve audiences and businesses through a portfolio of more than 60 local television stations in more than 40 markets and national news and entertainment networks.
$2.69
-$0.14 (-4.95%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 8.56%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 14.3% YoY. Margins deteriorated 7.9pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 98% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 8.48% to 3.63%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$2.09B
▼ -14.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$1.21B
▼ -169.0% YoY
Op. Margin
-50.29%
▼ -7.9pp YoY
ROIC
-22.67%
▼ -4.8pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$35M
▼ -97.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$84M
▼ -85.5% YoY
Net Debt
$2.61B
Cash & Equiv.
$13M
5Y CAGR: +3.0%
5Y CAGR: -51.1%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 7 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 28 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is E.W. Scripps (SSP) overvalued?
E.W. Scripps (SSP) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $-21.75 per share, so at $2.69 the stock looks overvalued (908.7% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, E.W. Scripps scores 25/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is E.W. Scripps's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $-21.75 per share for SSP, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $-16.32. At today's $2.69, that puts the stock about 908.7% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is E.W. Scripps a high-quality business?+
E.W. Scripps scores 25 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -50.3% operating margin and a -22.7% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is E.W. Scripps a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. SSP currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 25/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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