E.W. SCRIPPS Co
SSP · Television Broadcasting Stations · 84.3M shares · +1%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$8M (gross $584K, SBC $8M)
Reference price $3.29 · est. market cap ~$277M — last insider sale, 2026-05-20 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D50E.W. Scripps — leveraged TV broadcaster running a net loss.
Strengths
- Positive operating margin (8.6%, 56th pct); political-ad cyclicality
Risks
- Net loss; high leverage (D/E 2.07)
- Cord-cutting / secular ad decline
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 2.07)
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -4.7%)
- Insider buyingInsider buying — 47 open-market buy(s) by 20 insider(s) (cluster of 20 insiders, ~$8M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 4 open-market sale(s) by 1 insider(s) (~$1M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
8.6%
Net margin
-4.7%
Return on equity
-8.1%
Return on assets
-2.0%
ROIC
3.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-7.7%
Net-income growth
-169.0%
Debt / equity
2.1×
Net debt / EBITDA
7.6×
Current ratio
1.6×
Free cash flow
$7M
EBITDA
$335M
Tangible book value
-$2.2B
Cash & investments
$42M
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | McCabe Molly E | Sell | 11K | $3.29 |
| 2026-05-19 | McCabe Molly E | Sell | 112K | $3.40 |
| 2026-05-18 | McCabe Molly E | Sell | 143K | $3.48 |
| 2026-05-15 | McCabe Molly E | Sell | 60K | $3.35 |
| 2026-05-14 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 73K | $3.54 |
| 2026-05-13 | Brickner Samantha J. | Buy | 1.3K | $3.53 |
| 2026-05-05 | Barmonde Charles L. | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Jablin Burton F | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Williams Kim | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | CONLIN KELLY P | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | HAYDEN JOHN W | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Mehta Nishat | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Radford Leigh | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Alexander Marcellus Winston Jr | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Holcomb Monica | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Granado Raymundo H. Jr. | Option exercise | 91K | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Ellen B. | Buy | 18K | $4.46 |
| 2026-03-10 | Sanchez Mary Ann S. | Buy | 93K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Brickner Samantha J. | Buy | 46K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 8.4K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Manuel E. | Buy | 10K | $4.46 |
| 2026-03-10 | Brickner Savannah | Buy | 28K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Anthony S. | Buy | 4.2K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Peirce Mary | Buy | 729 | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Heidt Austin S | Buy | 4.0K | $4.48 |
| 2026-03-10 | Sanchez Vanessa L. | Buy | 4.2K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-10 | Granado Raymundo H. Jr. | Buy | 5.0K | $4.59 |
| 2026-03-09 | Peirce Mary | Buy | 1.5K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Granado Anthony S. | Buy | 6.9K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Sanchez Vanessa L. | Buy | 6.9K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Granado Raymundo H. Jr. | Buy | 8.3K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Brickner Samantha J. | Buy | 64K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 14K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Brickner Savannah | Buy | 39K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-09 | Sanchez Mary Ann S. | Buy | 127K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-06 | Granado Anthony S. | Buy | 5.7K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-06 | Scripps Eaton M | Buy | 41K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-06 | Scripps Elizabeth | Buy | 3.1K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-06 | Granado Corina S. | Buy | 80K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-06 | Brickner Rebecca Scripps | Buy | 80K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-06 | Evans Peggy Scripps | Buy | 3.1K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-06 | Klenzing Margaret Scripps | Buy | 160K | $4.64 |
| 2026-03-05 | Granado Anthony S. | Buy | 4.3K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-05 | Evans Peggy Scripps | Buy | 2.3K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-05 | Granado Corina S. | Buy | 60K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-05 | Scripps Eaton M | Buy | 31K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-05 | Scripps Elizabeth | Buy | 2.3K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-05 | Klenzing Margaret Scripps | Buy | 121K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-05 | Brickner Rebecca Scripps | Buy | 60K | $4.43 |
| 2026-03-04 | Evans Peggy Scripps | Buy | 2.1K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-04 | Granado Anthony S. | Buy | 3.9K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-04 | Brickner Rebecca Scripps | Buy | 70K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-04 | Scripps Eaton M | Buy | 28K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-04 | Scripps Elizabeth | Buy | 2.1K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-04 | Granado Corina S. | Buy | 70K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-04 | Klenzing Margaret Scripps | Buy | 140K | $4.17 |
| 2026-03-03 | Granado Geraldine Scripps | Buy | 40K | $3.91 |
| 2026-03-03 | Holcomb Monica | Buy | 7.5K | $3.91 |
| 2026-03-03 | Barmonde Charles L. | Buy | 40K | $3.91 |
| 2026-03-03 | Granado Corina S. | Buy | 260K | $3.91 |
| 2026-03-03 | Symson Adam | Buy | 27K | $3.69 |
| 2026-03-01 | Perschke Daniel | Option exercise | 30K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Symson Adam | Option exercise | 765K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Symson Adam | Tax withheld | 306K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Combs Jason | Tax withheld | 77K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Combs Jason | Option exercise | 179K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Lawlor Brian G. | Tax withheld | 57K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Lawlor Brian G. | Option exercise | 133K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Giles David M | Tax withheld | 25K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Giles David M | Option exercise | 55K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Tomlin Laura | Tax withheld | 39K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Tomlin Laura | Option exercise | 129K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Perschke Daniel | Tax withheld | 15K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Jablin Burton F | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Mehta Nishat | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Alexander Marcellus Winston Jr | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | CONLIN KELLY P | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Granado Raymundo H. Jr. | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | HAYDEN JOHN W | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Radford Leigh | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Barmonde Charles L. | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Williams Kim | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Mehta Nishat | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Holcomb Monica | Option exercise | 41K | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Scripps Eaton M | Gift | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Giles David M | Tax withheld | 6.3K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Combs Jason | Option exercise | 66K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Combs Jason | Tax withheld | 30K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Lawlor Brian G. | Option exercise | 48K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Lawlor Brian G. | Tax withheld | 20K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Tomlin Laura | Option exercise | 50K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Tomlin Laura | Tax withheld | 25K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Symson Adam | Tax withheld | 75K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Perschke Daniel | Option exercise | 11K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Perschke Daniel | Tax withheld | 5.5K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Symson Adam | Option exercise | 253K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Giles David M | Option exercise | 15K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Supply chain
Named in the 10-K; linked when we track them.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Acquisition/dispositionExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-06 | Material agreementDebt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-01 | Acquisition/dispositionOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-26 | ResultsExec/director changeOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-06 | Reg FD | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-26 | Material agreement3.03OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-07 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-15 | 0000832428-26-000027 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-08 | 2026-05-07 | 0000832428-26-000021 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-08 | 2026-03-31 | 0000832428-26-000024 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-06 | 2026-04-30 | 0000832428-26-000017 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-01 | 2026-03-31 | 0000832428-26-000014 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-27 | 2025-12-31 | 0000832428-26-000010 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-26 | 2026-02-24 | 0000832428-26-000006 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-06 | 2026-02-06 | 0001193125-26-041442 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-26 | 2025-11-25 | 0001193125-25-300329 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-07 | 2025-09-30 | 0000832428-25-000058 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-07 | 2025-11-06 | 0000832428-25-000056 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-08 | 2025-06-30 | 0000832428-25-000048 ↗ |