E.W. SCRIPPS Co
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.15B | $2.51B | $2.29B | $2.45B | $2.28B | $1.86B |
| Operating income | $184.0M | $412.5M | −$753.2M | $428.3M | $400.7M | $303.5M |
| Net income | −$100.9M | $146.2M | −$947.8M | $195.9M | $122.7M | $269.3M |
| Total assets | $5.01B | $5.20B | $5.41B | $6.43B | $6.66B | $4.86B |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Equity | $1.25B | $1.32B | $1.16B | $2.13B | $1.97B | $1.16B |
| EPS (diluted) | $-1.87 | $1.01 | $-11.84 | $1.62 | $0.81 | $3.21 |
| Shares out. | 88.0M | 86.1M | 84.3M | 87.3M | 88.0M | 81.8M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 8.6%
- Net margin
- −4.7%
- Return on equity
- −8.1%
- Return on assets
- −2.0%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 4.0%
- Liabilities / assets
- —
- Debt / equity
- —
- Book value / share
- $14.16
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- −14.3%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- −169.0%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Accruals / assets
- −3.1%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3/8weak
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast. What these scores mean →
Signs
● 2 warning● 3 good- Reported a net loss
- Revenue declined year-over-year
- Operating margin is positive
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Charles Schwab Investment Management IncPassive (13G)May 14, 2026
- Vanguard Group IncPassive (13G)Mar 26, 2026
- Scripps Eaton MActivist (13D)Mar 13, 2026
- Gamco Investors, Inc. Et AlActivist (13D)Feb 2, 2026
- Sinclair, Inc.Activist (13D)Jan 16, 2026
- Blackrock, Inc.Passive (13G)Apr 25, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 2.8M | 3.5 | +0.5% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.7M | 5.2 | -4.7% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 2.9M | 5.1 | -12.1% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.3M | 3.8 | +12.0% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 2.9M | 2.9 | +1.4% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Completed an acquisition or dispositionMay 15, 2026
- Results of operationsMay 8, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · New financial obligationMay 6, 2026
- Completed an acquisition or disposition · Other material eventApr 1, 2026
- Results of operations · Director / officer change · Other material eventFeb 26, 2026
- Regulation FD disclosureFeb 6, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · Modified shareholder rights · Other material eventNov 26, 2025
- Results of operationsNov 7, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
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Spin-offs from E.W. SCRIPPS Co (1)
- Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.completedJul 1, 2008details
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Event-driven situations (3)
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