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E.W. Scripps stock: balance sheet and debt

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$3.62Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 35 out of 100

E.W. Scripps has a debt to equity ratio of 2.18 and an interest coverage of 0.5x.

Debt / Equity
2.18
Interest coverage
0.5x
Current ratio
1.65
Cash & equivalents
$27.92M
Total assets
$5.01B
Equity ratio
24.9%
Goodwill
$1.92B
Plus intangible assets of $1.52B
Net debt
$2.68B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of The E.W. Scripps Company is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$4.34B$2.27B$1.96B62.2%$733.06M
2007$4.01B$2.12B$1.67B64.7%$428.2M
2008$1.09B$241.9M$215.43M54.6%$34.66M
2009$786.35M$23.64Mnot split out55.5%$9.33M
2010$827.54M$23.11Mnot split out71.5%−$204.07M
2011$970.53M$180.45M$28.59M53.3%$84.11M
2012$1.03B$172.75M$27.97M52.6%−$46.54M
2013$966.13M$165.83M$27.97M56.9%−$21.26M
2014$1.03B$295.52M$106.26M50.5%$39.54M
2015$1.68B$1.06B$585.79M53.6%$291.08M
2016$1.73B$1.08B$616.78M54.7%$258.83M
2017$2.13B$1.18B$755.95M44.1%$544.58M
2018$2.13B$1.31B$834.01M43.5%$581.65M
2019$3.56B$2.29B$1.22B25.2%$2B
2020$4.86B$2.18B$1.2B23.9%$2.4B
2021$6.66B$4.82B$2.91B29.6%$3.2B
2022$6.43B$4.74B$2.92B33.1%$2.99B
2023$5.41B$3.7B$1.97B21.4%$3.01B
2024$5.2B$3.6B$1.97B25.4%$2.66B
2025$5.01B$3.44B$1.92B24.9%$2.68B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt. In years without separate goodwill, the table shows the sum of goodwill and intangible assets, because the data do not list goodwill separately there.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$33.32M$2.58B$766.38M0.28
2007$76.46M$2.45B$504.66M0.19
2008$26.51M$591.57M$61.17M0.1
2009$26.59M$433.25M$35.92M0.08
2010$204.92M$588.9M$850K0
2011$127.89M$514.52M$212M0.41
2012$242.64M$539.91M$196.1M0.36
2013$221.26M$547.74M$200M0.36
2014$158.46M$519.93M$198M0.38
2015$108.06M$900.98M$399.14M0.44
2016$134.35M$945.94M$393.19M0.42
2017$148.7M$937.49M$693.28M0.74
2018$107.11M$926.17M$688.76M0.74
2019$32.97M$897.94M$2.03B2.26
2020$576.02M$1.16B$2.98B2.56
2021$66.22M$1.97B$3.26B1.66
2022$18.03M$2.13B$3.01B1.41
2023$35.32M$1.16B$3.05B2.64
2024$23.85M$1.32B$2.69B2.04
2025$27.92M$1.25B$2.71B2.18

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 27 Feb 2026)
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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