SSP Stock — E. W. Scripps Co Class A

E. W. Scripps Co Class A (SSP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SSP is a Stock. Total return is -71.8% over the past 38.3 years.

E.W. Scripps Company is a media enterprise operating local television stations across the United States, national news outlets including Scripps News and Court TV, and entertainment networks under brands like ION and Bounce, distributed through broadcast, cable, satellite, and digital platforms. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. It may appeal to investors seeking equity exposure to traditional and digital media assets rather than current income.

SSP performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -71.8% over the past 38.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 61.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 49.6%.

SSP key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/30/1988

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

0.81

Last close

$2.69 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$217,180,564

Average volume

789905.0

Ex-dividend date

12/14/2020

Payment date

12/24/2020

Beta

0.685

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

13.7174

EPS

$-14.10

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SSP risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 49.6%.

Who may consider SSP — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SSP does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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