FOX vs SSP
Fox Corp. and E.w. Scripps Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FOX | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.1B | $2.2B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $-100.9M |
| Gross margin | · | 40.7% |
| Net margin | 10.1% | −4.7% |
| Return on equity | 14.6% | −7.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.84 | −$1.87 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 16.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.5B | $6.5M |
| Equity | $11.6B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.21× | 2.06× |
| Current ratio | 3.17× | 1.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.8% | 3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −4.7% | · |
FOX bills 8.0× the revenue of SSP, and SSP closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FOX | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $17.1B | $2.2B |
| FY2024 | $16.3B | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $14.0B | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $14.9B | $2.5B |
| FY2021 | $14.0B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $12.9B | $1.9B |
| FY2019 | $12.3B | $1.4B |
| FY2018 | $11.4B | $1.2B |
| FY2017 | $10.2B | $877.0M |
| FY2016 | $9.9B | $874.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FOX | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $-100.9M |
| FY2024 | $2.3B | $146.2M |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | $-947.8M |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $195.9M |
| FY2021 | $1.2B | $122.7M |
| FY2020 | $2.2B | $269.3M |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | $-18.4M |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $19.7M |
| FY2017 | $2.2B | $-14.6M |
| FY2016 | $1.4B | $67.2M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$14,975,415,000 | FOX |
| FY2024 | +$13,790,228,000 | FOX |
| FY2023 | +$11,687,088,000 | FOX |
| FY2022 | +$12,459,785,000 | FOX |
| FY2021 | +$11,690,468,000 | FOX |
| FY2020 | +$11,051,522,000 | FOX |
| FY2019 | +$10,951,601,000 | FOX |
| FY2018 | +$10,231,638,000 | FOX |
| FY2017 | +$9,276,028,000 | FOX |
| FY2016 | +$9,046,549,000 | FOX |
FOX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +14.8 pp | FOX |
| FY2024 | +8.2 pp | FOX |
| FY2023 | +52.5 pp | FOX |
| FY2022 | +0.4 pp | FOX |
| FY2021 | +3.4 pp | FOX |
| FY2020 | +2.6 pp | FOX |
| FY2019 | +10.0 pp | FOX |
| FY2018 | +12.7 pp | FOX |
| FY2017 | +23.6 pp | FOX |
| FY2016 | +6.5 pp | FOX |
FOX has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 10 fiscal years.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SSP's net margin has been more volatile than FOX's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 14.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.1.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FOX led in net margin in every one of the 10 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SSP's return on equity has been more volatile than FOX's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 24.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.2.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FOX led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.