FWONA vs SSP
Liberty Media Corp. and E.w. Scripps Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FWONA | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.5B | $2.2B |
| Net income | $555.0M | $-100.9M |
| Gross margin | · | 40.7% |
| Net margin | 12.4% | −4.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.5% | −7.9% |
| Diluted EPS | · | −$1.87 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $789.0M | $6.5M |
| Equity | $7.8B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.52× | 2.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 1.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
FWONA bills 2.1× 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 | FWONA | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.5B | $2.2B |
| FY2024 | $3.7B | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $3.6B | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $3.2B | $2.5B |
| FY2021 | $11.4B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $9.4B | $1.9B |
| FY2019 | $10.3B | $1.4B |
| FY2018 | $8.0B | $1.2B |
| FY2017 | $7.6B | $877.0M |
| FY2016 | $5.3B | $874.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FWONA | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $555.0M | $-100.9M |
| FY2024 | $-2.1B | $146.2M |
| FY2023 | $761.0M | $-947.8M |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $195.9M |
| FY2021 | $398.0M | $122.7M |
| FY2020 | $-1.4B | $269.3M |
| FY2019 | $106.0M | $-18.4M |
| FY2018 | $531.0M | $19.7M |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $-14.6M |
| FY2016 | $680.0M | $67.2M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$2,331,415,000 | FWONA |
| FY2024 | +$1,143,228,000 | FWONA |
| FY2023 | +$1,279,088,000 | FWONA |
| FY2022 | +$707,785,000 | FWONA |
| FY2021 | +$9,116,468,000 | FWONA |
| FY2020 | +$7,505,522,000 | FWONA |
| FY2019 | +$8,940,601,000 | FWONA |
| FY2018 | +$6,882,638,000 | FWONA |
| FY2017 | +$6,717,028,000 | FWONA |
| FY2016 | +$4,401,549,000 | FWONA |
| FY2015 | +$4,140,825,000 | FWONA |
| FY2014 | +$3,951,248,000 | FWONA |
| FY2013 | +$3,569,643,000 | FWONA |
| FY2012 | −$535,458,000 | SSP |
| FY2011 | +$680,340,000 | FWONA |
| FY2010 | +$1,273,110,000 | FWONA |
The higher-revenue side has changed between FWONA and SSP over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +17.1 pp | FWONA |
| FY2024 | −73.6 pp | SSP |
| FY2023 | +68.3 pp | FWONA |
| FY2022 | +56.2 pp | FWONA |
| FY2021 | +1.2 pp | FWONA |
| FY2020 | −29.4 pp | SSP |
| FY2019 | +4.7 pp | FWONA |
| FY2018 | +9.1 pp | FWONA |
| FY2017 | +26.6 pp | FWONA |
| FY2016 | +9.8 pp | FWONA |
| FY2015 | +17.8 pp | FWONA |
| FY2014 | +6.8 pp | FWONA |
| FY2013 | +224.8 pp | FWONA |
| FY2012 | +379.3 pp | FWONA |
| FY2011 | +61.2 pp | FWONA |
| FY2010 | +31.8 pp | FWONA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FWONA and SSP over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FWONA's net margin has been more volatile than SSP's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 104.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.8.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between FWONA and SSP over these 16 fiscal years — FWONA led in 14 and SSP in 2.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FWONA's return on equity has been more volatile than SSP's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 24.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 19.9.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between FWONA and SSP over these 11 fiscal years — FWONA led in 7 and SSP in 4.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.