SBGI vs SSP
Sinclair, Inc. and E.w. Scripps Co., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SBGI | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.2B | $2.2B |
| Net income | $-112.0M | $-100.9M |
| Gross margin | · | 40.7% |
| Net margin | −3.1% | −4.7% |
| Return on equity | −21.8% | −7.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.61 | −$1.87 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | −61.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $115.0M | $6.5M |
| Equity | $443.0M | $1.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 7.91× | 2.06× |
| Current ratio | 2.42× | 1.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
SBGI bills 1.5× the revenue of SSP, and both 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.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SBGI | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.2B | $2.2B |
| FY2024 | $3.5B | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $3.1B | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $2.5B |
| FY2021 | $6.1B | $2.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SBGI | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-112.0M | $-100.9M |
| FY2024 | $310.0M | $146.2M |
| FY2023 | $-291.0M | $-947.8M |
| FY2022 | $2.7B | $195.9M |
| FY2021 | $-414.0M | $122.7M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,018,415,000 | SBGI |
| FY2024 | +$1,038,228,000 | SBGI |
| FY2023 | +$841,088,000 | SBGI |
| FY2022 | +$1,474,785,000 | SBGI |
| FY2021 | +$3,850,468,000 | SBGI |
SBGI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.6 pp | SBGI |
| FY2024 | +3.2 pp | SBGI |
| FY2023 | +32.4 pp | SBGI |
| FY2022 | +60.8 pp | SBGI |
| FY2021 | −10.7 pp | SSP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SBGI and SSP over this period.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBGI's net margin has been more volatile than SSP's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 29.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.5.
5 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 SBGI and SSP over these 5 fiscal years — SBGI led in 4 and SSP in 1.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBGI's return on equity has been more volatile than SSP's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 54.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 29.2.
3 of 12 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 SBGI and SSP over these 3 fiscal years — SBGI led in 2 and SSP in 1.
3 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.