Form 8-K

8-K — E.W. SCRIPPS Co

Accession: 0000832428-26-000041

Filed: 2026-11-06

Period: 2026-11-05

CIK: 0000832428

SIC: 4833 (TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS)

Item: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2026

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio 001-10701 31-1223339

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation) (Commission

File Number) (I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

312 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share SSP NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item No. Page

2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition 3

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits 3

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 5, 2026, we released information regarding results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit

Number Description of Item

99.1

Press release dated November 5, 2026

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

BY: /s/ Daniel W. Perschke

Daniel W. Perschke

Senior Vice President, Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: November 6, 2026

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Document

Exhibit 99.1

Scripps reports Q3 2026 financial results

Nov. 5, 2026

CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $545 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2026. Income attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $20.7 million or 21 cents per share.

Recent company events:

•Through Election Day on Tuesday, Scripps generated $284 million in full-year Local Media division political advertising revenue – 44% above the 2022 midterm election cycle.

•Scripps continues to make progress on its company transformation plan and expense reductions to generate $125-$150 million of enterprise EBITDA growth by 2028 through cost savings and revenue initiatives. The impact of the transformation work will be most evident beginning in the fourth-quarter results as the company will have implemented about $100 million in annual run-rate savings by year end. In 2026, we reduced our workforce by about 20%.

•On the revenue growth side of the transformation, more than 70 initiatives are in the pipeline, focused on yielding more revenue from businesses we own and creating new revenue from adjacent business areas.

•By the end of the year, Scripps will have nearly completed its connected local newsrooms transformation, positioning its news operations for the streaming world to meet consumers where they are watching. The connected newsrooms integrate AI and automation technology to adapt stories for all digital and broadcast platforms, putting the news teams’ work in front of new audiences and driving new streams of revenue with a more durable cost structure.

•The Scripps Networks division’s third-quarter revenue benefited from Nielsen’s Sept. 1 ratings methodology change to more accurately measure over-the-air households after negative impact from their changes earlier in the year. Connected TV revenue grew 37%, and Scripps now expects it to end the year at about $155 million. Despite those tailwinds, pressure from the economy and the impact of low consumer confidence on direct response advertising led to revenue down 11% on an adjusted combined basis.

•Scripps Networks division adjusted combined expenses were up 0.9%, driven by the new WNBA contract this year. For the fourth quarter, the company expects division expenses to begin a downward trend as transformation cost initiatives take effect.

•The company ended the third quarter with $83 million in cash and will use that and cash from Q4 political advertising revenue to pay down at least $150 million of debt in the fourth quarter.

From Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson:

“During this contentious 2026 midterm election cycle, broadcast television continued to prove itself to be the best vehicle for reaching voters because we provide a trustworthy platform in a politically polarizing climate. Local TV platforms took nearly half of the record $11.9 billion spent this year, according to AdImpact. Scripps’ strong political footprint drove our full-year political ad revenue 44% above our 2022 midterm results. Our performance benefited from our local sports strategy, strong connected TV business and dedicated political sales force.

“The companywide transformation we launched in February is well underway and on track to deliver both on our commitment to evolve the company’s products and the expected benefit to enterprise EBITDA next year. Our goal is to ensure Scripps remains a strong media company positioned to serve our communities and preserve local journalism by adapting to how Americans consume news and information. In part aided by technology, our teams are producing more reporting from the field, deepening our community news coverage

and expanding our reach to audiences across broadcast, streaming, digital and social platforms while improving the segment profit of our business.

“In our Scripps Networks division, we saw a modest sequential recovery in our third-quarter revenue and profit margin, bolstered by the early impact of Nielsen’s updated ratings methodology and 37% growth in revenue from our connected TV/streaming platform distribution. Disciplined expense management drove a year-over-year decline in total adjusted combined expenses when you factor out the first-year impact of our new WNBA contract.

“The work underway reflects our priorities to improve our earnings trajectory, strengthen the balance sheet and best serve American media consumers. At the same time, we continue to evaluate accretive M&A opportunities with discipline, focusing on transactions that enhance our financial position and strategic flexibility within our current balance sheet.”

Operating results

Third-quarter company revenue was $545 million, an increase of 3.6% or $19 million from the prior-year quarter. Political revenue was $82.6 million, compared to $5.5 million in the prior-year quarter, a non-election year. Costs and expenses for segments, shared services and corporate were $427 million, down from $449 million in the year-ago quarter, reflecting tight expense controls and savings achieved through our enterprise-wide transformation plan.

Income attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $20.7 million or 21 cents per share. The current-year quarter included $18.8 million in restructuring costs, which decreased the income attributable to shareholders by 14 cents per share. In the prior-year quarter, loss attributable to shareholders of Scripps was $49 million or 55 cents per share. The prior-year quarter included a $7.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt, $6.5 million of financing transaction costs, a $1.4 million write-off of deferred financing costs and $2.7 million in restructuring costs. When taken together, these items increased the loss attributable to shareholders by 15 cents per share.

Third-quarter 2026 segment results compared to prior-period amounts:

Local Media

Revenue was $373 million, up 15% from the prior-year quarter.

•Core advertising revenue decreased 16% to $111 million, reflecting displacement from political advertising.

•Political revenue was $80.6 million, compared to $5.1 million in the prior-year quarter, a non-election year.

•Distribution revenue decreased $7.8 million or 4.2% to $178 million. Distribution revenues in the third quarter of 2025 included $10.7 million of revenue from WRTV and WFTX that were sold in the first quarter of 2026. Additionally, a service blackout during the contract negotiations with DirecTV had a $3.8 million third-quarter 2026 impact.

Segment expenses decreased 6.4% to $255 million.

Segment profit was $118 million, up from $52.8 million a year-ago quarter.

Scripps Networks

Revenue was $173 million, down 14% from the prior-year quarter. Segment expenses were $140 million, down 5.2% from the prior-year quarter.

Segment profit was $33 million, compared to $53.3 million in the year-ago quarter.

Third-quarter 2026 segment results compared to prior-period adjusted combined amounts:

In order to provide more meaningful year-over-year comparisons, we are providing non-GAAP supplemental information for certain revenues and expenses for the prior-year periods on an adjusted combined basis.

The adjusted combined revenue and expense information illustrates what the historical results of Scripps would have been, given the assumptions outlined in the supplemental materials and had WFTX, WRTV and WTVQ (Local

Media) and Court TV (Scripps Networks) transactions been effective at the beginning of 2025. Refer to the “Supplemental Information” section that begins on page E-8 of the attached tables.

Local Media – Adjusted combined basis

Revenue was $373 million, up 19% from the prior-year quarter.

•Core advertising revenue decreased 13% to $111 million, reflecting displacement from political advertising.

•Political revenue was $80.6 million, compared to $5.3 million in the prior-year quarter, a non-election year.

•Distribution revenue was $178 million, flat from the prior-year quarter.

Segment expenses decreased 3.1% to $255 million.

Segment profit was $118 million, compared to $49.8 million in the year-ago quarter.

Scripps Networks – Adjusted combined basis

Revenue was $173 million, down 11% from the prior-year quarter. Segment expenses were $140 million, up 0.9%.

Segment profit was $33 million, compared to $56 million in the year-ago quarter.

Financial condition

On Sept. 30, cash and cash equivalents totaled $83.4 million, and total debt was $2.5 billion.

At Sept. 30, long-term debt included $1.7 billion of senior notes outstanding, $558 million of term loans outstanding and $274 million under the accounts receivable securitization facility. During the first nine months of 2026, we made principal pre-payments totaling $60.6 million on our June 2028 and November 2029 term loans.

Scripps did not declare or provide payment for any of the quarterly preferred stock dividends in 2026. The 9% dividend rate on the preferred shares compounds quarterly. At Sept. 30, aggregated undeclared and unpaid cumulative dividends totaled $166 million. Under the terms of Berkshire Hathaway’s preferred equity investment in Scripps, the company is prohibited from paying dividends on or repurchasing common shares until all preferred shares are redeemed.

Year-to-date 2026 operating results:

The following comparisons are to the period ending Sept. 30, 2025:

Revenue was $1.6 billion, a decrease of 2.4% or $38.2 million from the prior year. Political revenue was $122 million, compared to $11.9 million in the prior year, a non-election year.

Costs and expenses for segments, shared services and corporate were $1.3 billion, down from $1.4 billion in the year-ago period, reflecting tight expense controls and savings achieved through our enterprise-wide transformation plan.

Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $1.2 billion or $12.73 per share. The 2026 period included a non-cash goodwill and other intangible assets impairment charge for Scripps Networks of $1.1 billion, $55.3 million in restructuring costs and a $38.9 million gain from the sale of Court TV and two television stations: WFTX in Fort Myers, Florida, and WRTV in Indianapolis, as well as our stations swap with Gray Media, Inc. When taken together, these items increased the loss attributable to shareholders by $11.82 per share. In the prior year, loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $120 million or $1.36 per share. The 2025 period included $44.5 million of financing transaction costs, a $31.4 million gain on our West Palm television station building sale, a $10.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt, $7.5 million in restructuring costs and a $7 million write-off of deferred financing costs. When taken together, these items increased the loss attributable to shareholders by 33 cents per share.

Looking ahead

Comparisons for our segments are to the same adjusted combined period in 2025.

Fourth-quarter 2026

Local Media revenue Up low-to-mid 40% range

Local Media expense About flat

Scripps Networks revenue Down high single digits

Scripps Networks expense Down low single digits

Shared services and corporate About $27 million

Conference call

The company’s senior management team will hold a call to discuss third-quarter 2026 results at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Nov. 6.

The company’s protocol for joining its earnings calls is as follows:

•To access a live webcast of the call, participants will need to register by visiting http://ir.scripps.com/. The registration link can be found on that page under “upcoming events.”

•To dial in by phone, participants will first need to visit a website to receive the phone number. To receive a listen-only dial-in and PIN code, visit https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/32s8jqy4/.

•Analysts who will be asking questions should visit this webpage to receive a different dial-in and PIN, which will identify them by name on the call: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI65e1d76cd29347e79d43d1608d1fc52d.

A replay of the conference call will be archived and available online for an extended period of time. To access the audio replay, visit http://ir.scripps.com/ approximately four hours after the call, and the link can be found on that page under “audio/video links.”

Forward-looking statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “target” and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements the company makes regarding expected operating results and future financial condition. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on management’s current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of the industry and the economy, the company’s plans and strategies, anticipated events and trends, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstance that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the company’s control. The company’s actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the company’s actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: change in advertising demand, fragmentation of audiences, loss of affiliation agreements, loss of distribution revenue, increase in programming costs, changes in law and regulation, the company’s ability to identify and consummate strategic transactions, the controlled ownership structure of the company, and the company’s ability to manage its outstanding debt obligations. A detailed discussion of such risks and uncertainties is included in the company’s Form 10-K, on file with the SEC, in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Any forward-looking statement made in this document is based only on currently available information and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

Investor contact: Carolyn Micheli, The E.W. Scripps Company, (513) 977-3732, carolyn.micheli@scripps.com

Media contact: Becca McCarter, The E.W. Scripps Company, (513) 410-2425, rebecca.mccarter@scripps.com

About Scripps

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating connection. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of about 60 stations in 40 markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlet Scripps News and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps Sports serves professional and college sports leagues, conferences and teams with local market depth and national broadcast reach of up to 100% of TV households. Founded in 1878, Scripps is the steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and its longtime motto is: “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands, except per share data) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Operating revenues $ 544,861 $ 525,854 $ 1,552,130 $ 1,590,327

Segment, shared services and corporate expenses (426,597) (448,739) (1,324,373) (1,360,206)

Restructuring costs (18,771) (2,718) (55,255) (7,475)

Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets (31,331) (37,208) (101,739) (112,866)

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets — — (1,135,825) —

Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment (872) 434 (422) 31,922

Operating expenses (477,571) (488,231) (2,617,614) (1,448,625)

Operating income (loss) 67,290 37,623 (1,065,484) 141,702

Interest expense (53,796) (59,219) (164,864) (161,622)

Loss on extinguishment of debt — (7,622) (913) (10,594)

Other financing transaction costs — (6,466) — (44,537)

Defined benefit pension plan expense (733) (338) (2,200) (1,013)

Gains (losses) from sale of business — — 38,881 —

Miscellaneous, net (1,132) (1,165) (6,506) (2,692)

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes 11,629 (37,187) (1,201,086) (78,756)

Benefit for income taxes 26,030 4,228 85,705 6,380

Net income (loss) 37,659 (32,959) (1,115,381) (72,376)

Preferred stock dividends (16,927) (16,062) (49,673) (47,172)

Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company $ 20,732 $ (49,021) $ (1,165,054) $ (119,548)

Net income (loss) per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company $ 0.21 $ (0.55) $ (12.73) $ (1.36)

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 98,092 88,461 91,527 87,773

See notes to results of operations.

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Notes to Results of Operations

1. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We determine our operating segments based upon our management and internal reporting structure, as well as the basis that our chief operating decision maker makes resource-allocation decisions.

Our Local Media segment includes more than 60 local television stations and their related digital operations. It is comprised of 18 ABC affiliates, 12 NBC affiliates, 11 CBS affiliates and three FOX affiliates. We also have 13 independent stations and 10 additional low power stations. Our Local Media segment earns revenue primarily from the sale of advertising to local, national and political advertisers and retransmission fees received from cable operators, telecommunications companies, satellite carriers and over-the-top virtual MVPDs.

Our Scripps Networks segment includes national news outlet Scripps News as well as popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus and Laff. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every U.S. television home through free over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV and/or digital distribution. These operations earn revenue primarily through the sale of advertising.

Our segment results reflect the impact of intercompany carriage agreements between our local broadcast television stations and our national networks. The intercompany carriage fee revenue earned by our local broadcast television stations is equal to the carriage fee expense incurred by our national networks. We also allocate a portion of certain corporate costs and expenses, including accounting, human resources, employee benefit and information technology to our segments. These intercompany agreements and allocations are generally amounts agreed upon by management, which may differ from an arms-length amount.

The other segment caption aggregates our operating segments that are too small to report separately. Costs for centrally provided services and certain corporate costs that are not allocated to the segments are included in shared services and corporate costs. These unallocated corporate costs would also include the costs associated with being a public company. Corporate assets are primarily cash and cash equivalents, property and equipment primarily used for corporate purposes and deferred income taxes.

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates operating performance and makes decisions about the allocation of resources to our segments using a measure called segment profit. Segment profit excludes interest, defined benefit pension plan amounts, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, divested operating units, restructuring activities, investment results and certain other items that are included in net income (loss) determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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Information regarding our operating performance is as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 Change 2026 2025 Change

Segment operating revenues:

Local Media $ 372,807 $ 325,456 14.5 % $ 1,030,969 $ 985,611 4.6 %

Scripps Networks 172,993 200,956 (13.9) % 520,922 604,728 (13.9) %

Other 3,047 4,262 (28.5) % 12,568 14,185 (11.4) %

Intersegment eliminations (3,986) (4,820) (17.3) % (12,329) (14,197) (13.2) %

Total operating revenues $ 544,861 $ 525,854 3.6 % $ 1,552,130 $ 1,590,327 (2.4) %

Segment profit (loss):

Local Media $ 117,551 $ 52,801 $ 220,052 $ 143,541 53.3 %

Scripps Networks 33,014 53,299 (38.1) % 104,786 173,340 (39.5) %

Other (6,379) (7,598) (16.0) % (16,994) (20,982) (19.0) %

Shared services and corporate (25,922) (21,387) 21.2 % (80,087) (65,778) 21.8 %

Restructuring costs (18,771) (2,718) (55,255) (7,475)

Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets (31,331) (37,208) (101,739) (112,866)

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets — — (1,135,825) —

Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment (872) 434 (422) 31,922

Interest expense (53,796) (59,219) (164,864) (161,622)

Loss on extinguishment of debt — (7,622) (913) (10,594)

Other financing transaction costs — (6,466) — (44,537)

Defined benefit pension plan expense (733) (338) (2,200) (1,013)

Gains (losses) from sale of business — — 38,881 —

Miscellaneous, net (1,132) (1,165) (6,506) (2,692)

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes $ 11,629 $ (37,187) $ (1,201,086) $ (78,756)

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Operating results for our Local Media segment were as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 Change 2026 2025 Change

Segment operating revenues:

Core advertising $ 111,086 $ 131,548 (15.6) % $ 375,526 $ 400,223 (6.2) %

Political 80,588 5,141 117,669 11,028

Distribution 177,990 185,768 (4.2) % 528,416 565,572 (6.6) %

Other 3,143 2,999 4.8 % 9,358 8,788 6.5 %

Total operating revenues 372,807 325,456 14.5 % 1,030,969 985,611 4.6 %

Segment costs and expenses:

Employee compensation and benefits 99,046 105,115 (5.8) % 304,209 314,599 (3.3) %

Programming 110,637 124,659 (11.2) % 369,580 393,509 (6.1) %

Other expenses 45,573 42,881 6.3 % 137,128 133,962 2.4 %

Total costs and expenses 255,256 272,655 (6.4) % 810,917 842,070 (3.7) %

Segment profit $ 117,551 $ 52,801 $ 220,052 $ 143,541 53.3 %

Operating results for our Scripps Networks segment were as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 Change 2026 2025 Change

Total operating revenues $ 172,993 $ 200,956 (13.9) % $ 520,922 $ 604,728 (13.9) %

Segment costs and expenses:

Employee compensation and benefits 18,969 22,120 (14.2) % 61,269 64,949 (5.7) %

Programming 83,849 86,858 (3.5) % 242,082 252,105 (4.0) %

Other expenses 37,161 38,679 (3.9) % 112,785 114,334 (1.4) %

Total costs and expenses 139,979 147,657 (5.2) % 416,136 431,388 (3.5) %

Segment profit $ 33,014 $ 53,299 (38.1) % $ 104,786 $ 173,340 (39.5) %

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2. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands) As of

September 30,

2026 As of December 31, 2025

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents $ 83,390 $ 27,923

Other current assets 544,301 616,562

Assets held for sale — 102,933

Total current assets 627,691 747,418

Investments 17,368 14,369

Property and equipment 421,944 407,966

Operating lease right-of-use assets 80,720 95,975

Goodwill 931,534 1,918,334

Other intangible assets 1,318,059 1,517,776

Programming 217,789 280,359

Miscellaneous 22,511 26,431

TOTAL ASSETS $ 3,637,616 $ 5,008,628

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable $ 65,518 $ 63,420

Unearned revenue 52,488 22,166

Current portion of long-term debt — 8,854

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 326,790 352,098

Liabilities held for sale — 7,063

Total current liabilities 444,796 453,601

Long-term debt (less current portion) 2,457,441 2,585,534

Other liabilities (less current portion) 592,752 723,401

Total equity 142,627 1,246,092

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 3,637,616 $ 5,008,628

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3. EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

Unvested awards of share-based payments with non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents, such as certain of our RSUs, are considered participating securities for purposes of calculating EPS. Under the two-class method, we allocate a portion of net income to these participating securities and, therefore, exclude that income from the calculation of EPS for common stock. We do not allocate losses to the participating securities.

The following table presents information about basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding:

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Numerator (for basic and diluted earnings per share)

Net income (loss) $ 37,659 $ (32,959) $ (1,115,381) $ (72,376)

Less income allocated to RSUs (40) — — —

Less preferred stock dividends (16,927) (16,062) (49,673) (47,172)

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share $ 20,692 $ (49,021) $ (1,165,054) $ (119,548)

Denominator

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding 92,698 88,461 91,527 87,773

Effect of dilutive securities 5,394 — — —

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding 98,092 88,461 91,527 87,773

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4. NON-GAAP INFORMATION

In addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, this earnings release discusses adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP performance measure that management and the company’s Board of Directors uses to evaluate the performance of the business. We also believe that the non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors by allowing them to view our business through the eyes of management and is a measure that is frequently used by industry analysts, investors and lenders as a measure of valuation for broadcast companies.

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, plus income tax expense

(benefit), interest expense, financing transaction costs, losses (gains) on extinguishment of debt, defined benefit pension plan expense (income), share-based compensation costs, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, loss (gain) on business and asset disposals, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring charges and certain other miscellaneous items. We consider adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of our operating performance.

A reconciliation of the adjusted EBITDA measure to the comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP is as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Net income (loss) $ 37,659 $ (32,959) $ (1,115,381) $ (72,376)

Benefit for income taxes (26,030) (4,228) (85,705) (6,380)

Interest expense 53,796 59,219 164,864 161,622

Loss on extinguishment of debt — 7,622 913 10,594

Other financing transaction costs — 6,466 — 44,537

Defined benefit pension plan expense 733 338 2,200 1,013

Share-based compensation costs 3,218 3,314 15,717 14,771

Depreciation 12,296 14,680 38,868 44,227

Amortization of intangible assets 19,035 22,528 62,871 68,639

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets — — 1,135,825 —

Losses (gains), net on disposal of property and equipment 872 (434) 422 (31,922)

Restructuring costs 18,771 2,718 55,255 7,475

Losses (gains) from sale of business — — (38,881) —

Miscellaneous, net 1,132 1,165 6,506 2,692

Adjusted EBITDA $ 121,482 $ 80,429 $ 243,474 $ 244,892

5. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table presents additional information on certain sources and uses of cash:

Three Months Ended

September 30, Nine Months Ended

September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Capital expenditures $ (11,610) $ (15,068) $ (30,498) $ (29,564)

Interest paid (77,744) (63,345) (179,170) (145,251)

Income taxes refunded (paid) (852) 359 3,906 (12,370)

Mandatory contributions to defined retirement plans (3,482) (490) (4,043) (1,046)

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ADJUSTED COMBINED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Due to the effect that the WTVQ station inclusion, the WRTV and WFTX television station dispositions and the Court TV disposition have on our segment operating results, and to provide meaningful period over period comparisons, we are presenting supplemental non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) information for certain financial results on an adjusted combined basis. The adjusted combined financial results have been compiled by adding, as of the earliest period presented, the impact from including the WTVQ television station's historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses to Scripps’ historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses captions historically reported within our Local Media segment. Similarly, WRTV and WRTV television stations' historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses have been subtracted, as of the earliest period presented, from Scripps’ historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses captions historically reported within our Local Media segment. Finally, Court TV's historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses have been subtracted, as of the earliest period presented, from Scripps’ historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses captions historically reported within our Scripps Networks segment. These historical results are adjusted for certain intercompany adjustments and other impacts that would result from the companies operating under the ownership of Scripps as of the earliest period presented.

Management uses the adjusted combined non-GAAP supplemental information for purposes of evaluating the Company’s segment results. The company therefore believes that the non-GAAP measure presented provides useful information to investors by allowing them to view the company’s businesses through the eyes of management, facilitating comparison of Local Media and Scripps Networks results across historical periods and providing a focus on the underlying ongoing operating performance of our segments.

The company uses the adjusted combined non-GAAP supplemental information to supplement the financial information presented on a GAAP historical basis. This non-GAAP supplemental information is not to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the related GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis.

The adjusted combined financial results contained in the following supplemental information is for informational purposes only. These results do not necessarily reflect what the historical results of Scripps would have been if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2025. Nor is this information necessarily indicative of the future results of operations of the combined entities.

The adjusted combined financial information is not pro forma information prepared in accordance with Article 11 of SEC regulation S-X, and the preparation of information in accordance with Article 11 would result in a significantly different presentation.

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Local Media adjusted combined segment profit

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 Change 2026 2025 Change

Segment operating revenues:

Core advertising $ 111,086 $ 127,529 (12.9) % $ 372,340 $ 386,132 (3.6) %

Political 80,588 5,283 117,585 11,167

Distribution 177,990 177,470 0.3 % 520,625 539,980 (3.6) %

Other 3,143 2,963 6.1 % 9,293 8,706 6.7 %

Total operating revenues 372,807 313,245 19.0 % 1,019,843 945,985 7.8 %

Segment costs and expenses:

Employee compensation and benefits 99,046 103,022 (3.9) % 302,470 307,723 (1.7) %

Programming 110,637 119,037 (7.1) % 364,373 375,492 (3.0) %

Other expenses 45,573 41,397 10.1 % 135,957 129,339 5.1 %

Total costs and expenses 255,256 263,456 (3.1) % 802,800 812,554 (1.2) %

Segment profit $ 117,551 $ 49,789 $ 217,043 $ 133,431 62.7 %

Non-GAAP reconciliation

Below is a reconciliation of Scripps historical reported revenue and segment profit for its Local Media segment to the adjusted combined revenue and adjusted combined segment profit for the Local Media segment following the sales of WRTV and WFTX television stations, as well as the inclusion of the WTVQ television station.

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Local Media operating revenues, as reported $ 372,807 $ 325,456 $ 1,030,969 $ 985,611

WRTV station disposition — (9,616) (9,136) (30,499)

WFTX station disposition — (6,480) (4,588) (20,530)

WTVQ station inclusion — 3,885 2,598 11,403

Local Media adjusted combined operating revenues $ 372,807 $ 313,245 $ 1,019,843 $ 945,985

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Local Media segment profit, as reported $ 117,551 $ 52,801 $ 220,052 $ 143,541

WRTV station disposition — (2,214) (2,106) (8,096)

WFTX station disposition — (914) (905) (2,384)

WTVQ station inclusion — 116 2 370

Local Media adjusted combined segment profit $ 117,551 $ 49,789 $ 217,043 $ 133,431

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Scripps Networks adjusted combined segment profit

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 Change 2026 2025 Change

Total operating revenues $ 172,993 $ 194,640 (11.1) % $ 518,475 $ 584,909 (11.4) %

Segment costs and expenses:

Employee compensation and benefits 18,969 19,330 (1.9) % 60,101 56,742 5.9 %

Programming 83,849 82,965 1.1 % 240,516 240,479 — %

Other expenses 37,161 36,395 2.1 % 111,846 107,721 3.8 %

Total costs and expenses 139,979 138,690 0.9 % 412,463 404,942 1.9 %

Segment profit $ 33,014 $ 55,950 (41.0) % $ 106,012 $ 179,967 (41.1) %

Non-GAAP reconciliation

Below is a reconciliation of Scripps historical reported revenue and segment profit for its Scripps Networks segment to the adjusted combined revenue and adjusted combined segment profit for the Scripps Networks segment following the sale of Court TV.

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Scripps Networks operating revenues, as reported $ 172,993 $ 200,956 $ 520,922 $ 604,728

Court TV disposition — (6,316) (2,447) (19,819)

Scripps Networks adjusted combined operating revenues $ 172,993 $ 194,640 $ 518,475 $ 584,909

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Scripps Networks segment profit, as reported $ 33,014 $ 53,299 $ 104,786 $ 173,340

Court TV disposition — 2,651 1,226 6,627

Scripps Networks adjusted combined segment profit $ 33,014 $ 55,950 $ 106,012 $ 179,967

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