Scripps reported Q4 2025 revenue of USD 560.3 million (down 23%) and a net loss attributable to the shareholders of USD 44.9 million, or USD 0.51 per diluted share, compared with net income of USD 80.3 million a year earlier. Operating income was USD 42.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA was USD 86.4 million. In Local Media, Q4 revenue was USD 360.0 million (down 30%), with core advertising up 12% to USD 165.4 million and distribution revenue down 1.6% to USD 182.9 million; political revenue was USD 9.0 million versus USD 174.4 million in the prior-year election quarter. Scripps Networks Q4 revenue was USD 199.5 million (down 7.7%) and segment profit was USD 63.5 million. Scripps ended 2025 with USD 27.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and USD 2.6 billion in total debt. The company said it is pursuing a transformation plan targeting annualized enterprise EBITDA growth of USD 125 million to USD 150 million by 2028, with benefits expected to begin in the second half of 2026, leveraging technology including AI and automation. Scripps also said it plans to re-acquire 23 ION-affiliated stations from INYO Broadcast Holdings for an aggregate purchase price of about USD 54 million, subject to FCC consent, and expects to close the sales of WFTX and WRTV for combined proceeds of USD 123 million, alongside a planned station swap with Gray Media.

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