TEGNA Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
TEGNA has a total shareholder equity of $3.1B and total debt of $2.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 81.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $6.8B and $3.7B respectively. TEGNA's EBIT is $597.1M making its interest coverage ratio 4.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $232.8M.
Key information
81.19%
Debt to equity ratio
US$2.53b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.4x |
| Cash | US$232.78m |
| Equity | US$3.12b |
| Total liabilities | US$3.69b |
| Total assets | US$6.81b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Nexstar-TEGNA: A Potential Win-Win, But With Regulatory Hurdles
Aug 11Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA)
Jul 24
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Jul 05Is TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) A Risky Investment?
Jun 12TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.125
May 24Here's Why TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Apr 07We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA)
Mar 23TEGNA: Media Firm Faces Political Ad Slowdown In 2025, But Cashflow Remains Strong
Mar 11TEGNA's (NYSE:TGNA) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals
Mar 07Is TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) A Risky Investment?
Feb 19Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA)
Jan 13TEGNA: Strong Cash Flow And M&A Potential Enables More Upside
Nov 23Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By TEGNA Inc.'s (NYSE:TGNA) Earnings
Oct 11
Octillion Acquisition And Election Ad Boom Fuel Growth, But Economic Uncertainty Looms
Acquiring Octillion to boost TEGNA's CTV platform Premion and strategic alignment in key electoral states is poised to significantly elevate advertising revenues.TEGNA Stock: Buybacks Can Reward Patient Investors
Sep 10TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Sep 03TEGNA: A Solid Balance Sheet And Strong Earnings Show This Broadcaster Still Has Legs
Aug 10TEGNA: A Declining Business Can Still Be A Good Stock
May 30TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.125
May 27TEGNA Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year
May 10Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: TGNA's short term assets ($896.9M) exceed its short term liabilities ($404.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: TGNA's short term assets ($896.9M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($3.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: TGNA's net debt to equity ratio (73.7%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: TGNA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 215.3% to 81.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: TGNA's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (18.5%).
Interest Coverage: TGNA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/12/15 00:48 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
TEGNA Inc. is covered by 21 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |
| James Goss | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Patrick Sholl | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |