Sinclair/$SBGI
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About Sinclair
Sinclair Inc. is the owner-operator of the second largest portfolio of television stations in the United States, with 185 full power stations in 86 markets, covering 40% of US households. Of the firm's roughly 600 channels, 150 are affiliated with the four national broadcasters—Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC—with over 80 other channels aligned with The CW (Nexstar) and MyNetworkTV (Fox). Sinclair owns the Tennis Channel and stakes in Marquee Sports Network and YES Network, providing their premium sports content to pay TV distributors.
- Ticker
- $SBGI
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 7,100
- Headquarters
- Hunt Valley, United States
- Website
- sbgi.net
Sinclair Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$921M
17.63
$0.72
1.04
$1.00
7.85%
Price and volume
Market cap
$921M
Beta
1.04
52-week high
$17.88
52-week low
$12.46
Average daily volume
426K
Dividend rate
$1.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.944
Quick ratio
1.752
Long term debt to equity
13.632
Total debt to equity
13.789
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
136.54%
Interest coverage (TTM)
0.65%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
478
Gross margin (TTM)
45.42%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.60%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.66%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-190.48%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$460,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.43%
Return on equity (TTM)
20.44%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
17.628
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.276
Price to book
2.42
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.4
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.458
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.57%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.347
Dividend yield (TTM)
7.85%
Forward dividend yield
7.85%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-6.46%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-2.48%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-0.89%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.07%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-34.03%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-8.87%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
4.01%
What the Analysts think about Sinclair
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Sinclair stock.
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Adjusted EBITDA grew 45% year-over-year to $149 million in Q2 2026, enabling Sinclair to raise full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance by $30 million at the midpoint to $730 million–$760 million (SEC).
Political advertising revenue surged to $59 million in Q2 2026—up from $6 million in Q2 2025—underscoring a high-margin growth driver in the 2026 midterm cycle (SEC).
On August 6, 2026, the FCC voted to lift the 39% national TV station ownership cap, paving the way for Sinclair to pursue strategic acquisitions and expand its broadcast footprint beyond previous regulatory limits (Reuters).
Core advertising revenue declined 3% year-over-year to $308 million in Q2 2026, reflecting ongoing softness in traditional ad demand outside of the political cycle (SEC).
Sinclair reported a net loss attributable to the company of $76 million in Q2 2026 versus a $64 million loss a year earlier, underscoring persistent GAAP profitability challenges (SEC).
Management flagged a reduction in core advertising revenue guidance due to political inventory crowd-out and caution among cost-pressured advertisers, pointing to risks in sustaining non-political ad sales (SEC).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 3 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Sinclair
AllEURUSDGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $SBGI weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.00% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.00% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.00% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.00% |
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