Jun 2026 (Q2 FY26) — Aug 5, 2026
Sinclair Q2 FY26 — Strong Political Ad Demand and Regulatory Tailwinds Drive Increased Guidance
Read the full callSinclair (SBGI) earnings
- Jun 2026
- Jun 2026 (Q2 FY26)
- Dec 2025
Sinclair earnings: last reported Wed, 5 Aug 2026, for the quarter ended Jun 2026.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 840 | +7.1% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 6.0 | +3.3 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | -76.0 | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. The year-earlier figure was zero or a loss, so no percentage is shown. |
Price
$12.7 +2.58% · +$0.32
Performance −3.2% 1Y
1Y: $13.12 on 14 Oct 2025 → $12.7. High $17 (11 Dec 2025), low $12.38 (14 Oct 2026).
- Previous close
- $12.38
- 52-week range
- $12.38 – $17
- One year
- −2.31%
Overview
- Symbol
- SBGI
- Exchange
- US
- Currency
- USD
Call summaries
Every analysed call
Sinclair earnings calls (SBGI)
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: −19% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 917 | 1,004 | 776 | 784 | 773 | 836 | 807 | 840 |
| Operating profit | 179 | 266 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 80 | 27 | 50 |
| Operating margin | 19.5% | 26.5% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 3.4% | 6.0% |
| Other income | -54 | -41 | -214 | -97 | -58 | 43 | -164 | -15 |
| Interest | 78 | 74 | 144 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 80 |
| Profit before tax | 125 | 225 | -200 | -76 | 0 | 123 | -137 | 35 |
| Tax rate | 23.2% | 20.4% | 23.0% | 18.4% | — | 5.7% | 115.3% | 320.0% |
| Net profit | 94 | 176 | -156 | -64 | -1 | 109 | 20 | -76 |
| EPS ($ per share) | 1.43 | — | -2.30 | -0.91 | -0.02 | — | 0.28 | -1.06 |
| Line item | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserves | — | 122 | -234 | 10 | -171 |
| Total liabilities | — | 5,829 | 5,864 | 5,369 | 5,579 |
| Fixed assets | — | 728 | 715 | 705 | 655 |
| Total assets | — | 6,704 | 6,085 | 5,885 | 5,949 |
| Line item | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 327 | 799 | 235 | 98 | 189 |
| Cash from investing | -246 | -381 | 52 | 77 | -120 |
| Cash from financing | -524 | -353 | -509 | -140 | 100 |
| Net cash flow | -443 | 65 | -222 | 35 | 169 |
| Capital expenditure | -80 | -105 | -92 | -84 | -74 |
| Free cash flow | 247 | 694 | 143 | 14 | 115 |
Insider filings
59 filings between Nov 19, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026.
Open market
decisions to buy or sellPurchases
None
No insider bought shares.
Sales
$2.76M
16 sales by 6 insiders
Compensation
not trading decisions- 14
- Award — granted as compensation
- 2
- Option exercise — converted options into shares
- 14
- Tax withheld — shares kept back by the company to cover tax
Also filed: 9 other filings, 2 dispositions to the issuer, 1 gift, 1 code i.
Who traded
open market only| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibber David B | — | $940.0K | Aug 10, 2026 |
| KEITH DANIEL C | — | $805.7K | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Legg Benson E | — | $563.4K | May 4, 2026 |
| Friedman Howard E | — | $222.3K | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Weisbord Robert | — | $208.3K | Mar 11, 2026 |
| SMITH FREDERICK G | — | $16.1K | Sep 21, 2026 |
Latest filings (50)
| Date | Insider | What | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Other | 48,000 | $612.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Other | 48,000 | $612.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Other | 48,000 | $612.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Other | 48,000 | $612.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Other | 48,000 | $612.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Other | 48,000 | $612.5K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Sale | 100 | $1.4K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Sale | 100 | $1.4K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | SMITH FREDERICK G Vice President | Sale | 992 | $13.4K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Gibber David B EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Code I | 5,799 | $79.8K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Gibber David B EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 418 | $5.8K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Gibber David B EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 28,828 | $396.1K |
| Jul 2, 2026 | KEITH DANIEL C Director | Sale | 17,000 | $255.3K |
| Jun 24, 2026 | BOCHENEK DAVID R SVP/Chief Accounting Officer | Other | 8,617 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | CARSON BENJAMIN SR Director | Award | 17,095 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Beyer Laurie R Director | Award | 17,095 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Friedman Howard E Director | Award | 17,095 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | KEITH DANIEL C Director | Award | 17,095 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | SMITH ROBERT E Director | Award | 17,095 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Legg Benson E Director | Award | 17,095 | — |
| May 4, 2026 | Legg Benson E Director | Sale | 31,500 | $459.9K |
| Apr 2, 2026 | KEITH DANIEL C Director | Sale | 22,613 | $296.3K |
| Apr 1, 2026 | KEITH DANIEL C Director | Sale | 1,398 | $18.3K |
| Mar 31, 2026 | KEITH DANIEL C Director | Sale | 17,989 | $235.7K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Sale | 3,672 | $51.3K |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Bray Justin LeRoy SVP, Treasurer | Tax withheld | 2,652 | $41.4K |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Smith Jason Ryan Executive Vice Chairman | Tax withheld | 9,214 | $143.7K |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Gibber David B EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Tax withheld | 11,056 | $172.5K |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Ripley Christopher President & CEO | Tax withheld | 36,853 | $574.9K |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Sale | 10,000 | $157.0K |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Gibber David B EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Tax withheld | 16,902 | $276.2K |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Bray Justin LeRoy SVP, Treasurer | Tax withheld | 4,809 | $78.6K |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Ripley Christopher President & CEO | Tax withheld | 114,206 | $1.87M |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Smith Jason Ryan Executive Vice Chairman | Tax withheld | 34,099 | $557.2K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Option exercise | 75,131 | $1000.0K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Tax withheld | 726 | $11.8K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Disposition to issuer | 92,081 | $1.50M |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Option exercise | 93,926 | $1.50M |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Tax withheld | 5,408 | $88.1K |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Disposition to issuer | 61,387 | $1000.0K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SMITH DAVID D Executive Chairman | Award | 230,880 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Smith Jason Ryan Executive Vice Chairman | Award | 144,300 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Lewis Jeffrey Edward Chief Compliance Officer | Tax withheld | 3,770 | $52.3K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Lewis Jeffrey Edward Chief Compliance Officer | Award | 9,658 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Gibber David B EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Award | 75,758 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Bray Justin LeRoy SVP, Treasurer | Award | 18,887 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Ripley Christopher President & CEO | Award | 360,750 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Tax withheld | 44,120 | $611.5K |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Weisbord Robert COO & President of Local Media | Award | 111,833 | — |
| Feb 26, 2026 | BOCHENEK DAVID R SVP/Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withheld | 11,048 | $153.1K |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Form 4 reports transactions, not the cap table — absence of filings says nothing about how much an insider owns, and a quiet window is not a signal.
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