Stocks · Communication Services · Broadcasting
Sinclair, Inc. SBGI
$12.43 -0.64% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $868.7M
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Net debt is 4.9× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Operating margin narrowed to 6.8% from 13.8% a year earlier.
- The shares trade at 16.5× trailing earnings, higher than 85% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 17%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 47%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 14%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 12%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 19%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 46%
- Gross marginBottom 33%
- Operating marginTop 47%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 17%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 14%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 21%
- Interest coverBottom 39%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 21%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 30%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 17%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 36%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 9%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 41%
- 6-month returnBottom 39%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 41%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 49%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 5%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 24%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 41%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 32%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 22%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -9.2% | -6.5% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -55.0% | -6.7% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 50.6% | 42.4% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 13.8% | 6.8% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 13.3% | 2.9% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -6.5% | -9.2% | ↑ | Bottom 17% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -6.7% | -55.0% | ↑ | Bottom 47% |
| Gross margin | 42.4% | 50.6% | ↓ | Bottom 33% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 13.8% | ↓ | Top 47% |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.9% | 13.3% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% | — | Top 46% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -6.9% | — | Bottom 12% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +10.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.94×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 0.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 8.17%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 8.17%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +3.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +4.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $18.00
- Target vs current price
- +44.8%
- Analysts with a rating
- 20
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 70%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | -341.7% | -0.6% | -2.3% | -0.9% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +141.2% | +2.0% | -2.8% | -6.2% | -11.5% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | +5266.7% | -1.4% | +8.7% | -5.7% | -4.1% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +96.9% | +2.0% | +23.5% | +13.5% | +8.4% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -21.3% | -0.4% | +5.6% | -0.8% | -7.1% |
| May 7, 2025 | -29.2% | +1.0% | +2.6% | -17.7% | -9.3% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | +31.2% | -1.2% | -7.3% | +14.1% | -3.2% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +45.9% | +4.0% | -6.9% | +5.1% | -10.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | -$1.06 | -$0.24 | -341.7% | $840.0M |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $0.28 | -$0.68 | +141.2% | $807.0M |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $1.55 | -$0.03 | +5266.7% | $836.0M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -$0.02 | -$0.65 | +96.9% | $773.0M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -$0.91 | -$0.75 | -21.3% | $784.0M |
| May 7, 2025 | -$2.30 | -$1.78 | -29.2% | $776.0M |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $2.61 | $1.99 | +31.2% | $1.00B |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $1.43 | $0.98 | +45.9% | $917.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 16.5× | 5.6× | 85th | Top 21% |
| P/E (forward) | 10.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.1× | — | — | Top 17% |
| EV / Sales | 1.37× | — | — | Top 36% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.94% | — | — | Top 30% |
| Earnings yield | 6.08% | — | — | Top 21% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 0.4× – 18.4× since Sep 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -15.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -6.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +492.0%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -9.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -13.3%
- RSI (14)
- 31.0
- Relative volume
- 1.12×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 35.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 0th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.61
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.20
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -26.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -35.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2021 | Oct 13, 2023 | -74.7% | 653 days | Not yet recovered |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -15.2% | 22 days | 8 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | -14.8% | 3 days | 5 days (Mar 5, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $868.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.5
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.76
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.26B
- Dividend yield
- 8.05%
- 52-week range
- $12.24 – $17.88
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.13B | $3.93B | $3.13B | $3.55B | $3.17B |
| Gross profit | $1.69B | $1.85B | $1.47B | $1.83B | $1.15B |
| Operating income | $95.0M | $3.98B | -$331.0M | $551.0M | $154.0M |
| Net income | -$414.0M | $2.65B | -$291.0M | $310.0M | -$112.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$5.52 | $37.53 | -$4.47 | $4.69 | -$1.61 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $917.0M | $1.00B | $776.0M | $784.0M | $773.0M | $836.0M | $807.0M | $840.0M |
| Net income | $94.0M | $176.0M | -$156.0M | -$64.0M | -$1.0M | $109.0M | $20.0M | -$76.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.41 | $2.62 | -$2.30 | -$0.92 | -$0.01 | $1.55 | $0.28 | -$1.06 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $327.0M | $799.0M | $235.0M | $98.0M | $189.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$80.0M | -$105.0M | -$92.0M | -$84.0M | -$74.0M |
| Free cash flow | $247.0M | $694.0M | $143.0M | $14.0M | $115.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$60.0M | -$70.0M | -$65.0M | -$66.0M | -$69.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$61.0M | -$120.0M | -$153.0M | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $604.0M
- Total assets
- $5.48B
- Total liabilities
- $5.18B
- Total debt
- $4.19B
- Net debt
- $3.59B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $380.0M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | $0.25 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| May 26, 2026 | $0.25 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $0.25 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.25 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.25 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.25 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.25 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.25 | Dec 16, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 3,953,412
- Days to cover
- 10.19
- Change vs previous report
- +5.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- May 29, 1998
- 2-for-1