Sinclair (SBGI) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- −$1.06
- EPS estimate
- −$0.24
- EPS surprise
- −341.67%
- Revenue surprise
- +0.12%
- Revenue
- $840.0M
- Revenue estimate
- $839.0M
- Reported
- Aug 5, 2026
Sinclair reported Q2 2026 results on August 5, 2026. It posted a loss of $1.06 per share, wider than the expected $0.24 loss, a 341.67% miss. Revenue was $840.0 million, just 0.12% above the $839.0 million estimate. In Q2 2025, the loss was $0.91 per share on revenue of $784.0 million, so revenue rose about 7% while the loss widened.
Earnings have swung widely. Annual EPS was $36.33 in 2022, including a single quarter of $35.39 in Q1 2022, then a loss of $4.83 in 2023, a profit of $4.66 in 2024 and a loss of $1.68 in 2025. Nine of the last 20 quarters were losses, the largest $5.35 per share in Q4 2023. Quarterly revenue was $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion through Q1 2022 and has stayed between $767.0 million and $1.0 billion since. Sinclair beat EPS estimates 11 times in 20 quarters, often by wide margins in either direction, and topped revenue estimates 6 times.
Third-quarter results came between November 1 and November 6 in each of the past five years, which points to early November 2026 for the next report. It will show whether Sinclair returns to a profit after the second-quarter loss.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | −$0.24 | −$1.06 | −341.67% | $840.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | −$0.90 | $0.28 | +131.25% | $807.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 | −$0.06 | $1.55 | +2653.54% | $836.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | −$0.91 | −$0.02 | +97.81% | $773.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | −$0.78 | −$0.91 | −16.98% | $784.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 7, 2025 | −$0.77 | −$2.30 | −199.05% | $776.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 26, 2025 | $2.00 | $2.61 | +30.81% | $1.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | $1.07 | $1.43 | +33.67% | $917.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | −$0.08 | $0.27 | +444.83% | $829.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | May 8, 2024 | −$0.25 | $0.35 | +242.86% | $798.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 28, 2024 | $0.51 | −$5.35 | −1152.53% | $826.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | −$0.53 | −$0.74 | −40.95% | $767.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 2, 2023 | −$0.57 | −$1.38 | −143.90% | $768.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 3, 2023 | −$0.58 | $2.64 | +556.27% | $773.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 22, 2023 | $0.21 | $0.79 | +283.50% | $960.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $0.40 | $0.32 | −18.99% | $843.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 3, 2022 | −$0.13 | −$0.17 | −32.50% | $837.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | May 4, 2022 | −$1.02 | $35.39 | +3563.83% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 23, 2022 | $0.08 | −$1.18 | −1597.46% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 3, 2021 | −$0.86 | $0.25 | +129.02% | $1.5B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Sinclair (SBGI) last report earnings?
Sinclair last reported on Aug 5, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did SBGI beat earnings estimates?
No. Sinclair reported EPS of −$1.06 for Q2 2026 against a −$0.24 estimate — a 341.67% miss.
How much revenue did SBGI report last quarter?
Sinclair reported $840.0M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $839.0M.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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