# Sinclair (SBGI) — Earnings

SBGI · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/sbgi/earnings

## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000038/sbgi-20260630.htm) |

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

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | −$0.24 | −$1.06 | -341.67% | $839.0M | $840.0M |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | −$0.90 | $0.28 | 131.25% | $792.6M | $807.0M |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 | −$0.06 | $1.55 | 2653.54% | $838.6M | $836.0M |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | −$0.91 | −$0.02 | 97.81% | $766.9M | $773.0M |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | −$0.78 | −$0.91 | -16.98% | $795.6M | $784.0M |
| Q1 2025 | May 7, 2025 | −$0.77 | −$2.30 | -199.05% | $773.3M | $776.0M |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 26, 2025 | $2.00 | $2.61 | 30.81% | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | $1.07 | $1.43 | 33.67% | $923.0M | $917.0M |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | −$0.08 | $0.27 | 444.83% | $836.6M | $829.0M |
| Q1 2024 | May 8, 2024 | −$0.25 | $0.35 | 242.86% | $801.3M | $798.0M |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 28, 2024 | $0.51 | −$5.35 | -1152.53% | $838.8M | $826.0M |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | −$0.53 | −$0.74 | -40.95% | $754.8M | $767.0M |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 2, 2023 | −$0.57 | −$1.38 | -143.90% | $767.2M | $768.0M |
| Q1 2023 | May 3, 2023 | −$0.58 | $2.64 | 556.27% | $774.1M | $773.0M |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 22, 2023 | $0.21 | $0.79 | 283.50% | $981.3M | $960.0M |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $0.40 | $0.32 | -18.99% | $888.9M | $843.0M |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 3, 2022 | −$0.13 | −$0.17 | -32.50% | $839.5M | $837.0M |
| Q1 2022 | May 4, 2022 | −$1.02 | $35.39 | 3563.83% | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 23, 2022 | $0.08 | −$1.18 | -1597.46% | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 3, 2021 | −$0.86 | $0.25 | 129.02% | $1.6B | $1.5B |

## 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.

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