Sinclair (SBGI) stock

Television stations , market cap $1.0B

Television stations and sports channels

Worth $1.0B

$15.11

+6.18%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#9of 13

TV Broadcasting

Checks firing

6of 14

Trending down

From 52-week high

-15.5%

under its best in a year

SBGI's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 7. Buying reached its highest in 20 days.

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Why is SBGI up?

Up 6.2% today, while its TV broadcasting peers are down 1.5%; no story names it yet.

Rose 25% since Oct 27

Up 25% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.

Its Nov 4 results: total revenue was $893M, from $773M a year before; political advertising revenue was $136M, from $6M. It rose 0.5% on Nov 5.

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026; Company release, Nov 4, 2026

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Why SBGI still lags the market over five years

Down 32% over the five years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 25% since Oct 27.

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Key facts on SBGI

Key facts on SBGI
Since its 2022 high	Down 53% sales $6.13B → $3.38B a year
Latest filing	8-K, Nov 4 Reported its quarterly results

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SBGI in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

What's next

Tue Dec 1: Bank of America Securities…Investor conference · date confirmed.

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SBGI catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +5.4% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

Why SBGI scores 7

Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+6Chart checks 6 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+2Profit A profit of $96M over the last four quarters, after a loss of $45M the four before, from the SEC filingsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.

Long-term trend subtracts
News adds
Insider trades subtracts

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How SBGI ranks in TV Broadcasting

SBGI is #9 of 13 by Quality Score.

How SBGI ranks in TV Broadcasting
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	FWONALiberty Media	9/14	17
2	FWONKLiberty Media	7/14	15
3	GTNGray Media	8/14	13
	NMAXNewsmax		Open for its score
	NXSTNexstar Media		Open for its score
	SKYDSkydance		Open for its score
	SSPThe E.W. Scripps		Open for its score
9	SBGISinclair	6/14	7

Share count against a year before: SBGI +3.8%, GTN +1%, NXST +1.6%.

When does SBGI report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Feb 24, after the close (in 106 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What SBGI reported on Nov 4, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $893.0M, 16% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.60 a share, from a loss of $0.02.

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
Line	Q3 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2025
By segment
Local Mediaup 18%	$789M92%	$731M91%	$667M91%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
Measure	Figure
Full year 2026
Total Company adjusted EBITDA	$825M to $835Mraised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)

In the company's words

“Political advertising revenue is expected to exceed our prior record year of 2024 as battleground races and the overall political environment helped drive record demand across our footprint.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 4)

The numbers

Market value: $1B; today
Sales: $3.4B; up 1.2% on the year
Free cash flow: $262M; last 12 months

Sales fell 6.9% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.

Pays $1.00 a share a year.

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The whole report on SBGI: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-2.4%+6.1%+0.5%

Apr 30Aug 5Nov 4

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Nov 4, 2026After close	After close	+3.5%	+0.5%	not yet
Aug 5, 2026After close	After close	+4.3%	+6.1%	-0.2%
Apr 30, 2026After close	After close	-2.2%	-2.4%	-8.8%

SBGI closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and SBGI's Quality Score going into each

SBGI sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in one of the last four years, to $3.2B in 2025. It lost money in 2025 after a profit in 2024.

SBGI has 6 of 14 chart checks firing

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SBGI RSI today: 70.1, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 70.1, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on SBGI

What it does and how it makes money3 findingsIt kept 5 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $173M of operating profit on $3.17B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 27, 2026
Where it stands5 findingsFor Pro members5 findings on where SBGI stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings4 findings"In December 2023, the Court approved settlements between the plaintiffs and four former defendants totaling $ 48 million, however the plaintiffs continue to pursue their claims against the Company and the remaining non-settling defendants." (10-Q for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026)SEC filing · Nov 4, 2026A new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Although we announced the intention of our Board to conduct a comprehensive strategic review for our local media segment as well as a potential separation of Ventures through a spin-off, split-off, or other transaction …" (10-K for fiscal 2025; not in fiscal 2024's)SEC filing · Feb 27, 2026, against the one of Feb 26, 2025One customer made up 11% of its revenue in fiscal 2025, up from 10% in fiscal 2024.SEC filing · Feb 27, 2026
Who holds and trades it2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on who holds and trades SBGI, for Pro members
Against its closest peers2 peersShare count against a year before: SBGI +3.8%, GTN +1%, NXST +1.6%.

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Is SBGI's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 28% of its free cash flow.

SBGI's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$1.00 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $72.2M a year $1.00 a share on 72.2M shares, its average count in the quarter to Jun 30, 2026
Free cash flow	$262M The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026

SBGI insider trades

4 insiders sold $3.4M across 11 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellRobert E. Smith$683K10% ownerat $13.66 on Nov 6, filed today

SellRobert E. Smith10% owner$683Kat $13.66 on Nov 6, filed today

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All SBGI insider trades

SBGI's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Christopher RipleyPresident & CEO · no trades on file
David D. SmithExecutive Chairman · no trades on file
David B. GibberEVP & Chief Legal Officer · 4 trades
Frederick G. SmithVice President · 3 trades
Robert WeisbordCOO & President of Local Media · 2 trades
David R. BochenekSVP/Chief Accounting Officer · no trades on file
J. Duncan SmithVice President/Secretary · no trades on file
Jason Ryan SmithExecutive Vice Chairman · no trades on file

7 more officers and directors file at SBGI.

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Which ETFs hold SBGI?

In ETFs: SBGI is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

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.

7,100 employeesHunt Valley, MDsbgi.net

What Sinclair says it competes with

“Our stations and networks compete for audience share, advertising revenue and distribution revenue with a growing number of media and technology companies, many of them much larger than us, including Alphabet (YouTube and YouTube TV), Amazon (Prime Video), Apple (Apple TV), X, TikTok, Microsoft, Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Netflix, Comcast (NBC and Peacock), Charter, Disney (ABC, ESPN, Hulu, Disney+), Echostar (Dish, SlingTV), DirecTV, Paramount Skydance (CBS, Showtime, Paramount+, Pluto TV), other local broadcasters, and others.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 27, 2026

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BreakawaynowRobert E. Smith sold SBGI$683K at $13.66, filed Nov 10

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As of Nov 10, 2026: SBGI's Quality Score is 7 (Average), #9 of 13 in TV Broadcasting. Insiders sold $3.4M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does SBGI's Quality Score say?

SBGI scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #9 of 13 in Television Broadcasting Stations by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 25% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is SBGI's Quality Score?

SBGI scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #9 of 13 in Television Broadcasting Stations by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SBGI's 7.

Are insiders buying SBGI?

4 insiders sold $3.4M across 11 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Robert E. Smith, 10% owner, who sold $683K on Nov 6. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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