Every material Form 8-K Sinclair, Inc. has filed with the SEC since August 05, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Sinclair reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $893 million, up 16% from a year earlier, and net income attributable to the company of $43 million, compared with a loss of $1 million in the same quarter of 2025. The company raised its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $825 million to $835 million, from $730 million to $760 million, mainly on higher political advertising revenue.
Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA was $213 million, up 113% from $100 million a year earlier.
Political advertising revenue was $136 million in the quarter, up 55% from the third quarter of the 2022 midterm cycle, and full-year political revenue is now expected at approximately $455 million.
Full-year 2026 total revenue guidance was raised to $3,530 million to $3,600 million from $3,400 million to $3,540 million.
Cash and cash equivalents were $659 million at September 30, 2026, and total debt was $4,035 million.
Sinclair said its Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, David Bochenek, will separate from the company effective November 9, 2026, and will receive severance under his 2019 employment agreement. Chief Financial Officer Narinder Sahai will also serve as principal accounting officer from that date, with no added pay for the role.
Separation Date is November 9, 2026; Bochenek stays in his role until then and helps with transition matters.
Severance includes a cash lump sum equal to 24 months of base salary and salary paid through November 30, 2026, plus a bonus of about $66,000 paid over six months.
Bochenek will be available to answer questions on the 2026 Form 10-K until that annual report is filed.
Sahai receives no additional compensation for serving as principal accounting officer.
Sinclair reported second-quarter 2026 total revenue of $840 million, up 7% from a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA of $149 million, up 45%. The company still posted a net loss attributable to Sinclair of $76 million, wider than the $64 million loss a year earlier, and raised its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance while lowering its core advertising revenue outlook. For shareholders, higher revenue and raised EBITDA guidance are offset by a larger GAAP loss per share of $1.06 versus $0.91.
Q2 2026 total revenue was $840 million, up 7% from $784 million, with political advertising revenue of $59 million, up from $6 million.
Adjusted EBITDA was $149 million, up 45% from $103 million, while the net loss attributable to Sinclair was $76 million, compared with a $64 million loss a year earlier.
Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $730 million-$760 million from $700 million-$740 million.
Political advertising revenue guidance was raised to at least $375 million from at least $333 million, while core advertising revenue guidance was lowered to $1.22 billion-$1.28 billion from $1.26 billion-$1.32 billion.
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