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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI)

Sinclair Q2 revenue rises 7% to $840 million; full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

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.

Key points

  • 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.

The filing

CompanySinclair, Inc. (SBGI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2026, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001971213-26-000037

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:46 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 05, 2026.

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