---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001971213-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBGI"
cik: "0001971213"
company_name: "Sinclair, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:10:43.552169+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sinclair Q1 revenue up 4% to $807M, net income $20M vs loss, reaffirms FY26 guidance

## Summary
- Total revenue $807M (+4% YoY); core ad revenue $305M (+4%); distribution revenue $458M (+2%); political revenue $18M (+200%).
- Net income attributable to Sinclair $20M ($0.28 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $156M ($2.30 loss) in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $126M (+13% YoY); Local Media segment EBITDA $117M, Tennis $20M.
- Retired $165M term loans via reverse Dutch auction, saving ~$12M annual interest; total liquidity ~$1.5B including $844M cash.
- Reaffirmed full-year 2026 financial guidance; quarterly dividend $0.25 per share paid in March.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001971213-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBGI
- cik: 0001971213
- company_name: Sinclair, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000022/0001971213-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000197121326000022/sbgi-20260430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-26-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-26-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-26-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Sinclair, Inc. updated its the three months ended March 31, 2026 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 30, 2026, Sinclair, Inc. (the "Company") announced via press release the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000022/0001971213-26-000022-index.htm

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