Sinclair (SBGI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Sinclair's FCF Margin was 5.48% in Q2 2026, down 7.92 percentage points from 13.39% a year earlier but up 2.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sinclair (SBGI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sinclair's FCF Margin was 2.92% through Jun 30, 2026, down 10.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.63%, up 3.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -19.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 0.39% in FY2024 (-4.17 pp), 4.56% in FY2023 (-13.11 pp), 17.67% in FY2022 (+13.64 pp) and 4.03% in FY2021 (-19.38 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -39.69% (Q2 2024) and 32.29% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.13 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 53.08 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 47.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SBGI's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.47% (Q1 2026), 9.45% (Q4 2025) and -7.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 17.24% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -6.60% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 11.81% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 24.15% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.41% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sinclair | 896.91 Mn | -2.02 Bn | - | 5.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -39.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.53% |
Sinclair FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=SBGI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "SBGI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=SBGI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();