Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc (SBGI) Key Metrics
SBGI valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $903.5M
- Enterprise value
- $4.52B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.3 10-yr median 7.2
- Forward P/E
- 32.1
- PEG ratio
- 0.89
- Price / sales
- 0.3 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 2.4 10-yr median 2.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.3 10-yr median 6.2
- Dividend yield
- 5.36% $1.00 a year
- Beta
- 1.11
SBGI key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSBGI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SBGI returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SBGI per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SBGI financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SBGI efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SBGI valuation history
SBGI returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SBGI debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SBGI cash returned to shareholders
SBGI price vs earnings per share
SBGI key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.06B | $1.07B | $848.6M | $1.10B | $1.98B | $2.55B | $3.11B | $2.68B | $3.81B | $3.15B |
| Enterprise value | $4.71B | $4.65B | $4.53B | $4.65B | $13.75B | $14.07B | $14.47B | $5.51B | $7.18B | $7.09B |
| P/E ratio | — | 3.4 | — | 0.4 | — | — | 66.1 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 12.8 |
| Price / sales | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Price / book | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | 9.2 | 76.2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 11.0 | 6.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.6 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 5.3 |
| EV / sales | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.3 | 4.9 | — | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | 41.0 | 332.2 | 31.7 | 6.7 | 55.7 | 10.1 | 19.0 | 10.2 | 20.7 | 14.3 |
| Earnings yield | −10.6% | 29.1% | −34.3% | 242.0% | −20.9% | −94.8% | 1.5% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 7.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | 10.9% | 1.3% | 16.9% | 63.3% | 12.5% | 54.6% | 24.5% | 20.2% | 9.1% | 15.8% |
| Dividend yield | 6.5% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.5% | 6.2% | 25.7% | 18.0% | 6.4% | 38.9% | 17.6% | 11.0% | 2.7% | 6.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $15.30 | $16.14 | $13.03 | $15.51 | $26.43 | $31.85 | $33.34 | $26.34 | $37.85 | $33.35 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $45.85 | $53.68 | $48.12 | $55.59 | $81.73 | $74.36 | $45.50 | $30.03 | $27.13 | $28.98 |
| Earnings per share | −$1.62 | $4.69 | −$4.47 | $37.53 | −$5.52 | −$30.20 | $0.50 | $3.35 | $5.72 | $2.60 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.73 | $1.48 | $3.61 | $11.31 | $4.36 | $19.37 | $9.83 | $6.36 | $4.28 | $6.27 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.66 | $0.21 | $2.20 | $9.82 | $3.29 | $17.40 | $8.16 | $5.33 | $3.45 | $5.27 |
| Cash per share | $12.53 | $10.55 | $10.17 | $12.51 | $10.87 | $15.75 | $14.30 | $10.42 | $6.76 | $2.75 |
| Book value per share | $6.41 | $8.82 | $4.38 | $10.59 | −$23.58 | −$15.94 | $16.12 | $16.11 | $15.56 | $6.23 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$25.91 | −$34.48 | −$41.86 | −$34.48 | −$121.20 | −$114.62 | −$121.79 | −$22.32 | −$24.97 | −$37.10 |
| Dividends per share | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.09 | $0.87 | $1.24 | $1.14 | $0.73 | $0.71 | $0.70 |
| Capex per share | $1.07 | $1.27 | $1.41 | $1.49 | $1.07 | $1.96 | $1.67 | $1.03 | $0.83 | $1.00 |
| Debt per share | $65.38 | $64.77 | $66.76 | $62.87 | $167.62 | $159.94 | $136.21 | $38.27 | $40.17 | $44.52 |
| Shares outstanding | 69.1M | 66.1M | 65.1M | 70.7M | 75.0M | 79.9M | 93.2M | 101.7M | 100.8M | 94.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.6% | +1.5% | −7.8% | −5.9% | −6.1% | −14.2% | −8.4% | +0.9% | +6.7% | −1.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −21.8% | 71.4% | −56.3% | — | — | — | 3.0% | 21.3% | 53.4% | 44.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 2.9% | 10.9% | −6.3% | 41.6% | 0.7% | −19.0% | 2.8% | 14.0% | 15.6% | 9.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −1.9% | 5.2% | −4.6% | 27.6% | −3.2% | −15.7% | 0.4% | 5.1% | 9.0% | 4.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.0% | 10.3% | −9.5% | 75.3% | −7.9% | −43.9% | 1.0% | 12.8% | 21.3% | 13.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.6% | 0.4% | 4.6% | 17.7% | 4.0% | 23.4% | 17.9% | 17.8% | 12.7% | 18.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 0.32 | — | 0.30 | — | — | 19.49 | 1.90 | 0.75 | 2.41 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $4.52B | $4.28B | $4.35B | $4.44B | $12.58B | $12.78B | $12.69B | $3.89B | $4.05B | $4.20B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $866.0M | $697.0M | $662.0M | $884.0M | $816.0M | $1.26B | $1.33B | $1.06B | $681.3M | $260.0M |
| Net debt | $3.65B | $3.58B | $3.69B | $3.56B | $11.76B | $11.52B | $11.36B | $2.83B | $3.37B | $3.94B |
| Debt / equity | 10.20 | 7.34 | 15.26 | 5.94 | — | — | 8.45 | 2.38 | 2.58 | 7.15 |
| Debt / assets | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.73 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.70 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.47 | 3.78 | — | 2.80 | 3.94 | 3.58 | 7.57 | 3.21 | 3.34 | 4.55 |
| Current ratio | 2.42 | 2.45 | 1.34 | 2.77 | 2.06 | 3.11 | 2.57 | 3.12 | 2.36 | 1.42 |
| Quick ratio | 2.42 | 2.45 | 1.34 | 2.77 | 1.99 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 3.12 | 1.93 | 1.41 |
| Interest coverage | 0.4 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 13.4 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Working capital | $997.0M | $880.0M | $372.0M | $1.07B | $1.27B | $2.18B | $1.78B | $1.21B | $988.4M | $268.6M |
| Invested capital | $4.10B | $4.17B | $3.97B | $4.31B | $9.99B | $10.25B | $12.86B | $4.47B | $4.94B | $4.53B |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.86B | −$2.35B | −$2.79B | −$2.50B | −$9.03B | −$9.07B | −$11.16B | −$2.31B | −$2.55B | −$3.53B |
| Net current asset value | −$3.88B | −$3.88B | −$4.39B | −$4.34B | −$11.78B | −$11.35B | −$12.76B | −$3.19B | −$3.54B | −$4.50B |
| Graham number | — | $30.51 | — | $94.55 | — | — | $13.52 | $34.87 | $44.74 | $19.08 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$60.73 | −$63.40 | −$72.69 | −$66.18 | −$164.43 | −$151.29 | −$143.98 | −$34.04 | −$38.82 | −$49.67 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $69.0M | $66.0M | $65.0M | $77.0M | $65.0M | $99.0M | $106.0M | $74.6M | $71.4M | $65.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $0 | $153.0M | $120.0M | $61.0M | $890.0M | $442.0M | $221.0M | $30.0M | $136.3M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 21.3% | — | 2.9% | — | — | 225.5% | 21.9% | 12.4% | 26.9% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 60.0% | 471.4% | 152.4% | 28.4% | 51.0% | 71.1% | 72.1% | 54.5% | 29.2% | 40.7% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 39.2% | 85.7% | 39.1% | 13.1% | 24.5% | 10.1% | 17.0% | 16.2% | 19.4% | 16.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.33 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 25.4% | 27.6% | 46.0% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 16.5% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 27.9% | 25.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 76.5 | 65.1 | 72.3 | 93.6 | 79.9 | 77.5 | 78.9 | 75.6 | 84.7 | 74.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | — | 24.0 | 62.4 | — | — | 47.4 | 2.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 21.6 | 26.5 | 29.4 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 30.7 | 42.8 | 55.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 54.9 | 38.6 | 42.9 | 69.0 | 93.9 | 127.1 | 62.1 | 44.9 | 89.3 | 21.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.77 | 5.61 | 5.05 | 3.90 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 4.62 | 4.83 | 4.31 | 4.89 |
| Payables turnover | 16.87 | 13.77 | 12.43 | 14.88 | 36.40 | 28.41 | 21.67 | 11.89 | 8.52 | 6.59 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | — | 15.23 | 5.85 | — | — | 7.70 | 167.09 |
| Asset turnover | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.48 |
| Average receivables | $664.5M | $633.0M | $620.5M | $1.01B | $1.34B | $1.26B | $917.0M | $632.5M | $634.5M | $560.0M |
| Average payables | $120.0M | $124.5M | $133.5M | $139.5M | $122.0M | $102.5M | $107.0M | $100.2M | $144.0M | $174.7M |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | — | $291.5M | $498.0M | — | — | $159.4M | $6.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 37.6% | 48.6% | 49.5% | 47.5% | 58.4% | 58.9% | 74.0% | 59.5% | 60.2% | 68.6% |
Computed from SBGI's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SBGI valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 16.3 and the forward P/E is 32.1. Sinclair Broadcast earned a return on equity of −21.8% and a return on invested capital of 2.9% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $4.5 billion of debt and $866.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.7 billion. It returned $69.0 million to shareholders: $69.0 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 60% of free cash flow. The share count fell 26.8% from 94.4M to 69.1M over 9 years.
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SBGI key metrics FAQ
What is Sinclair Broadcast's P/E ratio?
Sinclair Broadcast's trailing P/E ratio is 16.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 32.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 10-year median of 7.2.
What is Sinclair Broadcast's EV/EBITDA?
Sinclair Broadcast's enterprise value was 8.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.7 billion, EBITDA $565.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.3.
What is Sinclair Broadcast's return on equity?
Sinclair Broadcast's return on equity (ROE) was −21.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$112.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $513.0 million.
What is Sinclair Broadcast's ROIC?
Sinclair Broadcast's return on invested capital was 2.9% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Sinclair Broadcast have?
Sinclair Broadcast had total debt of $4.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.20 and $3.7 billion of net debt (6.47 times EBITDA).
What is Sinclair Broadcast's dividend yield?
Sinclair Broadcast's forward dividend yield is 5.36%. Sinclair Broadcast paid $69.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.00 per share), a payout ratio of —.
What is Sinclair Broadcast's free cash flow yield?
Sinclair Broadcast generated $115.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 10.9% on its market value at year-end ($1.1 billion).
What is Sinclair Broadcast's current ratio?
Sinclair Broadcast's current ratio was 2.42 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.42 times current liabilities.