profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Sinclair
$15.14+3.84% today
-7.3% in 1 year
1-year low $11.971-year high $17.00
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Sinclair sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.93 billion in 2022 to $3.17 billion in 2025, with -$112 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Sinclair handed back 60% of the cash it generated last year.
$69M
Free cash flow 2025$115M
Bought back its own shares$0
Paid as dividends$69M
Cash vs. debt$866M vs. $4.5B
Sinclair vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair | No profit yet | ||
 Netflix | 23.2× · Fair price | ||
 Disney | 16.6× · Fair price | ||
 Warner Bros. Discovery | 106.7× · Very expensive | ||
 Live Nation Entertainment | 84.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Sinclair's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,928 | 3,134 | 3,548 | 3,169 | |
| 1,942 | 1,474 | 1,834 | 1,468 | |
| 559 | -318 | 531 | 154 | |
| 4,557 | -61 | 949 | 491 | |
| 2,652 | -291 | 310 | -112 | |
| 37.54 | -4.46 | 4.69 | -1.61 | |
| 49.4% | 47.0% | 51.7% | 46.3% | |
| 14.2% | -10.1% | 15.0% | 4.9% | |
| 67.5% | -9.3% | 8.7% | -3.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 6,704 | 6,085 | 5,885 | 5,949 |
| Cash | 884 | 662 | 697 | 866 |
| Total debt | 4,442 | 4,348 | 4,281 | 4,519 |
| Total liabilities | 6,023 | 5,864 | 5,369 | 5,579 |
| 748 | 285 | 583 | 443 | |
| 71 | 65 | 66 | 69 | |
| 59.5% | -5.7% | 11.4% | 3.9% | |
| 354.5% | -102.1% | 53.2% | -25.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799 | 235 | 98 | 189 | |
| 105 | 92 | 84 | 74 | |
| 694 | 143 | 14 | 115 | |
| Dividends paid | 77 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| 120 | 343 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 45 | 51 | 51 |
Valuation
- –
- 9.3×
- –
- 2.1×
- 0.3×
- 9.5×
- 9.7×
- 10.5%
- -10.2%
- 7.2%
Profitability
- 46.3%
- 4.9%
- -3.5%
- 21.7%
- -3.2%
- 9.0%
- 15.8%
- 1.1%
- 3.8%
- –
Growth
- −6.9%
- –
- +721.4%
- +4.6%
- −2.0%
Financial health
- 5.3×
- 9.67
- 78.2%
- 0.6×
- 2.42
- 2.42
- 0.55
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 7%of 436
Bottom 23%of 438
Bottom 7%of 440
Top 25%of 440
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $17.00
- Range
- $17.00 – $17.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.28 | -0.68 | +141.2% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 0.04 | -0.03 | +233.3% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -0.02 | -0.65 | +96.9% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -0.91 | -0.72 | −26.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | -2.18 | -1.78 | −22.5% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 2.61 | 1.99 | +31.2% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 1.43 | 0.98 | +45.9% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 0.27 | -0.13 | +307.7% |
7.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$72a year at today's yield, before tax
+4.6%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.66 in 2015 → $1.00 in 2025
How safe it looks
109.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 60.0%
News
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Phillips 66, Valero Energy and HF SinclairYahoo Finance · Nov 4, 2026HF Sinclair names Ledbetter as new President and CEO, effective January 1Seeking Alpha · Oct 28, 2026HF Sinclair Q3 2026 Earnings PreviewSeeking Alpha · Oct 27, 2026Quant snapshot: HF Sinclair, Intel lead top-rated names; Community Financial System, AXIS Capital Holdings lagSeeking Alpha · Oct 26, 2026HF Sinclair (DINO) Strengthens from Its Refining Segment Despite Sector WeaknessYahoo Finance · Sep 17, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
28No pass
Benjamin Graham
27No pass
Philip Fisher
35No pass
Peter Lynch
2No pass
Joel Greenblatt
17No pass
Charlie Munger
31No pass
Terry Smith
25No pass
Questions about Sinclair
Is Sinclair a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Sinclair AI analysis
What does Sinclair do?
Sinclair, Inc. owns and operates as a broadcast television company. It is in Entertainment.
Does Sinclair pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 7.2% a year, about 109% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $69.0 million in dividends.
Is Sinclair stock halal?
No. Sinclair does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 412% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Sinclair stock done over the past year?
Down 7.3% over the past twelve months, to $15.14. It traded between $11.97 and $17.00 and is 10.9% below its high.
Who are Sinclair's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Live Nation Entertainment. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Sinclair's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.