Sinclair Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Sinclair free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Sinclair generated $66.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $20.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $46.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 5.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 56.2% from the prior year's $105.0 million.
Sinclair returned $18.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 39% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.6 times.
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Sinclair cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -77.00M | 21.00M | 116.00M | 1.00M | -62.00M | -154.00M | 179.00M | 96.00M | 19.00M | 25.00M | -340.00M | -45.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | — | -35.20% | -98.96% | -426.32% | -716.00% | — | — | — | -87.05% | -648.39% | -255.17% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 68.00M | 65.00M | 66.00M | 62.00M | 59.00M | 62.00M | 61.00M | 63.00M | 63.00M | 63.00M | 67.00M | 66.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 12.00M | 21.00M | 9.00M | 9.00M | 11.00M | 22.00M | 6.00M | 8.00M | 10.00M | 27.00M | 3.00M | 6.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 22.00M | 4.00M | -19.00M | -75.00M | 119.00M | -38.00M | -87.00M | 35.00M | -373.00M | -65.00M | 478.00M | -47.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 66.00M | 43.00M | 98.00M | -36.00M | 122.00M | 5.00M | 198.00M | 210.00M | -306.00M | -4.00M | 92.00M | 1.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -20.00M | -15.00M | -19.00M | -22.00M | -17.00M | -16.00M | -23.00M | -17.00M | -23.00M | -21.00M | -22.00M | -30.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 15.00M | -24.00M | -27.00M | -28.00M | -23.00M | -42.00M | -9.00M | -24.00M | 56.00M | 54.00M | -45.00M | -32.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -18.00M | -18.00M | -17.00M | -18.00M | -17.00M | -17.00M | -17.00M | -16.00M | -17.00M | -16.00M | -15.00M | -16.00M |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 0 | 375.00M | 0 | 0 | 1.43B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -306.00M | -9.00M | -95.00M | -6.00M | -83.00M | -1.33B | -9.00M | -9.00M | -9.00M | -34.00M | -9.00M | -38.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -321.00M | -41.00M | 269.00M | -26.00M | -114.00M | -29.00M | -28.00M | -28.00M | -27.00M | -57.00M | -28.00M | -54.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -240.00M | -22.00M | 340.00M | -90.00M | -15.00M | -66.00M | 161.00M | 158.00M | -277.00M | -7.00M | 19.00M | -85.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 46.00M | 28.00M | 79.00M | -58.00M | 105.00M | -11.00M | 175.00M | 193.00M | -329.00M | -25.00M | 70.00M | -29.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Sinclair's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SBGI's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?