Sinclair, Inc. dividend history

Sinclair, Inc. paid $69.0m in dividends in fiscal 2025.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $71M
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $153M
Diluted share count: +4.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 7.6%; dividends 7.6% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 137%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 26.0%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 73 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Sinclair, Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividends paid	60	70	65	66	69	71
Share buybacks	61	120	153	0	0	—
Dividends ÷ net income	—	2.6%	—	21.3%	—	136.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	24.3%	10.1%	45.5%	471.4%	60.0%	74.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Sinclair, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Sinclair, Inc.