FWONA vs SBGI
Liberty Media Corp. and Sinclair, Inc., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FWONA | SBGI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.5B | $3.2B |
| Net income | $555.0M | $-112.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 12.4% | −3.1% |
| Return on equity | 7.5% | −21.8% |
| Diluted EPS | · | −$1.61 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | −61.6% |
| Free cash flow | $789.0M | $115.0M |
| Equity | $7.8B | $443.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.52× | 7.91× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 2.42× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
FWONA bills 1.4× the revenue of SBGI, and SBGI closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FWONA | SBGI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.5B | $3.2B |
| FY2024 | $3.7B | $3.5B |
| FY2023 | $3.6B | $3.1B |
| FY2022 | $3.2B | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $11.4B | $6.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FWONA | SBGI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $555.0M | $-112.0M |
| FY2024 | $-2.1B | $310.0M |
| FY2023 | $761.0M | $-291.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $2.7B |
| FY2021 | $398.0M | $-414.0M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,313,000,000 | FWONA |
| FY2024 | +$105,000,000 | FWONA |
| FY2023 | +$438,000,000 | FWONA |
| FY2022 | −$767,000,000 | SBGI |
| FY2021 | +$5,266,000,000 | FWONA |
The higher-revenue side has changed between FWONA and SBGI over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
5 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +15.5 pp | FWONA |
| FY2024 | −76.7 pp | SBGI |
| FY2023 | +35.8 pp | FWONA |
| FY2022 | −4.6 pp | SBGI |
| FY2021 | +11.8 pp | FWONA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FWONA and SBGI over this period.
5 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FWONA's net margin has been more volatile than SBGI's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 43.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 29.0.
5 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between FWONA and SBGI over these 5 fiscal years — FWONA led in 3 and SBGI in 2.
5 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBGI's return on equity has been more volatile than FWONA's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 54.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.2.
3 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between FWONA and SBGI over these 3 fiscal years — FWONA led in 2 and SBGI in 1.
3 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.