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Side-by-side financial comparison of ANTERO RESOURCES Corp (AR) and Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

ANTERO RESOURCES Corp is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.4B vs $807.0M, roughly 1.7× Sinclair, Inc.). On growth, Sinclair, Inc. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (4.0% vs -30.5%). Over the past eight quarters, ANTERO RESOURCES Corp's revenue compounded faster (17.6% CAGR vs -1.3%).

Antero Resources Corporation is an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company's reserves are entirely in the Appalachian Basin and are extracted using hydraulic fracturing.

Sinclair, Inc., doing business as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations after Nexstar Media Group, owning or operating 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets, covering 40% of American ...

AR vs SBGI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
AR
AR
1.7× larger
AR
$1.4B
$807.0M
SBGI
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
SBGI
SBGI
+34.5% gap
SBGI
4.0%
-30.5%
AR
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
AR
AR
Annualised
AR
17.6%
-1.3%
SBGI

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Revenue
$1.4B
$807.0M
Net Profit
$20.0M
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
20.1%
0.0%
Net Margin
2.5%
Revenue YoY
-30.5%
4.0%
Net Profit YoY
EPS (diluted)
$0.66
$0.28

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$1.4B
$807.0M
Q4 25
$1.4B
$836.0M
Q3 25
$1.2B
$773.0M
Q2 25
$1.3B
$784.0M
Q1 25
$1.4B
$776.0M
Q4 24
$1.2B
$1.0B
Q3 24
$1.1B
$917.0M
Q2 24
$978.7M
$829.0M
Net Profit
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$20.0M
Q4 25
$202.9M
$109.0M
Q3 25
$85.6M
$-1.0M
Q2 25
$166.6M
$-64.0M
Q1 25
$219.5M
$-156.0M
Q4 24
$158.8M
$176.0M
Q3 24
$-25.2M
$94.0M
Q2 24
$-74.6M
$17.0M
Operating Margin
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
20.1%
0.0%
Q4 25
20.5%
9.6%
Q3 25
9.7%
7.5%
Q2 25
15.8%
2.7%
Q1 25
20.1%
1.8%
Q4 24
4.9%
26.5%
Q3 24
-2.4%
19.5%
Q2 24
-8.2%
7.7%
Net Margin
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
2.5%
Q4 25
14.4%
13.0%
Q3 25
7.1%
-0.1%
Q2 25
12.8%
-8.2%
Q1 25
16.2%
-20.1%
Q4 24
13.6%
17.5%
Q3 24
-2.4%
10.3%
Q2 24
-7.6%
2.1%
EPS (diluted)
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$0.66
$0.28
Q4 25
$0.63
$1.62
Q3 25
$0.24
$-0.02
Q2 25
$0.50
$-0.91
Q1 25
$0.66
$-2.30
Q4 24
$0.48
$2.64
Q3 24
$-0.11
$1.43
Q2 24
$-0.26
$0.27

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
Total DebtLower is stronger
$1.4B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$7.6B
Total Assets
$13.2B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.19×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$866.0M
Q3 25
$526.0M
Q2 25
$616.0M
Q1 25
$631.0M
Q4 24
$697.0M
Q3 24
$536.0M
Q2 24
$378.0M
Total Debt
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$1.4B
Q4 25
$4.4B
Q3 25
$4.1B
Q2 25
$4.1B
Q1 25
$4.2B
Q4 24
$4.1B
Q3 24
$4.1B
Q2 24
$4.1B
Stockholders' Equity
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$7.6B
Q4 25
$7.6B
$443.0M
Q3 25
$7.3B
$347.0M
Q2 25
$7.3B
$361.0M
Q1 25
$7.2B
$436.0M
Q4 24
$7.0B
$583.0M
Q3 24
$7.0B
$415.0M
Q2 24
$7.0B
$340.0M
Total Assets
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$13.2B
Q4 25
$13.2B
$5.9B
Q3 25
$12.9B
$5.6B
Q2 25
$12.8B
$5.7B
Q1 25
$13.0B
$5.8B
Q4 24
$13.0B
$5.9B
Q3 24
$13.2B
$5.8B
Q2 24
$13.4B
$5.7B
Debt / Equity
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
0.19×
Q4 25
9.84×
Q3 25
11.75×
Q2 25
11.30×
Q1 25
9.56×
Q4 24
7.02×
Q3 24
9.86×
Q2 24
12.08×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$457.7M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$235.6M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
17.4%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
1.7%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$457.7M
Q4 25
$370.7M
$98.0M
Q3 25
$310.1M
$-36.0M
Q2 25
$492.4M
$122.0M
Q1 25
$457.7M
$5.0M
Q4 24
$278.0M
$198.0M
Q3 24
$166.2M
$210.0M
Q2 24
$143.5M
$-306.0M
Free Cash Flow
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
$235.6M
Q4 25
$79.0M
Q3 25
$-58.0M
Q2 25
$105.0M
Q1 25
$-11.0M
Q4 24
$175.0M
Q3 24
$193.0M
Q2 24
$-329.0M
FCF Margin
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
17.4%
Q4 25
9.4%
Q3 25
-7.5%
Q2 25
13.4%
Q1 25
-1.4%
Q4 24
17.4%
Q3 24
21.0%
Q2 24
-39.7%
Capex Intensity
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
1.7%
Q4 25
2.3%
Q3 25
2.8%
Q2 25
2.2%
Q1 25
2.1%
Q4 24
2.3%
Q3 24
1.9%
Q2 24
2.8%
Cash Conversion
AR
AR
SBGI
SBGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
1.83×
0.90×
Q3 25
3.62×
Q2 25
2.96×
Q1 25
2.09×
Q4 24
1.75×
1.13×
Q3 24
2.23×
Q2 24
-18.00×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

AR
AR

Natural gas sales$780.0M58%
Natural gas liquids sales$561.4M42%
Oil sales$50.3M4%
Other revenue and income$818.0K0%

SBGI
SBGI

Media revenue$701.0M87%
Other$82.0M10%
Political advertising revenue$18.0M2%
Non-media revenue$6.0M1%

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