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Side-by-side financial comparison of Dayforce (DAY) and Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
Sinclair, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($807.0M vs $481.6M, roughly 1.7× Dayforce). Sinclair, Inc. runs the higher net margin — 2.5% vs -40.9%, a 43.3% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Dayforce posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (9.5% vs 4.0%). Over the past eight quarters, Dayforce's revenue compounded faster (9.8% CAGR vs -1.3%).
Dayforce, Inc., formerly Ceridian, is an American human resources software and services company.
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 ...
DAY vs SBGI — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q3 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $481.6M | $807.0M |
| Net Profit | $-196.8M | $20.0M |
| Gross Margin | — | — |
| Operating Margin | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Net Margin | -40.9% | 2.5% |
| Revenue YoY | 9.5% | 4.0% |
| Net Profit YoY | -9940.0% | — |
| EPS (diluted) | $-1.23 | $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.
| Q1 26 | — | $807.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $836.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $481.6M | $773.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | $464.7M | $784.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $481.8M | $776.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | $465.2M | $1.0B | ||
| Q3 24 | $440.0M | $917.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | $423.3M | $829.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | $20.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $109.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $-196.8M | $-1.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | $21.3M | $-64.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $14.9M | $-156.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | $10.8M | $176.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | $2.0M | $94.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | $-1.8M | $17.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | — | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 47.0% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 45.8% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 44.1% | — |
| Q1 26 | — | 0.0% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 9.6% | ||
| Q3 25 | 6.3% | 7.5% | ||
| Q2 25 | 9.1% | 2.7% | ||
| Q1 25 | 6.4% | 1.8% | ||
| Q4 24 | 6.1% | 26.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | 4.7% | 19.5% | ||
| Q2 24 | 3.3% | 7.7% |
| Q1 26 | — | 2.5% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 13.0% | ||
| Q3 25 | -40.9% | -0.1% | ||
| Q2 25 | 4.6% | -8.2% | ||
| Q1 25 | 3.1% | -20.1% | ||
| Q4 24 | 2.3% | 17.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.5% | 10.3% | ||
| Q2 24 | -0.4% | 2.1% |
| Q1 26 | — | $0.28 | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $1.62 | ||
| Q3 25 | $-1.23 | $-0.02 | ||
| Q2 25 | $0.13 | $-0.91 | ||
| Q1 25 | $0.09 | $-2.30 | ||
| Q4 24 | $0.07 | $2.64 | ||
| Q3 24 | $0.01 | $1.43 | ||
| Q2 24 | $-0.01 | $0.27 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $627.6M | — |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $631.1M | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $2.7B | — |
| Total Assets | $8.7B | — |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 0.23× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $866.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $627.6M | $526.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | $625.2M | $616.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $557.3M | $631.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | $579.7M | $697.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | $494.1M | $536.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | $465.4M | $378.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $4.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | $631.1M | $4.1B | ||
| Q2 25 | $631.8M | $4.1B | ||
| Q1 25 | $632.4M | $4.2B | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.2B | $4.1B | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.2B | $4.1B | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.2B | $4.1B |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $443.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $2.7B | $347.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | $2.7B | $361.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $2.6B | $436.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | $2.5B | $583.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | $2.6B | $415.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | $2.5B | $340.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $5.9B | ||
| Q3 25 | $8.7B | $5.6B | ||
| Q2 25 | $8.5B | $5.7B | ||
| Q1 25 | $9.5B | $5.8B | ||
| Q4 24 | $9.1B | $5.9B | ||
| Q3 24 | $8.1B | $5.8B | ||
| Q2 24 | $9.0B | $5.7B |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 9.84× | ||
| Q3 25 | 0.23× | 11.75× | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.23× | 11.30× | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.24× | 9.56× | ||
| Q4 24 | 0.47× | 7.02× | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.47× | 9.86× | ||
| Q2 24 | 0.49× | 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 | | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash FlowLast quarter | $31.2M | — |
| Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex | — | — |
| FCF MarginFCF / Revenue | — | — |
| Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue | — | 1.7% |
| Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit | — | — |
| TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters | — | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $98.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $31.2M | $-36.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | $112.7M | $122.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $49.6M | $5.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | $81.0M | $198.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | $91.8M | $210.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | $99.2M | $-306.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| 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 |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 0.90× | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 5.29× | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 3.33× | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 7.50× | 1.13× | ||
| Q3 24 | 45.90× | 2.23× | ||
| Q2 24 | — | -18.00× |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
DAY
| Dayforce Recurring | $333.0M | 69% |
| Cloud And Bureau Professional Services And Other | $78.5M | 16% |
| Float | $42.2M | 9% |
| Powerpay Recurring | $19.7M | 4% |
| Other Recurring | $8.2M | 2% |
SBGI
| Media revenue | $701.0M | 87% |
| Other | $82.0M | 10% |
| Political advertising revenue | $18.0M | 2% |
| Non-media revenue | $6.0M | 1% |
