RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over SBGI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
SBGI
Sinclair, Inc.
SBGI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SBGI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SBGI's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is weak.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over SBGI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SBGI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.7x | $0.96 | -93% |
| Fair | 7.3x | $10.58 | -27% |
| Current | 10x | $14.58 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $22.12 | +52% |
| Forward | 37x | $14.58 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SBGI's PE is in its fair range at 10x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 37x, in its expensive range.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RDDT has the edge over SBGI on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and revenue expectations.
SBGI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SBGI to return to profit, with revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
SBGI has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 39% for RDDT versus SBGI up 144%.
SBGI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.39 | -73% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.44 | +$2.03 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.82 | -4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.97 | -52% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.61 | -134% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.59 | +$2.74 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.86 | +$6.36 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.04 | +$9.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $4.69 | +$9.54 |
SBGI has returned to profit: it earned $1.44 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over SBGI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over SBGI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SBGI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $893M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $840M | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $807M | +4% |
| Q4 2025 | $836M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $773M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $784M | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $776M | -2.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +22% |
SBGI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $893M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.6% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7% | -5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +73 points |
SBGI's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over SBGI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SBGI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +$167M |
| Q2 2026 | $46M | -56% |
| Q1 2026 | $28M | +$39M |
| Q4 2025 | $79M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | -$58M | -130% |
| Q2 2025 | $105M | +$434M |
| Q1 2025 | -$11M | +$14M |
| Q4 2024 | $175M | +150% |
SBGI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $262M over the past year.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over SBGI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
SBGI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +305K shares |
| 1 year | +4% | +2.8M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +9.1M shares |
| 5 years | -4% | -3.1M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -20.5M shares |
SBGI has 72M diluted shares, up 4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $53M |
| Q4 2022 | $6M |
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over SBGI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SBGI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
SBGI's net debt is about 6.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
SBGI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.1 | Neutral |
SBGI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
SBGI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SBGI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 16x | 39% below |
| PE % | 54 | 26 | 28 pts above |
SBGI has the edge over RDDT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
SBGI has stronger trend alignment. RDDT is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus SBGI above 5 of 5.
SBGI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.0 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.7 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $14.2 | 2.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.4 | 1.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.5 | 0.6% above |
SBGI has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 0.6% above its 200-week average.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.
SBGI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.7 | $31.3 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | $31.3 | $26.6 | -15% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $15.3 | -42% |
| 2023 | $15.3 | $13.0 | -15% |
| 2024 | $13.0 | $15.8 | +21% |
| 2025 | $15.8 | $15.3 | -3.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $14.6 | -4.5% |
SBGI has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.