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Sinclair Executive Compensation (FY25)

SBGI · Hunt Valley, MD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christopher Ripley
Median of the other named officers
$5,001,776
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Ripley: $10,547,393 → $10,824,228 (2.6% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 179:1 → 194:1 (8.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Sinclair's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Ripley, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $10,824,228 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $10,547,393 reported for fiscal 2024, Ripley's total was 2.6% higher.
What was Sinclair's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 97.4% support at the meeting held June 4, 2026.
Which companies are in Sinclair's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AMC Networks Inc., Cumulus Media, Inc., Entravision Communications Corp., Fox Corp. and Gray Television, Inc., among others.
What is Sinclair's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 194:1, against median employee compensation of $55,678.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Ripley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Weisbord
Chief Operating Officer and President / Local Media
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lucy Rutishauser
Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer (g)
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Ripley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lucy Rutishauser
Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer (g)
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
David Smith
Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board, and Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Robert Weisbord
Chief Operating Officer and President / Local Media
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
David Gibber
Executive Vice President / Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Ripley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Weisbord
Chief Operating Officer and President / Local Media
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lucy Rutishauser
Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇—◇◇◇
David Smith
Executive Chairman
◇◇◇◇◇—◇— not reconciled
Jason Smith
Executive Vice Chairman
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Ripley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
David Smith
Executive Chairman
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Lucy Rutishauser
Former Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Robert Weisbord
Chief Operating Officer and President / Local Media
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jason Smith
Executive Vice Chairman
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Narinder Sahai
Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Christopher S. RipleyRSU◇——◇——◇
David D. SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason R. SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Lucy A. RutishauserRSU◇——◇——◇
Narinder K. SahaiRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert D. WeisbordRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David SmithRSU◇◇——
Lucy RutishauserRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Narinder SahaiRSU◇◇——
Robert WeisbordRSU◇◇——
SAR◇—◇—
Jason SmithRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
SAR◇—◇—
Christopher RipleyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel C. Keith
◇◇————◇
Benson E. Legg
◇◇————◇
Laurie R. Beyer
◇◇————◇
Howard E. Friedman
◇◇————◇
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr
◇◇————◇
Robert E. Smith
◇◇————◇
David D. Smith, J. Duncan Smith and Frederick G. Smith served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Unrestricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AMC Networks Inc. AMCX
  • Cumulus Media, Inc. CMLS
  • Entravision Communications Corp. EVC
  • Fox Corp. FOXA
  • Gray Television, Inc. GTN
  • iHeartMedia Inc. IHRT
  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST
  • Paramount Skydance Corporation PSKY
  • Tegna Inc. TGNA
  • The E.W. Scripps Company SSP
  • The New York Times Company NYT
  • USA Today Co., Inc. TDAY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 11, 2024=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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200 figures on this page: 197 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
197 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001971213-26-000027
  2. 0001971213-26-000017
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001971213-25-000038
  4. 0001971213-25-000029
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001971213-24-000044
  6. 0001971213-24-000024
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Sinclair discloses

The companies named in SBGI's own disclosed peer group.

AMC Networks Inc.Entravision Communications Corp.Fox Corp.Gray Television, Inc.iHeartMedia Inc.Nexstar Media Group, Inc.Tegna Inc.The E.W. Scripps CompanyThe New York Times Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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