Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD NDXSPX
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Streaming, Studios, and Global Linear Networks. The Streaming segment offers streaming services, such as HBO Max and discovery+, and premium pay-TV services, including HBO and certain premium sports streaming products for mobile and connected TV devices. The Studios segment is involved in the production and release of feature films for initial exhibition in theaters, production and initial licensing of television programs to third parties and its networks/streaming services. This segment also distributes films and television programs to various third-party and internal television, streaming services, and physical and digital home entertainment markets; related consumer products and themed experience licensing; and publishes, develops, licenses, and distributes content for the interactive space in platforms, including console, handheld, mobile, and PC-based gaming for both internal and third-party game titles. The Global Linear Networks segment provides general and lifestyle entertainment networks, news networks; and hosts international media networks and global sports networks. In addition, the company offers a portfolio of content and products for television, film, streaming, interactive gaming, publishing, themed experiences, and consumer products under the Discovery Channel, HBO Max, CNN, DC Studios, TNT Sports, HBO, Food Network, TLC, TBS, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Games, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, and other brands. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 36.6% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. NDXSPX | 27.01 | - | $67.72B | - | 4.25% | -4.96% | 3.32% | 36.62% |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI | 380.34 | 28.99 | $4.61T | 0.23% | 32.40% | 38.88% | 12.51% | 30.14% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 632.51 | 22.99 | $1.61T | 0.33% | 26.87% | 32.93% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 86.02 | 27.75 | $362.21B | - | 30.26% | 48.49% | 12.64% | 34.71% |
| 5 | APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI | 613.09 | 53.17 | $205.96B | - | 70.20% | - | 24.84% | 609.87% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX | 187.53 | 19.93 | $202.95B | 2.18% | 9.27% | 18.02% | 3.53% | 61.90% |
| 7 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX | 47.81 | 11.66 | $199.63B | 5.92% | 8.59% | 17.20% | 0.33% | -6.86% |
| 8 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX | 101.83 | 16.29 | $176.83B | 1.47% | 8.46% | 11.01% | 4.51% | 58.00% |
| 9 | T AT&T Inc. SPX | 24.80 | 8.16 | $172.32B | 4.48% | 9.23% | 18.37% | 1.34% | 119.18% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.61B | 1.75B | 1.65B | 1.86B | 2.31B | 2.85B | 2.59B | 2.81B | 2.71B | 2.88B | 2.68B | 2.87B | 2.68B | 2.54B | 2.56B | 2.79B | 3.06B | 3.15B | 3.16B | 9.83B | 9.82B | 10.70B | 10.36B | 9.98B | 9.96B | 9.71B | - | - | 8.98B | 9.81B | 9.04B | 9.46B | 8.89B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.13B | 5.97B | 4.56B | 5.22B | 4.64B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.85B | 3.85B | 4.48B | 4.24B | 4.25B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.74B | 3.92B | 3.74B | 3.70B | 3.70B |
| Operating Income | 557.00M | 505.00M | 441.00M | 489.00M | 586.00M | 458.00M | 525.00M | 487.00M | 630.00M | 433.00M | -837.00M | 204.00M | 650.00M | 369.00M | 711.00M | 774.00M | 911.00M | 619.00M | 705.00M | 779.00M | 717.00M | 531.00M | 396.00M | 779.00M | 329.00M | 353.00M | -3.64B | -2.19B | -557.00M | -906.00M | 97.00M | -267.00M | -10.21B | - | - | 107.00M | -79.00M | 745.00M | 536.00M | 549.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.73B | 8.01B | 4.28B | 4.25B | 1.19B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 468.00M | 463.00M | 570.00M | 584.00M | 581.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -434.00M | 2.45B | 27.00M | -408.00M | -3.12B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.00M | 866.00M | 170.00M | -161.00M | -214.00M |
| Net Income | 286.00M | 279.00M | 219.00M | 263.00M | 408.00M | 219.00M | 304.00M | 215.00M | 374.00M | 218.00M | -1.14B | -8.00M | 216.00M | 117.00M | 269.00M | 384.00M | 947.00M | 262.00M | 476.00M | 377.00M | 271.00M | 300.00M | 140.00M | 672.00M | 156.00M | 456.00M | -3.42B | -2.31B | -1.07B | -1.24B | -417.00M | -966.00M | -9.99B | - | - | -453.00M | 1.58B | -148.00M | -252.00M | -2.92B |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.21 | 1.01 | 0.24 | 0.69 | -1.50 | -0.95 | -0.44 | -0.51 | -0.17 | -0.40 | -4.07 | - | -0.20 | -0.18 | 0.63 | -0.06 | - | -1.17 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.50B | 6.87B | 10.55B | 11.14B | 10.67B | - | 33.82B | 41.32B | 39.32B | 37.30B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.44B | 24.53B | 22.97B | 20.89B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.38B | 16.80B | 16.35B | 16.41B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.87B | 17.68B | 16.33B | 15.10B |
| Operating Income | -8.00M | 1.06B | 1.27B | 1.38B | 1.80B | 1.86B | 1.98B | 2.06B | 1.99B | 2.06B | 713.00M | 1.93B | 3.01B | 2.52B | - | -3.50B | -886.00M | 18.00M | 1.31B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.17B | 22.37B | 11.61B | 21.26B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.78B | 2.22B | 2.02B | 2.08B |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -8.96B | -3.86B | -11.39B | 1.64B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.66B | -784.00M | 94.00M | 890.00M |
| Net Income | -68.00M | 317.00M | 549.00M | 653.00M | 1.13B | 943.00M | 1.07B | 1.14B | 1.03B | 1.19B | -337.00M | 594.00M | 2.07B | 1.22B | - | -7.37B | -3.13B | -11.31B | 727.00M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.24 | 0.98 | 1.27 | 1.52 | 2.80 | 2.48 | 2.97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.81 | - | -3.82 | -1.28 | -4.62 | 0.29 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.32% |
| 1 Year: | -1.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 36.62% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +170.91% |
| 6 Months: | +17.64% |
| 3 Months: | -4.12% |
| 1 Month: | -0.15% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 10.48B | 10.95B | 11.02B | 11.91B | 12.93B | 14.98B | 15.97B | 15.86B | 15.67B | 22.55B | 32.55B | 33.73B | 34.09B | - | 134.00B | 122.76B | 104.56B | 100.08B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.00B | 14.22B | 14.08B | 13.21B |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | 209.00M | 94.00M | 623.00M | 466.00M | 1.05B | 1.20B | 408.00M | 367.00M | 390.00M | 300.00M | 7.31B | 986.00M | 1.55B | 2.09B | - | 3.73B | 3.78B | 5.31B | 4.57B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.38B | 6.05B | 4.95B | 5.29B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 4.87B | 4.68B | 4.79B | 5.39B | 6.64B | 8.75B | 9.62B | 10.17B | 10.26B | 17.53B | 22.03B | 21.77B | 21.70B | - | 85.33B | 76.28B | 69.62B | 62.92B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 1.07B | 783.00M | 785.00M | 746.00M | 946.00M | 1.29B | 2.60B | 1.58B | 1.56B | 1.87B | 4.00B | 3.24B | 3.08B | - | 15.02B | 15.33B | 15.81B | 12.50B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 3.50B | 3.62B | 4.25B | 5.24B | 6.50B | 7.11B | 7.74B | 7.92B | 14.79B | 16.79B | 15.42B | 15.40B | - | 48.63B | 41.89B | 36.76B | 32.43B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.00B | 43.67B | 39.51B | 32.57B |
| Total Equity | 4.55B | - | 5.54B | 6.20B | 6.22B | 6.52B | 6.29B | 6.20B | 5.60B | 5.45B | - | 4.61B | 8.39B | 9.89B | 10.46B | - | 47.09B | 45.23B | 34.04B | 35.92B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.66B | 2.67B | 2.68B | 2.71B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 58.00M | 573.00M | 642.00M | 668.00M | 1.10B | 1.10B | - | - | - | 1.38B | 1.63B | 2.58B | 3.40B | 2.74B | - | 4.30B | 7.48B | 5.38B | 4.32B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -15.00M | 88.00M | 238.00M | -190.00M | -214.00M | -643.00M | - | - | - | -256.00M | -633.00M | -8.59B | -438.00M | -703.00M | - | 3.52B | -1.26B | -349.00M | -1.18B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 12.00M | -774.00M | -356.00M | -641.00M | -297.00M | -305.00M | - | - | - | -1.18B | 5.95B | -283.00M | -2.36B | -1.55B | - | -7.74B | -5.84B | -3.75B | -4.24B |
| Capital Expenditure | -47.00M | -102.00M | -55.00M | -49.00M | -58.00M | -77.00M | -115.00M | -120.00M | -103.00M | -88.00M | -135.00M | -147.00M | -289.00M | -402.00M | - | -987.00M | -1.32B | -948.00M | -1.23B |
| Free Cash Flow | 11.00M | 471.00M | 587.00M | 619.00M | 1.04B | 1.02B | - | - | - | 1.29B | 1.49B | 2.43B | 3.11B | 2.34B | - | 3.32B | 6.16B | 4.43B | 3.09B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.00M | 381.00M | 1.28B | -1.10B |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | 605.00M | 997.00M | 1.38B | 1.05B | 1.23B | 698.00M | 1.37B | 603.00M | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.6% | 40.6% | 41.6% | 44.0% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.7% | 10.4% | 18.3% | 27.0% | 23.6% | - | -10.3% | -2.1% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4% | -4.9% | 5.6% | 18.6% | 11.4% | - | -21.8% | -7.6% | -28.8% | 1.9% |
| ROE % | - | 5.7% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 17.4% | 15.0% | 17.3% | 20.3% | 19.0% | - | -7.3% | 7.1% | 20.9% | 11.6% | - | -15.7% | -6.9% | -33.2% | 2.0% |
| ROCE % | - | 11.3% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 15.5% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 9.9% | 8.1% | - | -2.9% | -0.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.77% | 194.80M | $5.26B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.26% | 156.91M | $4.24B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 5.08% | 127.43M | $3.44B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.12% | 103.40M | $2.79B |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.79% | 69.94M | $1.89B |
| 6 | Pentwater Capital Management Lp | 2.00% | 50.24M | $1.36B |
| 7 | Millennium Management Llc | 1.75% | 43.94M | $1.19B |
| 8 | Harris Associates L.P. | 1.31% | 32.87M | $887.93M |
| 9 | FMR, LLC | 1.30% | 32.47M | $877.03M |
| 10 | Sessa Capital IM, L.P. | 1.27% | 31.97M | $863.40M |
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