Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Cost of Revenue of $4.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 9.51% on a YoY basis from $5.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.1% quarter-over-quarter from $5.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Cost of Revenue for 18 years, with the latest figure at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 9.51% year-over-year to $4.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $20.4 billion (down 7.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $20.9 billion, down 9.08% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $4.6 billion, down from $5.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $7.0 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $5.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.6 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue jumped 551.73% — and 2025, when it slipped 15.3%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Cost of Revenue stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then slipped by 15.21% to $5.9 billion in 2023, then dropped by 6.26% to $5.5 billion in 2024, then slipped by 5.5% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then dropped by 11.1% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $4.6 billion (Q1 2026), $5.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 842.22 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 4.64 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.48 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 413.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 221.22 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 734.36 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.90 Bn