Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $4.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 9.51% year-on-year from $5.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.1% on a QoQ basis from $5.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $7.0 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $5.6 billion (2022), against an average of $5.5 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cost of Revenue jumped 551.73%; it then slipped 15.3% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then dropped by 15.21% to $5.9 billion in 2023, then declined by 6.26% to $5.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 5.5% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then declined 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 | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 842.22 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 413.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 221.22 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 734.36 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 969.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 969.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 810.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 810.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 918.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 918.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 914.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 914.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 938.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 938.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 930.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 930.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 946.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 946.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 934.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 934.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 995.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 995.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 745.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 745.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 670.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 670.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 634.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 634.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 607.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 607.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 645.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 645.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 592.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 592.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 603.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 603.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 592.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 592.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 640.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 640.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 574.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 574.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 564.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 564.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 565.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 565.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 598.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 598.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 529.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 529.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 515.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 515.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 482.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 482.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 475.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 475.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 435.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 435.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 437.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 437.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 342.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 342.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 328.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 328.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 296.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 296.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 298.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 296.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 296.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 330.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 330.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 328.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 328.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 288.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 288.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 273.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 273.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 291.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 291.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 261.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 254.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 254.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 267.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 267.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 277.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 277.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 257.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 257.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 252.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 252.00 Mn |