Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Cost of Revenue of $4.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 11.1% on a QoQ basis from $5.2 billion in Q4 2025, and down 9.51% year-over-year from $5.1 billion in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Cost of Revenue history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue fell 9.51% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $20.4 billion (down 7.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $20.9 billion, down 9.08% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue was $4.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, 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.
- A 5-year average of $5.5 billion and a median of $5.6 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue jumped 551.73% — and 2025, when it fell 15.3%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Cost of Revenue stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then declined by 15.21% to $5.9 billion in 2023, then fell by 6.26% to $5.5 billion in 2024, then declined by 5.5% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then fell by 11.1% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Cost of Revenue at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, $5.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.6 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 295.51 Bn | 286.39 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 6.04 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 170.79 Bn | 165.11 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 14.42 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 63.06 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.67 Bn | 32.60 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 30.19 Bn | 28.86 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 413.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fox | 21.54 Bn | 17.94 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 21.23 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 734.36 Mn |
| 8 | Roku | 21.08 Bn | 18.70 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 683.94 Mn |
| 9 | News | 17.12 Bn | 14.95 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.51 Bn | 10.43 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 2.00 Mn |
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 |