Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
NASDAQ WBD
$28.53 +0.05 (+0.18%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 35.08% in Q1 2026, down 3025.0% YoY from 1.2% in Q1 2025, and down 713.46% on a QoQ basis from 4.31% in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 35.08% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 3025.0% year-over-year to 35.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.81% (up 2588.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.39%, up 3336.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin retreated to 35.08% in Q1 2026, from 4.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 25.01% in Q2 2025 to a low of 103.32% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 14.52% and a median of 5.96% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin plunged 8903 bps — and 2025, when it soared 12833 bps.
  • Tracing WBD's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 23.08% in 2022, then surged by 74 bps to 5.96% in 2023, then soared by 40 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then retreated by 21 bps to 4.31% in 2025, then tumbled by 713 bps to 35.08% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 35.08% (Q1 2026), 4.31% (Q4 2025), and 0.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn 32.39%
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn 14.44%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn -3.11%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 6.76%
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - 21.87%
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn 3.53%
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 12.50%
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - 11.90%
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 23.37%
10 Paramount Skydance 11.45 Bn 8.18 Bn -2.08 Bn 18.84%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -3.11%
Mar 31, 2026 -35.08%
Dec 31, 2025 -4.31%
Sep 30, 2025 0.30%
Jun 30, 2025 25.01%
Mar 31, 2025 -4.83%
Dec 31, 2024 -3.55%
Sep 30, 2024 -1.85%
Jun 30, 2024 -103.32%
Mar 31, 2024 -8.22%
Dec 31, 2023 -5.96%
Sep 30, 2023 -5.33%
Jun 30, 2023 -14.29%
Mar 31, 2023 -11.57%
Dec 31, 2022 -23.08%
Sep 30, 2022 -29.02%
Jun 30, 2022 -43.19%
Mar 31, 2022 21.40%
Dec 31, 2021 5.74%
Sep 30, 2021 7.40%