Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported EBT Margin of -3.11% for Q2 2026, down 28.12 percentage points from 25.01% a year earlier but up 31.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery's EBT Margin came in at -10.44%, down 14.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.39%, up 33.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of -11.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBT Margin came in at -28.96% in FY2024 (-19.61 pp), -9.35% in FY2023 (+17.15 pp), -26.50% in FY2022 (-38.25 pp) and 11.75% in FY2021 (-4.44 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of -103.32% in Q2 2024 and a high of 25.01% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, EBT Margin has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 128.33 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 89.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -35.08% (Q1 2026), -4.31% (Q4 2025) and 0.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.11% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.64% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 16.42% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.44% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Warner Bros. Discovery EBT Margin API
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