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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted EBT Margin of 35.08% for Q1 2026, down 713.46% on a QoQ basis from 4.31% in Q4 2025, and down 3025.0% year-over-year from 1.2% in Q1 2025.

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

Warner Bros. Discovery's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.08% for 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 was 35.08% for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from 4.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 25.01% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 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 tumbled 8903 bps — and 2025, when it soared 12833 bps.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's EBT Margin stood at 23.08% in 2022, then jumped by 74 bps to 5.96% in 2023, then surged by 40 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then slipped by 21 bps to 4.31% in 2025, then sank by 713 bps to 35.08% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WBD's EBT Margin at 35.08% in Q1 2026, 4.31% in Q4 2025, and 0.3% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 32.39%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 13.38%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -35.08%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -10.86%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 8.16%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 7.10%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 17.67%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 5.91%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 8.65%
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 15.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 23.51%