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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted FCF Margin of 5.35% for Q1 2026, down 136.61% on a QoQ basis from 14.62% in Q4 2025, and down 872.0% year-over-year from 0.69% in Q1 2025.

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

Warner Bros. Discovery's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.35% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 872.0% year-over-year to 5.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.21% (down 511.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.28%, down 298.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 5.35% for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from 14.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 32.19% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 8.69% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 9.95% and a median of 7.75% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin tumbled 2434 bps — and 2023, when it surged 2259 bps.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's FCF Margin stood at 22.55% in 2022, then soared by 43 bps to 32.19% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 24.22% in 2024, then sank by 40 bps to 14.62% in 2025, then sank by 137 bps to 5.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WBD's FCF Margin at 5.35% in Q1 2026, 14.62% in Q4 2025, and 7.75% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 12.14%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 19.63%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -5.35%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 53.52%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 10.97%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 16.32%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 42.24%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 44.24%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 18.26%
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 7.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.35%
Dec 31, 2025 14.62%
Sep 30, 2025 7.75%
Jun 30, 2025 7.15%
Mar 31, 2025 3.36%
Dec 31, 2024 24.22%
Sep 30, 2024 6.57%
Jun 30, 2024 10.05%
Mar 31, 2024 3.92%
Dec 31, 2023 32.19%
Sep 30, 2023 20.63%
Jun 30, 2023 16.62%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.69%
Dec 31, 2022 22.55%
Sep 30, 2022 -1.95%
Jun 30, 2022 8.03%
Mar 31, 2022 7.53%
Dec 31, 2021 24.60%
Sep 30, 2021 22.38%
Jun 30, 2021 24.72%