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

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

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

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.35% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 872.0% year-over-year to 5.35%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.21% (down 511.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.28%, down 298.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.35%, down from 14.62% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 32.19% in Q4 2023, with the low at 8.69% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 9.95% across 5 years, with a median of 7.75% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin plunged 2434 bps — and 2023, when it surged 2259 bps.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's FCF Margin stood at 22.55% in 2022, then jumped by 43 bps to 32.19% in 2023, then retreated by 25 bps to 24.22% in 2024, then tumbled by 40 bps to 14.62% in 2025, then tumbled by 137 bps to 5.35% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.35% (Q1 2026), 14.62% (Q4 2025), and 7.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 41.59%
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 19.63%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -5.35%
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 53.52%
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 47.40%
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 44.24%
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 15.91%
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 18.26%
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 42.24%

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%