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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Gross Margin of 47.79% for Q1 2026, up 493.0% on a YoY basis from 8.06% in Q1 2025, and up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter from 44.79% in Q4 2025.

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

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 47.79% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 493.0% year-over-year to 47.79%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 45.18% (up 267.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 44.0%, up 242.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 47.79%, up from 44.79% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 60.87% in Q1 2022, with the low at 32.58% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 42.73% across 5 years, with a median of 42.72% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 3296 bps — and 2023, when it soared 584 bps.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Gross Margin stood at 36.83% in 2022, then gained by 16 bps to 42.67% in 2023, then climbed by 5 bps to 44.88% in 2024, then retreated by 0 bps to 44.79% in 2025, then increased by 7 bps to 47.79% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 47.79% (Q1 2026), 44.79% (Q4 2025), and 49.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 93.12%
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 94.10%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 47.79%
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 34.66%
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 41.91%
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 45.24%
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 54.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 47.79%
Dec 31, 2025 44.79%
Sep 30, 2025 49.54%
Jun 30, 2025 39.19%
Mar 31, 2025 42.86%
Dec 31, 2024 44.88%
Sep 30, 2024 46.16%
Jun 30, 2024 36.13%
Mar 31, 2024 39.16%
Dec 31, 2023 42.67%
Sep 30, 2023 46.80%
Jun 30, 2023 35.93%
Mar 31, 2023 37.52%
Dec 31, 2022 36.83%
Sep 30, 2022 42.72%
Jun 30, 2022 32.58%
Mar 31, 2022 60.87%
Dec 31, 2021 66.52%
Sep 30, 2021 51.46%
Jun 30, 2021 65.55%