Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted annual Gross Margin of 44.0% for FY2025, up 5.82% year-over-year from 41.58% in FY2024.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 44.0% in FY2025.
- 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 FY2025 stood at 44.0%, up from 41.58% in the prior year.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 62.1% in FY2021 and bottomed at 39.55% in FY2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 41.58% (2024), against an average of 45.58%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin tumbled 2255 bps; it then jumped 242 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 62.1% in 2021, then sank by 36 bps to 39.55% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 40.65% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 41.58% in 2024, then rose by 6 bps to 44.0% in 2025.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 44.0% (FY2025), 41.58% (FY2024), and 40.65% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 363.24 Bn | 350.96 Bn | 11.41 Bn | - |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 179.83 Bn | 186.44 Bn | 23.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.31 Bn | 65.17 Bn | 4.25 Bn | - |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.14 Bn | 30.68 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fox | 24.96 Bn | 21.47 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.08 Bn | 21.75 Bn | 298.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Roku | 19.20 Bn | 16.82 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 8 | News | 16.52 Bn | 15.05 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 15.87 Bn | 14.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | - |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.69 Bn | 9.61 Bn | - | 31.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.10% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 63.83% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 65.73% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 62.71% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 61.36% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 62.57% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 22.00% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 31.24% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 38.34% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 40.21% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 36.50% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 38.42% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 26.84% |