Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -9.26% for Q2 2026, down 11.02 percentage points from 1.77% a year earlier and down 4.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Warner Bros. Discovery's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.08%, up 30.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -9.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Warner Bros. Discovery's Return on Equity [ROE] was -28.30% in FY2024 (-21.80 pp), -6.51% in FY2023 (+17.27 pp), -23.78% in FY2022 (-33.34 pp) and 9.56% in FY2021 (-1.96 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.21 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 34.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 29.70 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was -4.82% (Q1 2026), 2.01% (Q4 2025) and 0.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -31.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -31.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -29.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -10.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.96% |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "WBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();