Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 1525.01% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, up 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.01% in Q1 2026, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.02% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital fell 3 bps — and 2023, when it gained 2 bps.
- Tracing WBD's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.02% in 2022, then jumped by 92 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then slumped by 486 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 109 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then tumbled by 1525 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 0.04% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -0.01% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | 0.13% |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 0.05% |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |