Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 2.72% for Q2 2026, up 4.60 percentage points from -1.89% a year earlier and up 30.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Warner Bros. Discovery was -3.52%, down 4.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.98%, up 27.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -21.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Warner Bros. Discovery's Return on Sales [ROS] was -25.51% in FY2024 (-21.77 pp), -3.75% in FY2023 (+18.05 pp), -21.79% in FY2022 (-38.30 pp) and 16.50% in FY2021 (-7.06 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -105.10% in Q2 2024 to a high of 15.94% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.75 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 103.21 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 96.35 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -27.76% (Q1 2026), 3.69% (Q4 2025) and 6.76% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.32 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -105.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -37.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.44% |
Warner Bros. Discovery Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();