Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General & Administrative was $2.56 billion in Q2 2026, up 3.5% from $2.48 billion a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General & Administrative was $9.79 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 5.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $9.42 billion, up 1.3% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative was $9.3 billion in FY2024 (-4.1%), $9.7 billion in FY2023 (+0.2%), $9.68 billion in FY2022 (+141.0%) and $4.02 billion in FY2021 (+47.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 271.6%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 27.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, WBD's Selling, General & Administrative in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.48 billion (Q1 2026), $2.39 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.36 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 637.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 209.00 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 923.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 85.77 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 136.00 Mn |
| 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 | 2.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 944.00 Mn |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();