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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

WBD

Communication Services · 28.06 -0.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Operating margin improved 4.6 percentage points.
  • Revenue decreased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeEntertainment · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • WBD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WBD's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Communication Services · Entertainment

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Operating margin improved 4.6 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income decreased 90.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 14.4 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • WBD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements195
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +27.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +30.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 5.94x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -5.1% year over year.
  • Diluted shares increased 3.3% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 323% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

28.06
6m+2.3%12m+123.7%24m+287.5%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$12.2B+14.2%$1.54-1.2%
2022-12-31$33.8B+177.4%$-3.82
2023-12-31$41.3B+22.2%$-1.28+25.6%
2024-12-31$39.3B-4.8%$-4.62+0.6%
2025-12-31$37.3B-5.1%$0.29+3.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 2 filings
If we believe that as a result of our qualitative assessment it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, a quantitative impairment test is required.
10-K · Feb 27, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 1 filings
While the change in fair value attributable to hedge effectiveness remains in accumulated other comprehensive loss until the net investment is sold or liquidated, the change in fair value attributable to components excluded from the assessment of hedge effect…
10-K · Feb 27, 2026
Foreign exchangenegative · 1 filings
Adjustments to the carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value as a result of changes in exchange rates are reflected in currency translation adjustments, a component of other comprehensive income (loss).
10-K · Feb 27, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 1 filings
Revenue from advertising is subject to seasonality, market-based variations, the mix in sales of commercial time between the upfront and scatter markets, and general economic conditions.
10-K · Feb 27, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.9× · EV/sales 2.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

28.06-0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for WBD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -2
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationdiscount

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+2.3%
Capital spending / revenue
+3.1%
Free-cash-flow margin
+0.5%
FCF margin change
-4.8 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Operating margin improved 4.6 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income decreased 90.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 14.4 percentage points.

Filing receipts

The decrease in theatrical content expense was primarily due to lower film costs commensurate with lower theatrical product revenue, partially offset by impairments in the current year.

The increase in games content expense was primarily due to higher games content expense commensurate with higher games revenue.

The decrease in theatrical product revenue was primarily driven by lower film rental revenue due to the current year slate in relation to the strong performance of A Minecraft Movie , Sinners , and Final Destination Bloodlines , which were released in the second quarter of 2025, partially offset by higher intercompany content licensing related to HBO Max international launches.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind WBD

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderMay 6, 2026

Debt Bridge Loan Facility We and DGH have a non-investment grade leveraged bridge loan facility (“Bridge Loan Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Depended on by

RBLXRoblox CorporationcompetitorFeb 11, 2026

We compete for users and their engagement hours with global technology leaders such as Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Google, Microsoft, and Tencent, global entertainment companies such as Comcast, Disney, Paramount Global, and Warner Bros Discovery, global g…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

WBD is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Entertainment. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for WBD; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.