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Warner Bros Discovery

NSQ:WBD · US9344231041
EntertainmentXX-Large

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12
EV / EBIT16
Price / Owner Earnings14
Owner Earnings Yield41
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales41
EV / Gross Profit44
Price/Book42
Return on Capital46
Cash Return on Capital36
Return on Equity30
EBIT Margin53
Gross Profitability23
Accruals64
Owner Earnings Margin43
Sales growth24
Profit Growth50
Long-Term EPS Growth45
Owner Earnings Growth10
Reinvestment26
Price momentum96
Debt load50
Refinancing35
Debt Payback19
Liquidity53
Analyst ratings14
Opinion Changes54
Price Target Upside29
Market mood8
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Warner Bros Discovery clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryEntertainment
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2008
Employees22,024
Websitewbd.com
ISINUS9344231041
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ 100 (USA)NASDAQ (USA)S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Video GamesSports Franchises, Leagues & ClubsStreaming MediaVideo StreamingContent CreationDigital MediaAdvertisingBroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentNewsPublishingSocial MediaSports

Description

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) operates as a global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes a differentiated and comprehensive portfolio of content and products across television, film, streaming, interactive gaming, publishi…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 28.2× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
15
2023202420252026

All-time high

45

Jan 2024

All-time low

10

Mar 2026

Average rank

28

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
41
69
53
61
Price/Earnings
1
1
70
79
Price/Book
42
72
60
71
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
12
39
24
57

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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