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Warner Bros. Discovery

Communication ServicesCommunicationsS&P 500
Ticker WBDNEW YORK, NYFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $13.13Diluted shares 2.5B

Discovery Communications, LLC operates as a leading global media and entertainment company serving audiences through a diverse portfolio of television networks, streaming platforms, and digital content. The company operates under the Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) parent entity, which was formed through… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$37.30BFY2025
−5.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $36.12B
1.98%FY2025
+27.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo -3.52%
$749.00MFY2025
+106.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $-3.13B
2.75%FY2025
+6.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo -9.64%
Cash & financing
$4.32BFY2025
−19.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.42B
$3.09BFY2025
−30.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $2.18B
0.91FY2025
Was 1.16× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.98
2.5BFY2025
+3.3% year over year
Last 12 mo 2.5B

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Warner Bros. Discovery does

In the company’s own words

Discovery Communications, LLC operates as a leading global media and entertainment company serving audiences through a diverse portfolio of television networks, streaming platforms, and digital content. The company operates under the Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) parent entity, which was formed through the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. More information about the company is available at www.warnerbros.com.

The company's business encompasses multiple reportable segments that generate revenue through advertising, subscription fees, and content licensing. Its portfolio includes premium entertainment networks such as HBO, CNN, and Discovery Channel, alongside streaming services including Max and Discovery+. The company produces and distributes original programming, documentaries, scripted dramas, reality television, and news content across multiple platforms and geographic markets.

Warner Bros. Discovery maintains a significant international presence with operations spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and other regions. The company serves hundreds of millions of subscribers and viewers globally through its television networks, which reach audiences in nearly every country worldwide. Its content reaches consumers through traditional linear television, streaming platforms, digital channels, and licensing arrangements with third-party distributors.

The company owns and operates major media brands including HBO, Warner Bros. film and television studios, CNN, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and numerous other networks and digital properties. Its content library comprises thousands of hours of original programming and acquired content spanning entertainment, news, documentary, sports, and lifestyle categories.

The business model relies on diversified revenue streams including advertising from linear and digital platforms, direct-to-consumer subscription revenues from streaming services, and licensing fees from content distribution partnerships. The company leverages its extensive content production capabilities and established distribution infrastructure to maintain competitive positioning in the evolving media landscape. Its scale, brand portfolio, and content creation resources provide durable competitive advantages in competing for audience attention and advertising spend across traditional and digital platforms.

Company details
Sector
Communication Services
Industry (SIC)
Communications
Headquarters
NEW YORK, NY
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1437107
SIC
4841

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-16.76B$-921.40M$14.92B$30.76B$46.60B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

659
funds hold it
5 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$18.42B
held by funds, at market
27.4%
of shares held by funds
41
bond issues held by funds

Superinvestors in Warner Bros. Discovery · what they did last quarter

Daniel LoebNEW
Third Point
11.5%of 13F portfolio
Bill NygrenDECREASED -85.4%
Harris Associates (Oakmark)
0.2%of 13F portfolio
David EinhornNEW
DME Capital Management (Greenlight)
1.5%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · Warner Bros. Discovery’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.09%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.10%of fund net assets
0.29%of fund net assets
VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND
VO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.61%of fund net assets
4.67%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 41 issues of Warner Bros. Discovery’s debt, $4.15B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.44%, maturing 2027 to 2062.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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