TTM
$1.51B
YoY change
-113.0%
5Y CAGR
-12.2%
Peak year (2019)
$3.01B
Cumulative operating income
$7.96B
Operating Income history chart for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: $1.31B
Operating Income growth chart for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: -113.0%
Operating Income history table for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.31B | -113.0% | +$11.34B | ||
| 2024 | −$10.03B | +548.1% | −$8.48B | ||
| 2023 | −$1.55B | -79.0% | +$5.82B | ||
| 2022 | −$7.37B | -466.3% | −$9.38B | ||
| 2021 | $2.01B | -20.0% | −$503.00M | ||
| 2020 | $2.52B | -16.4% | −$494.00M | ||
| 2019 | $3.01B | +55.6% | +$1.07B | ||
| 2018 | $1.93B | +171.2% | +$1.22B | ||
| 2017 | $713.00M | -65.4% | −$1.34B | ||
| 2016 | $2.06B | +3.7% | +$73.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.99B | -3.7% | −$76.00M | ||
| 2014 | $2.06B | +4.4% | +$86.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.98B | +6.2% | +$116.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.86B | +3.1% | +$56.00M | ||
| 2011 | $1.80B | +30.9% | +$426.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.38B | +8.1% | +$103.00M | ||
| 2009 | $1.27B | +20.5% | +$217.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.06B | -13312.5% | +$1.06B | ||
| 2007 | −$8.00M | -93.0% | +$107.00M | ||
| 2006 | −$115.00M | +8102.6% | −$113.60M | ||
| 2005 | −$1.40M | -108.3% | −$18.34M | ||
| 2004 | $16.93M | -804.5% | +$19.34M | ||
| 2003 | −$2.40M | -96.1% | +$59.05M | ||
| 2002 | −$61.45M | -82.5% | +$289.18M | ||
| 2001 | −$350.63M | +463.6% | −$288.42M | ||
| 2000 | −$62.21M | — | — |
- 2025$1.31B-113.0%
- 2024−$10.03B+548.1%
- 2023−$1.55B-79.0%
- 2022−$7.37B-466.3%
- 2021$2.01B-20.0%
- 2020$2.52B-16.4%
- 2019$3.01B+55.6%
- 2018$1.93B+171.2%
- 2017$713.00M-65.4%
- 2016$2.06B+3.7%
- 2015$1.99B-3.7%
- 2014$2.06B+4.4%
- 2013$1.98B+6.2%
- 2012$1.86B+3.1%
- 2011$1.80B+30.9%
- 2010$1.38B+8.1%
- 2009$1.27B+20.5%
- 2008$1.06B-13312.5%
- 2007−$8.00M-93.0%
- 2006−$115.00M+8102.6%
- 2005−$1.40M-108.3%
- 2004$16.93M-804.5%
- 2003−$2.40M-96.1%
- 2002−$61.45M-82.5%
- 2001−$350.63M+463.6%
- 2000−$62.21M—
Operating Income values are taken from Warner Bros. Discovery's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Income at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
According to Warner Bros. Discovery's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $1.51B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) most recent annual operating income stands at $1.31B (2025) – plunged 113.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Warner Bros. Discovery operating income compounded at -12.2% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2019 and 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery operating income plunged 56.5%, falling from $3.01B to $1.31B.
Across the available history, operating income reached its high of $3.01B in 2019 and its low of −$10.03B in 2024.
Warner Bros. Discovery Operating Income by Year
Warner Bros. Discovery Operating Income 2025: $1.31B
2025's operating income for Warner Bros. Discovery came in at $1.31B, plunged 113.0% below 2024.
Warner Bros. Discovery Operating Income 2024: −$10.03B
Warner Bros. Discovery posted operating income of −$10.03B in 2024, surged 548.1% from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Warner Bros. Discovery Operating Income 2023: −$1.55B
In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery reported operating income of −$1.55B, plunged 79.0% below 2022.
Warner Bros. Discovery Operating Income 2022: −$7.37B
Warner Bros. Discovery operating income in 2022 was −$7.37B, plunged 466.3% below 2021.
Warner Bros. Discovery Operating Income 2021: $2.01B
Warner Bros. Discovery operating income in 2021 was $2.01B.
See more financial history for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
Sector peers by Operating Income
Communication Services peers of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), ranked by their latest operating income
| $129.17B | |
| $83.28B | |
| $29.26B | |
| $24.16B | |
| $18.74B | |
| $13.83B | |
| $13.33B | |
| $2.56B |
- $129.17B
- $83.28B
- $29.26B
- $24.16B
- $18.74B
- $13.83B
- $13.33B
- $2.56B
Frequently asked questions
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Key Financials
Charts, filings, and peer comparison for every metric
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation