Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 80 Communication Services companies.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) scores 2.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.
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As of October 19, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. scores 2.8 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of low quality. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Set against 80 Communication Services companies, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. lands at the 18th percentile, among the weakest quarter of its peers. The median across the group is 4.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.0, so Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is well below the typical company here.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s profitability score is 1.0 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 3.7 among 77 Communication Services companies, that is well below the group and the 13th percentile. A low reading here is the first thing to explain: it is the pillar most closely tied to whether the business creates value at all.
On solvency, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. scores 1.9, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.8 across 62 Communication Services companies, which places it well below them, at the 16th percentile. Weak solvency means debt is heavy relative to earnings or cash flow, which makes the business more sensitive to interest rates and to any fall in profits.
On growth, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. scores 3.9, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.7 across 64 Communication Services companies, which places it below them, at the 41st percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
On efficiency, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. scores 5.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.1 across 76 Communication Services companies, which places it below them, at the 37th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
On predictability, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. scores 3.1, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 80 Communication Services companies, which places it below them, at the 18th percentile. Weak predictability means revenue or earnings have swung widely from year to year, so any single year’s figures are a less reliable guide.
The gap between Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: efficiency at 5.5 against profitability at 1.0, 4.5 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
Of everything that could lift Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s score, profitability matters most. Bringing it up to the 3.7 median of Communication Services companies would take the overall from 2.8 to roughly 3.5. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Communication Services companies below are nearest to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. scores 2.8 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ranks at the 18th percentile of the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s 2.8.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for WBD are in the app.
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