Total Cost of Revenue
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Total Cost of Revenue decreased by 11.1% to $4.64B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.5%, from $5.13B to $4.64B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Cost of Revenue shows an upward trend with a 45.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may indicate rising component costs or manufacturing inefficiencies, whereas a decrease suggests better economies of scale.
Detailed definition
The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold and the delivery of services. This typically encompass...
Peer comparison
In the consumer electronics industry, this is often compared against revenue to determine the efficiency of the supply chain.
total_cost_of_revenueHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.06B | $1.53B | $1.07B | $1.24B | $6.63B | $5.63B | $6.95B | $6.69B | $6.64B | $5.31B | $5.90B | $6.06B | $6.20B | $5.18B | $5.53B | $5.13B | $5.97B | $4.56B | $5.22B | $4.64B |
| QoQ Change | — | +44.9% | -30.2% | +15.8% | +436.0% | -15.1% | +23.6% | -3.9% | -0.7% | -20.0% | +11.1% | +2.7% | +2.4% | -16.5% | +6.7% | -7.2% | +16.3% | -23.5% | +14.4% | -11.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +528.0% | +268.0% | +551.7% | +440.9% | +0.2% | -5.7% | -15.2% | -9.4% | -6.5% | -2.4% | -6.3% | -15.3% | -3.8% | -11.9% | -5.5% | -9.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s total cost of revenue?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) reported total cost of revenue of $4.64B in Q1 2026.
- How has Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s total cost of revenue changed year-over-year?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s total cost of revenue decreased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $5.13B to $4.64B.
- What is the long-term trend for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s total cost of revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s total cost of revenue has grown at a 45.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.62B to $20.89B.
- What does total cost of revenue mean?
- The direct cost of making the products or providing the services that a company sells.