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04 Aug 2026, 17:46 UTC · 1h ago
WBD Set to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
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Zacks Investment Research
04 Aug 2026, 17:46 UTC · 1h ago
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Warner Bros. Discovery expects a 16% ex-FX headwind to streaming advertising revenues and a 20% ex-FX negative impact to Global Linear Networks advertising revenues due to the loss of NBA broadcasting rights. — The loss of a primary advertising driver like the NBA creates a significant, quantifiable revenue gap that directly hits the top line.
-0.80WBD is projected to report a second-quarter loss of 13 cents per share, a sharp decline from the 63 cents per share earned in the year-ago quarter. — A swing from profit to a loss indicates deteriorating fundamental performance and likely downward pressure on the stock price.
-0.70The company's domestic linear pay-TV subscribers fell roughly 10% in the first quarter, with trends expected to remain similar in the second quarter. — This confirms a structural decline in the core business model (cord-cutting), impacting long-term affiliate-fee growth and profitability.
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Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter revenues is $9.29 billion, representing a 5.3% year-over-year decline. — Negative revenue growth suggests the company is struggling to find growth offsets for its declining linear business.
-0.40Warner Bros. Discovery has missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, with an average negative surprise of 306.56%. — A consistent history of significant earnings misses increases the risk of another downside surprise in the upcoming report.
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The company faces declining revenues, widening losses, loss of NBA broadcasting rights, and structural declines in pay-TV subscriptions.
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