Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD): Revisiting Valuation After a Powerful Share Price Turnaround

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has quietly shifted from a turnaround story to a stock that is actually working, with shares up roughly 9% over the past month and nearly 50% in the past 3 months.

See our latest analysis for Warner Bros. Discovery.

That recent strength builds on a powerful turnaround, with a 90 day share price return of 49.42% feeding into a 1 year total shareholder return of 169.73%. This suggests momentum is firmly back on Warner Bros. Discovery’s side.

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Yet with Warner Bros. Discovery now trading slightly above the average analyst price target but still showing a modest intrinsic value discount, investors face a key question: Is there still a buying opportunity, or is future growth already priced in?

Most Popular Narrative: 18.3% Overvalued

Compared with Warner Bros. Discovery's last close at $28.51, the most widely followed narrative pins fair value notably lower, setting up a tension between market optimism and modeled fundamentals.

Ongoing cost discipline, debt reduction, and anticipated net benefits from sports rights repricing (e.g., NBA contract roll off) are expected to materially increase free cash flow and margins, improving earnings resilience and the company's ability to invest in high growth initiatives longer term.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how a slower revenue path can still support a richer valuation case, even with thinner margins and a stretched earnings multiple baked in? The growth math behind this fair value might surprise you.

Result: Fair Value of $24.10 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, that upside case could quickly unravel if franchise fatigue sets in or international streaming growth falls short of expectations.

Find out about the key risks to this Warner Bros. Discovery narrative.

Another Lens on Valuation

Our DCF model actually points the other way, with Warner Bros. Discovery trading about 3.7% below its estimated fair value of $29.60. That implies a small margin of safety rather than excess. Which signal should investors trust as deal headlines keep shifting the story?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

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Build Your Own Warner Bros. Discovery Narrative

If you see the story differently and want to dig into the numbers yourself, you can build a personalized view in just minutes: Do it your way.

A great starting point for your Warner Bros. Discovery research is our analysis highlighting 2 key rewards and 3 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.

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