WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery
Broadcasting · Communication Services · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$28.53
+0.2% on the session
1-year return
+141.4%
-0.9% over six months
Volatility
43.4%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-15.7%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Warner Bros. Discovery is a broadcasting name in the communication services sector. Over the past year it returned +141.4%, against +5.3% over three months and +10.5% over one. It trades 5.9% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 43.4% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -15.7%, and it has traded a median $552M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.18 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Communication Services#1 of 24
Stronger than 100% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#187 of 500

How WBD scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Broadcasting.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.2%
1 week+3.2%
1 month+10.5%
3 months+5.3%
6 months-0.9%
1 year+141.4%
12-1 momentum+118.5%
Volatility (1y, annualized)43.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-15.7%
Distance vs 200-day average+5.9%
Return per unit of risk3.26
Median daily dollar volume$552M
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