Head to head · SEC data as of September 11, 2026

Netflix vs Warner Bros. Discovery: which has the stronger fundamentals?

Netflix

93

Quality score · out of 100

Warner Bros. Discovery

48

Quality score · out of 100

Netflix comes in ahead: a quality score of 93 versus 48 for Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix wins on net margin (28.2% vs -8.8%), ROE (45.3% vs -9.6%) and cash generation (FCF) (23.1% vs 6%). Warner Bros. Discovery answers with revenue growth (24.8% vs 12.8%).

The metrics, head to head

MetricNetflixWarner Bros. Discovery
Quality score (0-100)9348
Net margin28.2%-8.8%
Gross margin
ROE45.3%-9.6%
Net debt/EBITDA0.35×7.93×
FCF margin23.1%6%
Revenue growth (annualized)12.8%24.8%
Earnings growth (annualized)33.8%

TTM metrics with official SEC data, refreshed daily. Bold green marks the winner of each metric. A dash means the metric doesn't apply or isn't reliable.

What each one does

Netflix. Netflix is the world's largest subscription video-streaming service. Its business is attracting and retaining subscribers with original content, and lately it also monetizes through advertising and by cracking down on password sharing.

Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Discovery is an entertainment empire in mid-reinvention: the studio of Harry Potter and DC, the HBO of Game of Thrones, CNN and a declining bundle of cable channels. Its stock-market story is a single question: is it worth more split in two than together and indebted?

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What this comparison doesn't tell you

The score measures business quality, not whether the stock is cheap or expensive: the better company can be the worse investment if you overpay. For the valuation verdict, enter each one's current price in the analyzer:

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Frequently asked questions

Who has the stronger fundamentals today, Netflix or Warner Bros. Discovery?

By the StockSemáforo model (profitability, growth and financial strength, built on official SEC data), Netflix scores higher: 93 versus 48 out of 100. The score is recomputed nightly with the latest filings.

Does that make Netflix the better investment?

No. The score measures business quality, not valuation: an excellent company can trade at an excessive price and be a poor investment at that price. To find out whether it's cheap or expensive, enter its current quote in the StockSemáforo analyzer.

Who's behind the methodology and model · how the score is computed

Data: official SEC filings (EDGAR) · Recomputed on September 11, 2026

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