WBD
Warner Bros Discovery Inc
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11.30 
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Volume:  
86,176,670.00
United States | Entertainment
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WBD WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD) is 11.4%.

The Cost of Equity of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD) is 10.40%.
The Cost of Debt of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD) is 14.90%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 9.00% - 11.80% 10.40%
Tax rate 17.70% - 19.30% 18.50%
Cost of debt 5.90% - 23.90% 14.90%
WACC 6.5% - 16.2% 11.4%
WACC

WBD WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 1.11 1.24
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 9.00% 11.80%
Tax rate 17.70% 19.30%
Debt/Equity ratio 1.43 1.43
Cost of debt 5.90% 23.90%
After-tax WACC 6.5% 16.2%
Selected WACC 11.4%

WBD's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for WBD:

cost_of_equity (10.40%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.11) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.