Warner Bros Discovery outperforms peers in turbulent year for media stocks
Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O shares set to rise 173.8% this year to highest YTD growth in four years, fueled by a bidding war to acquire the firm involving Netflix NFLX.O and Paramount Skydance PSKY.O
WBD restructuring amid linear TV decline
NFLX gains only 5.2% in 2025 after rising ~85% in 2024; WBD picked Co as winning bid
PSKY gained 29.2% this year after completing its $8.4 bln merger with Skydance Media in August
Comcast CMCSA.O fell 20% in 2025, on widening broadband customer losses while co is spinning off bulk of its cable TV networks into Versant Media by early 2026
Walt Disney's DIS.N stock gained 3.1% this year after rising 23.3% in 2024
Fox Corp FOXA.O rose 51.7% this year; Co finalized long-drawn Murdoch family legal battle
The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX index gained ~17% this year
Acquisition bids drive record surge in Warner Bros Discovery stock 
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