Flagship explainer

How QVC, Inc. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$8.3B · 100%Cost of revenue$5.5B · 66%Gross profit$2.8B · 34%Operating income−$2.0B · −24%Income before tax−$2.3B · −27%Income tax−$153M · −2%Net income−$2.2B · −26%As of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$8.3B100%
Cost of revenue$5.5B66%
$2.8B34%
−$2.0B−24%
Income before tax−$2.3B−27%
Income tax−$153M−2%
−$2.2B−26%
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
Embed this chart

View the full QVC, Inc. analysis at Buy Like Buffett