Growth Metrics

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $268.0 million for Q1 2026, up 6.77% year-on-year from $251.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 36.34% on a QoQ basis from $421.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $268.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 6.77% year-over-year to $268.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 24.3% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.2 billion, up 29.85% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $268.0 million, down from $421.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $457.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $85.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $278.0 million (2025), against an average of $279.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures soared 264.0%; it then plunged 52.95% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $364.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 26.37% to $268.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 6.72% to $286.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 47.2% to $421.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 36.34% to $268.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $268.0 million (Q1 2026), $421.0 million (Q4 2025), and $278.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 196.13 Mn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 1.97 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 268.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 308.98 Mn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 135.00 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 20.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 381,000.00
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 100.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 19.98 Mn
10 Paramount Skydance 12.11 Bn 10.03 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 268.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 268.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 421.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 421.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 278.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 281.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 281.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 251.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 251.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 286.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 286.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 215.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 215.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 252.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 252.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 195.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 268.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 268.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 457.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 457.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 292.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 292.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 299.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 299.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 364.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 364.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 316.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 316.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 222.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 222.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 85.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 85.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 100.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 106.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 106.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 77.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 90.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 112.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 73.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 112.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 105.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 100.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 67.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 67.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 41.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 48.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 47.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 35.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 51.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 51.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 16.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 19.00 Mn