Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's Cash from Operations came in at $848 million for Q2 2026, down 13.7% from $983 million a year earlier.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery reported Cash from Operations of $3.42 billion, down 32.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.32 billion, down 19.6% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $5.38 billion in FY2024 (-28.1%), $7.48 billion in FY2023 (+73.7%), $4.3 billion in FY2022 (+53.8%) and $2.8 billion in FY2021 (+2.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is -$631 million (Q1 2023) to $3.58 billion (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 21.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 221.9%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 84.7%).
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Cash from Operations at -$208 million (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025) and $979 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 848.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 867.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -379.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 422.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 194.26 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 848.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -208.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 979.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 983.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 553.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 847.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 585.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -631.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 124.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 323.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 884.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 811.00 Mn |
Warner Bros. Discovery Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "WBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();