Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Change in Acquisitions & Divestments (2016 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Change in Acquisitions & Divestments of $25 million for Q1 2026, up 78.6% from $14 million a year earlier and up 733.3% from the prior quarter.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Change in Acquisitions & Divestments (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Warner Bros. Discovery's Change in Acquisitions & Divestments came in at $100 million, down 8.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Change in Acquisitions & Divestments has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Warner Bros. Discovery's Change in Acquisitions & Divestments was $109 million in FY2024 (-2.7%), $112 million in FY2023 (-33.3%), $168 million in FY2022 (-8.7%) and $184 million in FY2021 (+1.7%).
- Quarterly Change in Acquisitions & Divestments has run from a low of $3 million in Q4 2025 to a high of $71 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Change in Acquisitions & Divestments increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Change in Acquisitions & Divestments in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 307.7%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 76.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Acquisitions & Divestments for the three prior quarters was $3 million (Q4 2025), $71 million (Q3 2025) and $12 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.32 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 71.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 67.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 50.00 Mn |
Warner Bros. Discovery Change in Acquisitions & Divestments API
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const data = await res.json();