Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Change in Cash of -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 578.68% on a QoQ basis from $272.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.71% year-over-year from -$1.2 billion in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Cash rose 9.71% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$706.0 million (down 220.07% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$846.0 million, down 177.12% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash was -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from $272.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $1.9 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$37.5 million and a median of -$127.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash surged 328.07% — and 2023, when it plunged 596.54%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Change in Cash stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then jumped by 33.31% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then climbed by 1.96% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then slumped by 85.88% to $272.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 578.68% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Change in Cash at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $272.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$593.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | -3.16 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 3.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -1.30 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 277.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 64.67 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 540.27 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 1.58 Bn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 114.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | -19.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 272.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -593.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 917.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -127.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 231.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -933.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -647.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 438.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -269.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 779.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 292.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 826.00 Mn |