Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, up 9.71% YoY from -$1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 578.68% on a QoQ basis from $272.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$1.3 billion in 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 retreated to -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $272.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$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 sank 596.54%.
- Tracing WBD's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then surged by 33.31% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then gained by 1.96% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then plunged by 85.88% to $272.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 578.68% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $272.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$593.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | -3.16 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -490.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 105.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 80.68 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 604.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 133.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | 353.21 Mn |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | -76.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | -174.06 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -67.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 105.00 Mn |
| 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 |