Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Current Deferred Revenue of $1.51 billion for Q2 2026, down 0.9% from $1.53 billion a year earlier and down 4.9% from the prior quarter.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Warner Bros. Discovery posted Current Deferred Revenue of $1.64 billion, up 4.7% from FY2024.
- Current Deferred Revenue has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Current Deferred Revenue came in at $1.57 billion in FY2024 (-18.5%), $1.92 billion in FY2023 (+13.6%), $1.69 billion in FY2022 (+254.4%) and $478 million in FY2021 (-14.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Current Deferred Revenue since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Current Deferred Revenue gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Current Deferred Revenue in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 470.5%); the low point was Q1 2022 (a decline of 57.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.59 billion (Q1 2026), $1.64 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.65 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.45 Bn | -6.35 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 281.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 478.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 625.00 Mn |
Warner Bros. Discovery Current Deferred Revenue 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=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-deferred-revenue", "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=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();