Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Debt Ratio of 0.33 for Q1 2026, down 9.85% on a YoY basis from 0.37 in Q1 2025, and up 1.98% quarter-over-quarter from 0.33 in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.33 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 9.85% year-over-year to 0.33; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.33 (down 9.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.33, down 13.88% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.33, up from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.43 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.33 in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.36 across 5 years, with a median of 0.37 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio declined 15.22% — and 2024, when it gained 6.21%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt Ratio stood at 0.37 in 2022, then decreased by 2.71% to 0.36 in 2023, then gained by 6.21% to 0.38 in 2024, then slipped by 13.88% to 0.33 in 2025, then climbed by 1.98% to 0.33 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.33 (Q1 2026), 0.33 (Q4 2025), and 0.33 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 0.33 |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.33 |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 0.32 |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | 0.30 |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 10 | TKO Group Holdings | 15.40 Bn | 13.70 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 0.29 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.44 |