Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.35 in Q1 2026, down 5.7% YoY from 0.37 in Q1 2025, and up 6.67% on a QoQ basis from 0.33 in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.35 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 5.7% year-over-year to 0.35 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.35 (down 5.7% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.33, down 19.48% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio rose to 0.35 in Q1 2026, from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.43 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.33 in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.37 and a median of 0.37 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio grew 9.18% — and 2025, when it fell 19.48%.
- Tracing WBD's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.37 in 2022, then rose by 1.25% to 0.37 in 2023, then increased by 9.15% to 0.4 in 2024, then decreased by 19.48% to 0.33 in 2025, then advanced by 6.67% to 0.35 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.33 (Q4 2025), and 0.33 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 0.24 |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 0.22 |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.34 |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 0.29 |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 0.31 |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 0.28 |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 0.32 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.43 |