Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt Ratio came in at 0.33 for Q2 2026, down 3.3% from 0.34 a year earlier and down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q2 2009, Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt Ratio data covers 67 quarters.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.38 in FY2024 (+6.2%), 0.36 in FY2023 (-2.7%), 0.37 in FY2022 (-14.7%) and 0.43 in FY2021 (-5.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.33 (Q4 2025) to 0.43 (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 6.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 15.2%).
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Debt Ratio at 0.33 (Q1 2026), 0.33 (Q4 2025) and 0.33 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 0.29 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.20 |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | -0.23 |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.35 |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| 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 |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();