Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Debt to Equity of $0.96 for Q1 2026, down 9.54% on a YoY basis from $1.06 in Q1 2025, and up 6.23% quarter-over-quarter from $0.91 in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.96 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 9.54% year-over-year to $0.96; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.96 (down 9.54% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.91, down 20.06% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.96, up from $0.91 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $1.16 in Q2 2024, with the low at $0.9 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $1.01 across 5 years, with a median of $1.0 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt to Equity advanced 20.28% — and 2025, when it decreased 20.06%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Debt to Equity stood at $1.01 in 2022, then dropped by 6.95% to $0.94 in 2023, then increased by 20.28% to $1.13 in 2024, then declined by 20.06% to $0.91 in 2025, then climbed by 6.23% to $0.96 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.96 (Q1 2026), $0.91 (Q4 2025), and $0.9 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 0.46
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 0.41
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 0.96
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -61.05
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.65
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 0.60
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn -
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 0.21
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 0.55

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.96
Dec 31, 2025 0.91
Sep 30, 2025 0.90
Jun 30, 2025 0.93
Mar 31, 2025 1.06
Dec 31, 2024 1.13
Sep 30, 2024 1.12
Jun 30, 2024 1.16
Mar 31, 2024 0.94
Dec 31, 2023 0.94
Sep 30, 2023 0.98
Jun 30, 2023 1.02
Mar 31, 2023 1.03
Dec 31, 2022 1.01
Sep 30, 2022 1.00
Jun 30, 2022 1.00
Mar 31, 2022 1.09
Dec 31, 2021 1.13
Sep 30, 2021 1.13
Jun 30, 2021 1.16