Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Deferred Taxes of -$513.0 million for Q1 2026, down 64.42% on a YoY basis from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 17.12% quarter-over-quarter from -$438.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$513.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 64.42% year-over-year to -$513.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$911.0 million (up 44.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$710.0 million, up 59.01% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$513.0 million, down from -$438.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $199.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$1.2 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$478.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$462.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 8088.89% — and 2025, when it jumped 143.07%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Deferred Taxes stood at -$737.0 million in 2022, then surged by 62.96% to -$273.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 39.56% to -$381.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 14.96% to -$438.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 17.12% to -$513.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$513.0 million (Q1 2026), -$438.0 million (Q4 2025), and $199.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 58.82 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 393.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -513.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -44.69 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 6.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 16.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn -
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -513.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -438.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 199.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -159.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -312.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -381.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -462.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -490.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -399.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -273.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -645.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -757.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -669.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -737.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -797.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -118.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -260.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -350.00 Mn