Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$513.0 million for Q1 2026, down 64.42% year-on-year from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 17.12% on a QoQ basis from -$438.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $199.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$1.2 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$462.0 million (2024), against an average of -$478.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Deferred Taxes sank 8088.89%; it then jumped 143.07% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$737.0 million in 2022, then soared by 62.96% to -$273.0 million in 2023, then sank by 39.56% to -$381.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 14.96% to -$438.0 million in 2025, then decreased 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 | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 58.82 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 393.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -513.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -44.69 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 16.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 6.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | - |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 108.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -384.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 113.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 75.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -68.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 511.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -9.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 60.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 45.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 79.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 54.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 34.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -28.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -50.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 58.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 57.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 61.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -5.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -134.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 22.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -27.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -133.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 28.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -50.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 34.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -22.00 Mn |