Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Deferred Taxes of -$513.0 million for Q1 2026, down 17.12% on a QoQ basis from -$438.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 64.42% year-over-year from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$513.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 64.42% year-over-year to -$513.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$911.0 million (up 44.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$710.0 million, up 59.01% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes was -$513.0 million for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, 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.
- A 5-year average of -$478.9 million and a median of -$462.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes slumped 8088.89% — and 2025, when it jumped 143.07%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Deferred Taxes stood at -$737.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 62.96% to -$273.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 39.56% to -$381.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 14.96% to -$438.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 17.12% to -$513.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Deferred Taxes at -$513.0 million in Q1 2026, -$438.0 million in Q4 2025, and $199.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 81.26 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 393.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -513.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -44.69 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 6.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 19.72 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 16.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 16.00 Mn |
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 |