Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
NASDAQ WBD
$28.13 -0.13 (-0.44%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$299.0 million in Q2 2026, down 88.05% on a YoY basis from -$2.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 41.72% quarter-over-quarter from -$513.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with -$299.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 88.05% year-over-year to -$299.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$1.1 billion (up 20.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$710.0 million, up 59.01% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes climbed to -$299.0 million in Q2 2026 per WBD's latest filing, from -$513.0 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.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$468.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$450.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Deferred Taxes plunged 8088.89% in 2022, then surged 143.07% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, 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 soared by 31.74% to -$299.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$299.0 million, -$513.0 million, and -$438.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.72 Bn 67.35 Bn 4.10 Bn -299.00 Mn
2 Fox 25.12 Bn 20.92 Bn - 155.00 Mn
3 Paramount Skydance 11.97 Bn 8.70 Bn -2.08 Bn -163.00 Mn
4 Versant Media 5.38 Bn 3.90 Bn 994.00 Mn -
5 Nexstar Media 5.15 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.06 Bn -5.00 Mn
6 Newsmax 1.39 Bn 1.34 Bn 23.33 Mn -
7 AMC Global Media 520.06 Mn 56.06 Mn 258.71 Mn 12.39 Mn
8 Gray Media 470.89 Mn 294.89 Mn 270.00 Mn -1.00 Mn
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn - -
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn -66.26 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -299.00 Mn
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