Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $129.0 million for Q1 2026, up 1190.0% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 17.83% year-over-year from $157.0 million in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $129.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common fell 17.83% year-over-year to $129.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $170.0 million (down 22.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $198.0 million, up 2.59% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was $129.0 million for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, up from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $237.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $10.0 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $65.9 million and a median of $22.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Dividends Paid - Common surged 35.71% — and 2025, when it tumbled 52.38%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $14.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.71% to $19.0 million in 2023, then grew by 10.53% to $21.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 52.38% to $10.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 1190.0% to $129.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Dividends Paid - Common at $129.0 million in Q1 2026, $10.0 million in Q4 2025, and $14.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | - |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 38.00 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 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 | 58.47 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 128.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 45.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 91.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 129.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 129.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.00 Mn |