Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $15.0 million in Q2 2026, down 11.76% on a YoY basis from $17.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 88.37% quarter-over-quarter from $129.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 15 consecutive years, with $15.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Dividends Paid - Common fell 11.76% year-over-year to $15.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $168.0 million (down 18.45% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $198.0 million, up 2.59% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common eased to $15.0 million in Q2 2026 per WBD's latest filing, from $129.0 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.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $63.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.5 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Dividends Paid - Common soared 35.71% in 2023, then sank 52.38% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, 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 soared by 50.0% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $15.0 million, $129.0 million, and $10.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.72 Bn 67.35 Bn 4.10 Bn 15.00 Mn
2 Fox 25.12 Bn 20.92 Bn - 12.00 Mn
3 Paramount Skydance 11.97 Bn 8.70 Bn -2.08 Bn -15.00 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 57.00 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 -
8 Gray Media 470.89 Mn 294.89 Mn 270.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn - -
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 157.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 130.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 237.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 224.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.00 Mn