Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $129.0 million in Q1 2026, down 17.83% YoY from $157.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 1190.0% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 15 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $129.0 million in 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 advanced to $129.0 million in Q1 2026, from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $237.0 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $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 plunged 52.38%.
- Tracing WBD's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: stood at $14.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 35.71% to $19.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.53% to $21.0 million in 2024, then sank by 52.38% to $10.0 million in 2025, then surged by 1190.0% to $129.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $129.0 million (Q1 2026), $10.0 million (Q4 2025), and $14.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | - |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 15.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 150.74 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 12.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | 55.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 150.60 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.00 Mn |
| 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 |