Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported EBITDA of -$2.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 6572.97% on a YoY basis from $38.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 807.45% quarter-over-quarter from $349.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported EBITDA for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA fell 6572.97% year-over-year to -$2.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.7 billion (up 82.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 120.35% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.5 billion, down from $349.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $611.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$10.2 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, EBITDA has averaged -$1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$185.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBITDA jumped 189.69% — and 2026, when it plunged 6572.97%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's EBITDA stood at -$1.9 billion in 2022, then surged by 90.39% to -$182.0 million in 2023, then surged by 189.01% to $162.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 115.43% to $349.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 807.45% to -$2.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$2.5 billion (Q1 2026), $349.0 million (Q4 2025), and $611.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 3.96 Bn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 2.31 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.47 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -270.95 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 64.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 236.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 51.77 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 189.00 Mn
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 361.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 349.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 611.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -185.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 162.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 281.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -267.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -182.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 97.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -906.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -557.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -3.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 353.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 508.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 329.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 779.00 Mn