Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.27 in Q1 2026, down 152.13% YoY from 0.52 in Q1 2025, and down 3848.05% on a QoQ basis from 0.01 in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.27 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 152.13% year-over-year to 0.27 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.07 (up 45.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.06, up 47.08% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.27 in Q1 2026, from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.94 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.27 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.08 and a median of 0.02 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 548.78% — and 2024, when it jumped 230.8%.
- Tracing WBD's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.01 in 2022, then gained by 1.77% to 0.01 in 2023, then jumped by 50.61% to 0.01 in 2024, then slipped by 16.37% to 0.01 in 2025, then slumped by 3848.05% to 0.27 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.27 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.02 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (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 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.16 |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 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 | - | 0.20 |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 0.46 |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 0.11 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.03 |