Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Free Cash Flow of -$476.0 million for Q1 2026, down 134.42% on a QoQ basis from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 257.62% year-over-year from $302.0 million in Q1 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$476.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 257.62% year-over-year to -$476.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.3 billion (down 46.76% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.1 billion, down 30.25% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$476.0 million for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $3.3 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$930.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $971.6 million and a median of $702.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 1172.4% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 490.76% in 2023.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.5 billion in 2022, then surged by 33.36% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then dropped by 26.62% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then plunged by 43.06% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 134.42% to -$476.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WBD's Free Cash Flow at -$476.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $701.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 4.94 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -476.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.03 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 78.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 203.76 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 674.56 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 1.77 Bn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 399.00 Mn
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 166.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -476.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -476.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 701.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 701.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 702.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 702.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 302.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 302.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 632.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 632.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 976.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 976.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 390.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 390.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.31 Bn