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

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

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

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$476.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 257.62% year-over-year to -$476.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.3 billion (down 46.76% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.1 billion, down 30.25% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$476.0 million, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $3.3 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$930.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $971.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $702.0 million in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 1172.4% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 490.76% in 2023.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 33.36% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then decreased by 26.62% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 43.06% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then plunged by 134.42% to -$476.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$476.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $701.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 5.09 Bn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 4.94 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -476.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.03 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 337.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 1.77 Bn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 198.76 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 399.00 Mn
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 674.56 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