Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.25 for Q1 2026, down 5275.13% year-on-year from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 811.1% on a QoQ basis from 0.6 in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.25 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 5275.13% year-over-year to 4.25; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.77 (up 84.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.35, up 107.12% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 4.25, down from 0.6 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 2.31 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 19.71 in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 0.4 (2025), against an average of 2.19.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Interest Coverage Ratio soared 236.6%; it then slumped 5275.13% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 3.39 in 2022, then surged by 89.32% to 0.36 in 2023, then surged by 191.19% to 0.33 in 2024, then soared by 80.76% to 0.6 in 2025, then tumbled by 811.1% to 4.25 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 4.25 (Q1 2026), 0.6 (Q4 2025), and 1.07 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 15.10 |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -4.25 |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -4.09 |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 0.94 |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 82.97 |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 5.59 |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.07 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.71 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.58 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.39 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.95 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.12 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.31 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.30 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.07 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.96 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.43 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.99 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.30 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.45 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.78 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.35 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.80 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.66 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.25 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.16 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.99 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.32 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.15 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.33 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.18 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.92 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.35 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.10 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 5.03 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.44 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.75 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.38 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.16 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 7.23 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.42 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.88 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 6.16 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.71 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.36 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.69 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.10 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.86 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 6.12 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.52 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 6.44 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.00 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.15 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.81 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.64 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.08 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 10.37 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.21 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.37 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 7.75 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 4.86 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 5.09 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 3.26 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -8.10 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 4.35 |