Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.25 for Q1 2026, down 5275.13% on a YoY basis from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 811.1% quarter-over-quarter from 0.6 in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.31 in Q1 2022, with the low at 19.71 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 2.19 across 5 years, with a median of 0.4 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Coverage Ratio soared 236.6% — and 2026, when it plunged 5275.13%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 3.39 in 2022, then jumped by 89.32% to 0.36 in 2023, then jumped by 191.19% to 0.33 in 2024, then surged by 80.76% to 0.6 in 2025, then plunged 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 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 15.10
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -4.25
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -4.09
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.94
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 82.97
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 5.59

Historic Data

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DateValue
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