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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.25 for Q1 2026, down 1066.81% on a QoQ basis from 0.44 in Q4 2025, and down 5275.13% year-over-year from 0.08 in Q1 2025.

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

Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.25 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 5275.13% year-over-year to 4.25 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.7 (up 85.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.16, up 103.16% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.25 for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 1.9 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 19.71 in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 1.95 and a median of 0.36 in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Coverage Ratio soared 236.6% — and 2026, when it tumbled 5275.13%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 8.09 in 2022, then soared by 95.52% to 0.36 in 2023, then soared by 191.19% to 0.33 in 2024, then jumped by 32.95% to 0.44 in 2025, then sank by 1066.81% to 4.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WBD's Interest Coverage Ratio at 4.25 in Q1 2026, 0.44 in Q4 2025, and 1.07 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 23.86
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -22.47
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -4.25
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -4.09
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.52
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 1.92
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 5.36
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 3.65
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 8.56
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 2.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
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 -0.31
Dec 31, 2023 -0.36
Sep 30, 2023 0.17
Jun 30, 2023 -1.58
Mar 31, 2023 -0.61
Dec 31, 2022 -8.09
Sep 30, 2022 -0.84
Jun 30, 2022 -1.41
Mar 31, 2022 1.90
Dec 31, 2021 3.41
Sep 30, 2021 2.07
Jun 30, 2021 4.96