Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.25 in Q1 2026, down 5275.13% YoY from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 811.1% on a QoQ basis from 0.6 in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.25 in 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 0.77 (up 84.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.16, up 103.16% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 4.25 in Q1 2026, from 0.6 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 1.9 in Q1 2022 to a low of 19.71 in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 1.66 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 plunged 5275.13%.
- Tracing WBD's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 23.86 |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -19.25 |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.46 |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.37 |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 10.49 |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 0.59 |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | 0.27 |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | 5.88 |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 6.09 |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 6.34 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.46 |
| 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 | -0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.58 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.39 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.84 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.90 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.30 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.07 |