Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Interest Expenses of $581.0 million for Q1 2026, down 26.83% on a QoQ basis from $794.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 24.15% year-over-year from $468.0 million in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $581.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 24.15% year-over-year to $581.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.4 billion (up 22.23% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.7 billion, up 133.07% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses was $581.0 million for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from $794.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $2.6 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $186.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $789.2 million and a median of $570.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Expenses soared 1549.68% — and 2023, when it tumbled 77.85%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expenses stood at $234.0 million in 2022, then soared by 114.53% to $502.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 2.39% to $490.0 million in 2024, then surged by 62.04% to $794.0 million in 2025, then fell by 26.83% to $581.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Interest Expenses at $581.0 million in Q1 2026, $794.0 million in Q4 2025, and $570.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 175.69 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 581.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 90.52 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 123.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 26.96 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 63.21 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 89.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 25.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 205.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 581.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 581.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 794.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 794.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 570.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 570.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 463.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 463.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 468.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 468.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 490.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 490.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 494.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 518.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 518.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 867.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 867.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 502.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 502.00 Mn |