Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $511.0 million in Q2 2026, up 10.37% on a YoY basis from $463.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 12.05% quarter-over-quarter from $581.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Interest Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $511.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Interest Expenses rose 10.37% year-over-year to $511.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 17.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.1 billion, up 3.37% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses fell to $511.0 million in Q2 2026 per WBD's latest filing, from $581.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $584.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $153.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $510.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $516.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Expenses soared 273.2% in 2023, then fell 13.94% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $558.0 million in 2022, then fell by 10.04% to $502.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 2.39% to $490.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 19.18% to $584.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 12.5% to $511.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $511.0 million, $581.0 million, and $584.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.72 Bn 67.35 Bn 4.10 Bn 511.00 Mn
2 Fox 25.12 Bn 20.92 Bn - -
3 Paramount Skydance 11.97 Bn 8.70 Bn -2.08 Bn -203.00 Mn
4 Versant Media 5.38 Bn 3.90 Bn 994.00 Mn 52.00 Mn
5 Nexstar Media 5.15 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.06 Bn 190.00 Mn
6 Newsmax 1.39 Bn 1.34 Bn 23.33 Mn 3.93 Mn
7 AMC Global Media 520.06 Mn 56.06 Mn 258.71 Mn 42.67 Mn
8 Gray Media 470.89 Mn 294.89 Mn 270.00 Mn 117.00 Mn
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn - -
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn 54.11 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 511.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 581.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 584.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 570.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 463.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 468.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 490.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 494.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 518.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 515.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 502.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 574.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 574.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 571.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 558.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 555.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 511.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 153.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 154.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 159.00 Mn