Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expenses was $511 million in Q2 2026, up 10.4% from $463 million a year earlier but down 12.0% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expenses was $2.25 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 17.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.09 billion, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $2.02 billion in FY2024 (-9.2%), $2.22 billion in FY2023 (+25.0%), $1.78 billion in FY2022 (+180.7%) and $633 million in FY2021 (-2.3%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has moved between $153 million (Q1 2022) and $584 million (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 273.2%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 13.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, WBD's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $581 million (Q1 2026), $584 million (Q4 2025) and $570 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 123.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "WBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();