Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $581.0 million for Q1 2026, up 24.15% year-on-year from $468.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.51% on a QoQ basis from $584.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $581.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 24.15% year-over-year to $581.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 11.57% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.1 billion, up 3.37% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $581.0 million, down from $584.0 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.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $518.0 million (2024), against an average of $510.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expenses surged 273.2%; it then declined 13.94% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $558.0 million in 2022, then declined by 10.04% to $502.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.39% to $490.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 19.18% to $584.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.51% to $581.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $581.0 million (Q1 2026), $584.0 million (Q4 2025), and $570.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 262.08 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 581.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 90.52 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 68.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 624,000.00 |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 60.57 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 581.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 581.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 584.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 584.00 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 | 515.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 515.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 502.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 502.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 574.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 574.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 574.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 574.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 571.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 571.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 558.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 558.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 555.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 555.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 511.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 153.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 154.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 154.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 159.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 159.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 157.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 163.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 163.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 161.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 163.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 162.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 163.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 163.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 182.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 182.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 171.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 171.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 185.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 185.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 177.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 177.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 157.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 157.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 136.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 136.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 91.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 91.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 91.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 91.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 86.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 91.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 91.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 91.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 91.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 85.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 85.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 82.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 82.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 82.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 82.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 77.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 77.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 89.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 89.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 81.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 81.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 83.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 83.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 83.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 83.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 81.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 78.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 78.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 80.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 80.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 68.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 64.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 64.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 68.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 68.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 55.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 54.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 56.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 49.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 48.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 49.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 48.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 48.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 58.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 58.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 65.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 65.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 66.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 66.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -60.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -60.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 57.00 Mn |