Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $581.0 million in Q1 2026, up 24.15% YoY 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) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $581.0 million in 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 $2.2 billion (up 11.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.7 billion, up 133.07% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses declined to $581.0 million in Q1 2026, from $584.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $186.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $795.9 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 plunged 77.85%.
- Tracing WBD's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $558.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.04% to $502.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 2.39% to $490.0 million in 2024, then gained by 19.18% to $584.0 million in 2025, then declined 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 175.69 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 180.88 Bn | 175.70 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.60 Bn | 68.23 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 41.97 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 97.23 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | - | 97.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 23.42 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 23.35 Bn | 20.80 Bn | 673.70 Mn | 533.27 Mn |
| 8 | News | 18.65 Bn | 16.55 Bn | - | 57.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.38 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 70.62 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 8.18 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -203.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 511.00 Mn |
| 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 | 867.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 867.00 Mn |