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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Interest Expenses of $581.0 million for Q1 2026, up 24.15% on a YoY basis from $468.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.51% quarter-over-quarter from $584.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Interest Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $584.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $153.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $510.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $518.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Expenses surged 273.2% — and 2024, when it declined 13.94%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Interest Expenses 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 262.08 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 581.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 90.52 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 68.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 624,000.00
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 60.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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