Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Invested Capital of $66.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 8.82% year-on-year from $72.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.38% on a QoQ basis from $68.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $66.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 8.82% year-over-year to $66.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $66.2 billion (down 8.82% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $68.5 billion, down 7.87% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at $66.2 billion, down from $68.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $105.1 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $27.6 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $76.3 billion (2024), against an average of $80.3 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Invested Capital soared 275.4%; it then retreated 18.67% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $97.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 7.57% to $90.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 17.38% to $74.3 billion in 2024, then declined by 7.87% to $68.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 3.38% to $66.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $66.2 billion (Q1 2026), $68.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $70.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.13 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 124.20 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 66.17 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 10.97 Bn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 7.78 Bn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 2.67 Bn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 11.27 Bn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 8.54 Bn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 25.35 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 66.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 68.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 70.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 72.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 74.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 87.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 89.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 90.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 93.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 96.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 97.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 99.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 105.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 27.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 26.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 26.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 26.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 26.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 26.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 27.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 26.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 27.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 27.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 28.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 19.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 13.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 13.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 13.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 13.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 12.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 12.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 13.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 12.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 12.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 11.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 11.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 6.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 10.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 6.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 9.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 6.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 6.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 5.67 Bn |