Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Invested Capital of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 974.1% on a QoQ basis from $139.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 46.28% year-over-year from $2.8 billion in Q1 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery's Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital fell 46.28% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (down 83.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $139.0 million, down 94.94% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, up from $139.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $3.7 billion in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $139.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $1.5 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Invested Capital jumped 387.67% — and 2025, when it slumped 95.43%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Invested Capital stood at $365.0 million in 2022, then soared by 387.67% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 54.38% to $2.7 billion in 2024, then plunged by 94.94% to $139.0 million in 2025, then soared by 974.1% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WBD's Invested Capital at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $139.0 million in Q4 2025, and $139.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 2.48 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 8.89 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.49 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.80 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 53.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 45.89 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - -
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 59.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 139.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 139.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 221.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 365.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 794.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 339.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 349.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 585.00 Mn