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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |