Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Long-Term Debt Repayments of $15.25 billion for Q2 2026, down 8.9% from $16.74 billion a year earlier.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery's Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $17.63 billion, down 18.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $22.66 billion, up 349.4% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 59.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $5.04 billion in FY2024 (+26.1%), $4 billion in FY2023 (-33.3%), $6 billion in FY2022 (+945.3%) and $574 million in FY2021 (-73.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments spans a low of $123 million in Q1 2026 and a high of $16.74 billion in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Long-Term Debt Repayments gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 126.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Debt Repayments in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 963.8%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 96.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $123 million (Q1 2026), $1 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.26 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 15.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 388.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.07 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 123.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 588.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 847.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 988.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 327.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 235.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 339.00 Mn |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Long-Term Debt Repayments API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "ticker": "WBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();