Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2021)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Long-Term Investments came in at $1.2 billion in Q4 2021, up 2.03% on a YoY basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2020, and up 2.03% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2020.

Analysis

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Long-Term Investments (2010 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Long-Term Investments for 12 consecutive years, with $1.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2021.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2021, Long-Term Investments rose 2.03% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2021 stood at $1.2 billion (up 2.03% YoY), and the FY2021 full-year result was $1.2 billion, up 2.03% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments improved to $1.2 billion in Q4 2021 per WBD's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Long-Term Investments topped out at $5.9 billion in Q3 2017 and bottomed at $1.1 billion in Q1 2020.
  • Historically, Long-Term Investments has averaged $1.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.4 billion in 2018.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Long-Term Investments surged 795.51% in 2017, then sank 72.11% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Investments stood at $5.0 billion in 2017, then tumbled by 72.11% to $1.4 billion in 2018, then dropped by 18.55% to $1.1 billion in 2019, then increased by 0.09% to $1.1 billion in 2020, then climbed by 2.03% to $1.2 billion in 2021.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments over the past three periods registered $1.2 billion, $1.1 billion, and $1.2 billion for Q4 2021, Q4 2020, and Q3 2020 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.72 Bn 67.35 Bn 4.10 Bn -
2 Fox 25.12 Bn 20.92 Bn - -
3 Paramount Skydance 11.97 Bn 8.70 Bn -2.08 Bn -
4 Versant Media 5.38 Bn 3.90 Bn 994.00 Mn 248.00 Mn
5 Nexstar Media 5.15 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.06 Bn 387.00 Mn
6 Newsmax 1.39 Bn 1.34 Bn 23.33 Mn 102.42 Mn
7 AMC Global Media 520.06 Mn 56.06 Mn 258.71 Mn -
8 Gray Media 470.89 Mn 294.89 Mn 270.00 Mn 32.00 Mn
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn - -
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn 12.19 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2021 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 2.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 4.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 5.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 557.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 824.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 839.00 Mn