Growth Metrics

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 18.93% year-on-year from -$1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 563.2% on a QoQ basis from $269.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 18.93% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$809.0 million (down 235.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.1 billion, down 186.14% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion, down from $269.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $2.1 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$208.0 million (2022), against an average of -$35.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Cash Flow surged 702.27%; it then tumbled 598.11% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then soared by 33.85% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then advanced by 16.86% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then plunged by 87.32% to $269.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 563.2% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $269.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$588.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 3.28 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 36.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -1.25 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.04 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 1.58 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 280.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 64.67 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 114.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 545.52 Mn
10 Paramount Skydance 12.11 Bn 10.03 Bn - 9.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 269.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -588.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -588.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 756.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 756.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -246.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -246.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 261.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 261.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -859.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -859.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -567.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -567.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 453.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 453.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -208.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -208.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 265.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 265.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 816.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 816.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 312.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 312.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 805.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 805.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 123.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 123.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 190.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 190.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 168.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 168.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 720.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 720.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -469.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -469.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 557.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 557.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -204.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -204.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 454.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 454.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 136.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 136.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -394.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -394.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -6.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -6.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 320.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 320.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 6.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 6.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -92.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -92.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 135.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 135.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -141.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -141.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -94.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -94.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 147.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 147.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 46.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -116.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -116.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -384.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -384.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 353.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 353.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -1.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -1.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -353.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -353.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -147.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -147.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 658.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 658.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -51.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 642.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 642.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -550.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -550.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 297.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 297.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 224.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 224.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 191.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 191.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 52.00 Mn