Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Net Equity Issued and Repurchased (2009 - 2025)
Warner Bros. Discovery's Net Equity Issued and Repurchased came in at $7 million for Q4 2019, down 30.0% from $10 million a year earlier but up 250.0% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Net Equity Issued and Repurchased (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2019, Warner Bros. Discovery's Net Equity Issued and Repurchased was -$2 million.
- Going back by year, Net Equity Issued and Repurchased was $54 million in FY2018 (+237.5%), $16 million in FY2017 (-59.0%), $39 million in FY2016 and -$6 million in FY2015.
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Equity Issued and Repurchased is -$17 million (Q1 2015) to $23 million (Q1 2018).
- Year-over-year, Net Equity Issued and Repurchased increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 180.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Equity Issued and Repurchased over five years came in Q4 2018 (growth of 900.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2017 (a decline of 92.9%).
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Net Equity Issued and Repurchased at $2 million (Q3 2019), $4 million (Q2 2019) and -$15 million (Q1 2019) in the three quarters before Q4 2019.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Equity Issued (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 29.42 Bn | 15.33 Bn | - | -100.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.66 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -200.50 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.30 Bn | 9.49 Bn | - | -185.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.70 Bn | 8.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.14 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 394.61 Mn | -35.43 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.28 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 1.44 Bn | -6.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.77 Bn | -6.03 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.20 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 1.06 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 601.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -228.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -527.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 18.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -282.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -208.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -236.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -351.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -370.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -378.00 Mn |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Net Equity Issued and Repurchased API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-equity-issued-and-repurchased&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-equity-issued-and-repurchased", "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=net-equity-issued-and-repurchased&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();