Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $5.58 billion for Q2 2026, down 14.1% from $6.49 billion a year earlier and down 5.0% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Warner Bros. Discovery's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability came in at $6.38 billion, down 8.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 33.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Warner Bros. Discovery's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability was $6.99 billion in FY2024 (-20.0%), $8.74 billion in FY2023 (-20.7%), $11.01 billion in FY2022 (+799.1%) and $1.23 billion in FY2021 (-20.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average decline of 14.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 886.9%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 28.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for the three prior quarters was $5.87 billion (Q1 2026), $6.38 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.71 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.33 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.25 Bn |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-deferred-tax-liability", "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=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();