Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Other Operating Expenses of -$14.0 million for Q1 2026, down 40.0% on a QoQ basis from -$10.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 84.44% year-over-year from -$7.6 million in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Other Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$14.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 84.44% year-over-year to -$14.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$96.0 million (up 99.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$172.0 million, up 98.21% from the prior year.
- Other Operating Expenses was -$14.0 million for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from -$10.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $9.2 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$9.4 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $528.6 million and a median of -$14.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Other Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Other Operating Expenses soared 919400.0% — and 2024, when it tumbled 156483.33%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Other Operating Expenses stood at $9.2 billion in 2022, then plunged by 100.17% to -$16.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 1093.75% to -$191.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 94.76% to -$10.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 40.0% to -$14.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Other Operating Expenses at -$14.0 million in Q1 2026, -$10.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$46.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -90.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -191.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 76.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.33 Bn |