Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
NASDAQ WBD
$28.13 -0.13 (-0.44%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Other Operating Expenses came in at -$23.0 million in Q2 2026, up 11.54% on a YoY basis from -$20.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 64.29% quarter-over-quarter from -$14.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Other Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$23.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Other Operating Expenses rose 11.54% year-over-year to -$23.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$93.0 million (up 70.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$172.0 million, up 98.21% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses slipped to -$23.0 million in Q2 2026 per WBD's latest filing, from -$14.0 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.
  • Historically, Other Operating Expenses has averaged $498.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$15.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Other Operating Expenses jumped 919400.0% in 2022, then sank 156483.33% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, 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 plunged by 130.0% to -$23.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Other Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$23.0 million, -$14.0 million, and -$10.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (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
5 Nexstar Media 5.15 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.06 Bn
6 Newsmax 1.39 Bn 1.34 Bn 23.33 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
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn -
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -23.00 Mn
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