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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.09 in Q2 2026, up 764.92% on a YoY basis from 0.01 in Q2 2025, and up 308.58% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Payout Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 0.09 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio rose 764.92% year-over-year to 0.09; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.05 (down 116.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.26, up 1672.69% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio rose to 0.09 in Q2 2026 per WBD's latest filing, from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 0.47 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.35 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.02 across 5 years, with a median of 0.03 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Payout Ratio slumped 619.77% in 2023, then surged 764.92% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2022, then plunged by 619.77% to 0.05 in 2023, then surged by 32.3% to 0.03 in 2024, then fell by 23.39% to 0.04 in 2025, then jumped by 328.7% to 0.09 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.09, 0.04, and 0.04 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 0.09
Mar 31, 2026 -0.04
Dec 31, 2025 -0.04
Sep 30, 2025 -0.10
Jun 30, 2025 0.01
Mar 31, 2025 -0.35
Dec 31, 2024 -0.03
Sep 30, 2024 0.08
Jun 30, 2024 0.00
Mar 31, 2024 -0.14
Dec 31, 2023 -0.05
Sep 30, 2023 -0.03
Jun 30, 2023 -0.03
Mar 31, 2023 -0.22
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01
Sep 30, 2022 -0.01
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01
Mar 31, 2022 0.47
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.09