Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Restructuring Costs (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's Restructuring Costs came in at $113 million for Q2 2026, up 41.3% from $80 million a year earlier but down 44.6% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Restructuring Costs (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery reported Restructuring Costs of $582 million, up 35.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $399 million, down 10.7% from FY2024.
- Restructuring Costs has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 34.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Restructuring Costs was $447 million in FY2024 (-23.6%), $585 million in FY2023 (-84.4%), $3.76 billion in FY2022 and $32 million in FY2021 (-64.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Restructuring Costs is $3 million (Q4 2021) to $1.52 billion (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Restructuring Costs increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 170.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Restructuring Costs over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 877.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 96.7%).
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Restructuring Costs at $204 million (Q1 2026), $177 million (Q4 2025) and $88 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 113.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 177.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 88.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 80.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 286.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 117.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 75.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 269.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 146.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 95.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.00 Mn |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Restructuring Costs 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=restructuring-costs&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "restructuring-costs", "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=restructuring-costs&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();