Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$14.4 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 1617.62% year-over-year to -$14.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$14.4 billion (down 1617.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$11.5 billion, down 978.91% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$14.4 billion, down from -$11.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $10.0 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at -$14.4 billion in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$2.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.0 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings jumped 1826.85% — and 2026, when it plunged 1617.62%.
• Warner Bros. Discovery's Retained Earnings stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then plunged by 133.61% to -$741.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 43.99% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then plunged by 978.91% to -$11.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 25.33% to -$14.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$14.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$11.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$431.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.