Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$14.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 1617.62% year-on-year from $950.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.33% on a QoQ basis from -$11.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $10.0 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$14.4 billion in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$1.0 billion (2023), against an average of -$2.7 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings jumped 1826.85%; it then slumped 1617.62% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 133.61% to -$741.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 43.99% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 978.91% to -$11.5 billion in 2025, then retreated 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 47.56 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 62.39 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -14.43 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -1.43 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | -124.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 7.84 Bn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | -493,000.00 |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | -1.54 Bn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | -1.38 Bn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 59.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -431.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -840.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -401.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -913.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -741.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -830.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -585.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -581.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -651.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -898.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -764.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -790.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -613.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -585.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -617.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -704.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -762.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -643.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -680.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -614.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -633.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -508.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -460.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -569.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -195.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -96.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -23.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -23.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -22.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -10.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -21.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -531.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -25.00 Mn |