Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Retained Earnings of $55.9 billion for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $56.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 6750.6% year-over-year from $815.5 million in Q1 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $55.9 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 6750.6% year-over-year to $55.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $55.9 billion (up 6750.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $56.1 billion, up 5353.51% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was $55.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, roughly flat from $56.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $56.1 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$11.9 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $8.3 billion and a median of -$913.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Retained Earnings sank 2707.98% — and 2026, when it surged 6750.6%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery's Retained Earnings stood at $54.6 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 101.7% to -$928.0 million in 2023, then declined by 14.98% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 5353.51% to $56.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.34% to $55.9 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WBD's Retained Earnings at $55.9 billion in Q1 2026, $56.1 billion in Q4 2025, and -$11.3 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | -2.95 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 55.87 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -85.54 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | -111.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | -1.50 Bn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | -1.38 Bn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | -124.00 Mn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | -452.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 11.77 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 55.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.26 Bn |
| 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 | -928.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -717.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -585.00 Mn |