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

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

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $56.0 billion in Q2 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $55.7 billion in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $55.9 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with $56.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings changed 0.49% year-over-year to $56.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $56.0 billion (changed 0.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $56.1 billion, up 0.89% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings steadied at $56.0 billion in Q2 2026 per WBD's latest filing, from $55.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $56.1 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $11.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $52.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $55.3 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Retained Earnings surged 394.9% in 2022, then gained 0.49% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $54.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 0.88% to $55.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 0.81% to $55.6 billion in 2024, then rose by 0.89% to $56.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.06% to $56.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $56.0 billion, $55.9 billion, and $56.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 70.72 Bn 67.35 Bn 4.10 Bn 56.02 Bn
2 Fox 25.12 Bn 20.92 Bn - 4.46 Bn
3 Paramount Skydance 11.97 Bn 8.70 Bn -2.08 Bn -1.75 Bn
4 Versant Media 5.38 Bn 3.90 Bn 994.00 Mn 7.72 Bn
5 Nexstar Media 5.15 Bn 4.94 Bn 1.06 Bn 3.70 Bn
6 Newsmax 1.39 Bn 1.34 Bn 23.33 Mn 440.15 Mn
7 AMC Global Media 520.06 Mn 56.06 Mn 258.71 Mn 2.14 Bn
8 Gray Media 470.89 Mn 294.89 Mn 270.00 Mn 1.18 Bn
9 Starz Entertainment 435.29 Mn 333.19 Mn - -273.40 Mn
10 E.W. Scripps 296.07 Mn 283.02 Mn 196.33 Mn -1.73 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 56.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 55.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 56.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 55.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 55.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 55.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 55.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 55.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 55.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 55.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 55.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 54.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 54.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 54.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 54.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 54.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 54.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 11.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 11.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 11.04 Bn