Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $55.9 billion in Q1 2026, up 6750.6% YoY from $815.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $56.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $55.9 billion in 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 little changed at $55.9 billion in Q1 2026, from $56.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $56.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$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 slumped 2707.98% — and 2026, when it surged 6750.6%.
- Tracing WBD's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $54.6 billion in 2022, then sank by 101.7% to -$928.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 14.98% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 5353.51% to $56.1 billion in 2025, then retreated by 0.34% to $55.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $55.9 billion (Q1 2026), $56.1 billion (Q4 2025), and -$11.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 56.02 Bn |
| 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 |