Growth Metrics

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Warner Bros. Discovery's Share-based Compensation history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $229.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 65.94% year-over-year to $229.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $769.0 million, up 38.06%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $769.0 million, 38.06% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $229.0 million in Q4 2025 per WBD's latest filing, down from $242.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $242.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $31.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $120.8 million, with a median of $117.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: skyrocketed 1700.0% in 2021, then decreased 9.01% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $44.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 115.91% to $95.0 million in 2022, then increased by 14.74% to $109.0 million in 2023, then rose by 26.61% to $138.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 65.94% to $229.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WBD's Share-based Compensation are $229.0 million (Q4 2025), $242.0 million (Q3 2025), and $175.0 million (Q2 2025).