Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Share-based Compensation of $152.0 million for Q1 2026, up 23.58% on a YoY basis from $123.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 33.62% quarter-over-quarter from $229.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $152.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 23.58% year-over-year to $152.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $798.0 million (up 37.82% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $769.0 million, up 38.06% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $152.0 million, down from $229.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $242.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $60.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $140.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $138.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation soared 383.87% — and 2024, when it dropped 9.01%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Share-based Compensation stood at $95.0 million in 2022, then rose by 14.74% to $109.0 million in 2023, then gained by 26.61% to $138.0 million in 2024, then surged by 65.94% to $229.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 33.62% to $152.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $152.0 million (Q1 2026), $229.0 million (Q4 2025), and $242.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 140.41 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 152.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 32.78 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 30.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 78.68 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 39.59 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 152.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 229.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 229.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 242.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 242.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 175.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 175.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 123.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 123.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 138.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 138.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 159.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 159.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 101.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 109.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 109.00 Mn