Growth Metrics

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

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $229.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 65.94% year-over-year to $229.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $769.0 million through Dec 2025, up 38.06%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $769.0 million, up 38.06% over the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $229.0 million for Q4 2025 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from $242.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $242.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $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.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation skyrocketed 1700.0% in 2021, then decreased 9.01% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for WBD at $229.0 million in Q4 2025, $242.0 million in Q3 2025, and $175.0 million in Q2 2025.