Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2020)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Shares Repurchased of $228.0 million for Q4 2020, down 31.53% on a YoY basis from $333.0 million in Q1 2020, and up 6.54% quarter-over-quarter from $214.0 million in Q3 2020.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery has reported Shares Repurchased for 12 years, with the latest figure at $228.0 million in Q4 2020.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2020, Shares Repurchased fell 31.53% year-over-year to $228.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2021 stood at $228.0 million (down 78.77% YoY), and the FY2020 full-year result was $969.0 million, up 53.08% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q4 2020 stood at $228.0 million, up from $214.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $527.0 million in Q1 2020, with the low at -$587.0 million in Q4 2017.
  • Historically, Shares Repurchased has averaged $148.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $200.0 million in 2017.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2017 — Shares Repurchased slumped 643.52% — and 2019, when it surged 856.82%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Shares Repurchased stood at $108.0 million in 2016, then tumbled by 643.52% to -$587.0 million in 2017, then soared by 92.5% to -$44.0 million in 2018, then surged by 856.82% to $333.0 million in 2019, then sank by 31.53% to $228.0 million in 2020.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $228.0 million (Q4 2020), $214.0 million (Q3 2020), and $527.0 million (Q1 2020), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.27 Bn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 3.47 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn -
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 100.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 100.00 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 192.00 Mn
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 838.31 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 228.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 228.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 214.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 214.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 527.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 527.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 333.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 333.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 300.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 300.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -587.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -587.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 60.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 60.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 200.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 200.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 108.00 Mn