Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Short term Debt of $1.49 billion for Q2 2026, up 575.6% from $221 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Warner Bros. Discovery's Short term Debt came in at $139 million, down 94.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Short term Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -16.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Warner Bros. Discovery's Short term Debt was $2.75 billion in FY2024 (+54.4%), $1.78 billion in FY2023 (+387.7%), $365 million in FY2022 (+7.7%) and $339 million in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- Quarterly Short term Debt has run from a low of $139 million in Q3 2025 to a high of $3.67 billion in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 51.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short term Debt in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 575.6%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 95.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short term Debt for the three prior quarters was $1.49 billion (Q1 2026), $139 million (Q4 2025) and $139 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 139.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 139.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 221.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 365.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 794.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 339.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 349.00 Mn |
Warner Bros. Discovery Short term Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "ticker": "WBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();