Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) posted Tax Provisions of -$214.0 million for Q1 2026, down 32.92% on a QoQ basis from -$161.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 1526.67% year-over-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Bros. Discovery's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$214.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 1526.67% year-over-year to -$214.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $661.0 million (up 2548.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $890.0 million, up 846.81% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was -$214.0 million for Q1 2026 at Warner Bros. Discovery, down from -$161.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $866.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$836.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$98.6 million and a median of -$161.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions tumbled 41900.0% — and 2025, when it jumped 12471.43%.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's Tax Provisions stood at -$462.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 52.16% to -$221.0 million in 2023, then surged by 228.51% to $284.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 156.69% to -$161.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 32.92% to -$214.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WBD's Tax Provisions at -$214.0 million in Q1 2026, -$161.0 million in Q4 2025, and $170.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 667.17 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 902.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -214.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -32.09 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 2.95 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 33.98 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 61.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 68.00 Mn
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 81.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -161.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 866.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 284.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -319.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -221.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -125.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -260.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -178.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -462.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -566.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -836.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 201.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.00 Mn