Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly Tax Provisions of -$214.0 million for Q1 2026, down 1526.67% year-on-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.92% on a QoQ basis from -$161.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at -$214.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 1526.67% year-over-year to -$214.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $661.0 million (up 2548.15% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $890.0 million, up 846.81% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at -$214.0 million, 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.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is -$161.0 million (2025), against an average of -$98.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Provisions slumped 41900.0%; it then jumped 12471.43% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at -$462.0 million in 2022, then soared by 52.16% to -$221.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 228.51% to $284.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 156.69% to -$161.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.92% to -$214.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$214.0 million (Q1 2026), -$161.0 million (Q4 2025), and $170.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -214.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -32.09 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 61.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 5.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 2.90 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 68.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 33.98 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | -225.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 106.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 156.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 130.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 147.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -271.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 153.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 43.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 123.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -20.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 87.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -59.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 93.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 55.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 96.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 95.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 111.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 117.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 129.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 155.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 208.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 118.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 169.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 163.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 181.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 181.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 134.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 127.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 120.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 112.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 127.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 144.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 122.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 83.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 41.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 47.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 54.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 267.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 70.00 Mn |