Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported Tax Provisions of -$433 million for Q2 2026, compared with $866 million a year earlier.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery's Tax Provisions came in at -$638 million; for FY2025, it was $890 million, up 846.8% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Provisions came in at $94 million in FY2024, -$784 million in FY2023, -$1.66 billion in FY2022 and $236 million in FY2021 (-36.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q4 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -$214 million (Q1 2026), -$161 million (Q4 2025) and $170 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -433.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 225.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 224.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 48.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 31.80 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.52 Bn | -6.28 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -433.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Warner Bros. Discovery Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=WBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();