Growth Metrics

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

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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
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