Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD
For convenience, the terms "Warner Bros. Discovery", "WBD", the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" are used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to refer to both Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and collectively to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.
Headwinds in the industry, such as continued pressures on linear distribution and declines in linear subscribers and continued softness in the U.S. linear advertising market, have had, and are expected to continue to have, a material impact on the operations and results of the Company, including a negative impact on the results of operations attributed to declines in linear advertising revenue. The increase of digital advertising inventory available in the marketplace has also resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, increased competition for advertising expenditures for both traditional linear networks and ad-supported tiers in streaming services. In addition, the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. government and any retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments, including tariffs directly or indirectly applicable to our industry, may negatively impact our operations and results, including by leading to higher productions costs or decreased spending by advertisers whose expenditures are sensitive to such actions or to general economic conditions. We continue to closely monitor the ongoing impact of industry trends to our business; however, the full effects on our operations and results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.30B | $39.32B | $41.32B | $33.82B | $12.19B | $10.67B | $11.14B | $10.55B | $6.87B | $6.50B |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.94B | $2.66B | $2.43B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6.62B | $4.22B | $4.07B |
| SG&A | $9.42B | $9.30B | $9.70B | $9.68B | $4.02B | $2.72B | $2.79B | $2.62B | $1.77B | $1.69B |
| Total operating expenses | $36.56B | $49.35B | $42.87B | $41.19B | $10.18B | $8.16B | $8.13B | $8.62B | $6.16B | $4.44B |
| Operating income | $738.0M | -$10.03B | -$1.55B | -$7.37B | $2.01B | $2.52B | $3.01B | $1.93B | $713.0M | $2.06B |
| Interest expense | $2.08B | $2.02B | $2.22B | $1.78B | $633.0M | $648.0M | $677.0M | $729.0M | $475.0M | $353.0M |
| Pre-tax income | $1.64B | -$11.39B | -$3.86B | -$8.96B | $1.43B | $1.73B | $2.29B | $1.02B | -$137.0M | $1.67B |
| Income tax | $890.0M | $94.0M | $784.0M | $1.66B | $236.0M | $373.0M | $81.0M | $341.0M | $176.0M | $453.0M |
| Net income | $749.0M | -$11.48B | -$3.08B | -$7.30B | $1.20B | $1.22B | $2.07B | $594.0M | -$337.0M | $1.19B |
| EPS, basic | 0.29 | -4.62 | -1.28 | -3.82 | 1.55 | 1.82 | — | — | — | — |
| EPS, diluted | 0.29 | -4.62 | -1.28 | -3.82 | 1.54 | 1.81 | — | — | — | — |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $2.53B | $2.45B | $2.44B | $1.94B | $664.0M | $672.0M | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $4.57B | $5.31B | $4.32B | $3.93B | $3.90B | $2.12B | $1.55B | $986.0M | $7.31B | $300.0M |
| Receivables | $5.29B | $4.95B | $6.05B | $6.38B | $2.45B | $2.54B | $2.63B | $2.62B | $1.84B | $1.50B |
| Total current assets | $13.21B | $14.08B | $14.22B | $14.00B | $7.26B | $6.13B | $5.22B | $4.23B | $9.99B | $2.50B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $6.68B | $6.09B | $5.96B | $5.30B | $1.34B | $1.21B | $951.0M | $800.0M | $597.0M | $482.0M |
| Goodwill | $25.93B | $25.67B | $34.97B | $34.44B | $12.91B | $13.07B | $13.05B | $13.01B | $7.07B | $8.04B |
| Other intangibles | $27.76B | $32.30B | $38.28B | $44.98B | $6.32B | $7.64B | $8.67B | $9.67B | $1.77B | $1.51B |
| Total assets | $100.08B | $104.56B | $122.76B | $134.00B | $34.43B | $34.09B | $33.73B | $32.55B | $22.55B | $15.67B |
| Accounts payable | $1.09B | $1.05B | $1.26B | $1.45B | $412.0M | $397.0M | $463.0M | $325.0M | $277.0M | $241.0M |
| Short-term debt | $139.0M | $2.75B | $1.78B | $365.0M | $339.0M | $335.0M | $609.0M | $1.82B | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $12.50B | $15.81B | $15.33B | $15.02B | $3.46B | $3.08B | $3.24B | $4.00B | $1.87B | $1.56B |
| Long-term debt | $32.57B | $39.51B | $43.67B | $49.00B | $14.76B | $15.40B | $15.42B | $16.79B | $14.79B | $7.92B |
| Total liabilities | $62.92B | $69.62B | $76.28B | $85.33B | $21.03B | $21.70B | $21.77B | $22.03B | $17.53B | $10.26B |
| Retained earnings | -$11.51B | -$12.24B | -$928.0M | $2.21B | $9.58B | $8.54B | $7.33B | $5.25B | $4.63B | $5.23B |
| Total equity | $35.92B | $34.04B | $46.31B | $48.35B | $13.03B | $12.00B | $11.52B | $10.10B | $4.61B | $5.17B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.32B | $5.38B | $7.48B | $4.30B | $2.80B | $2.74B | $3.40B | $2.58B | $1.63B | $1.38B |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $5.68B | $7.04B | $7.99B | $7.19B | $1.58B | $1.36B | $1.35B | $1.40B | $330.0M | $322.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $769.0M | $557.0M | $500.0M | $412.0M | $178.0M | $110.0M | $142.0M | $80.0M | $39.0M | $69.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.23B | $948.0M | $1.32B | $987.0M | $373.0M | $402.0M | $289.0M | $147.0M | $135.0M | $88.0M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.18B | -$349.0M | -$1.26B | $3.52B | -$56.0M | -$703.0M | -$438.0M | -$8.59B | -$633.0M | -$256.0M |
| Financing cash flow | -$4.24B | -$3.75B | -$5.84B | -$7.74B | -$853.0M | -$1.55B | -$2.36B | -$283.0M | $5.95B | -$1.18B |
| Buybacks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $603.0M | $1.37B |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001437107-26-000046.
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