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
Where the revenue comes from as reported in the latest 10-K
Revenue by geography
- U.S.
- Non-U.S.
| Region | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | $24.95B | $26.43B | $28.00B |
| Non-U.S. | $12.35B | $12.89B | $13.32B |
As the company reported it, from the “REPORTABLE SEGMENTS - Schedule of Revenues by Geography (Details)” note of its latest 10-K. Every figure here has been checked against the total revenue the same filing reported. Regions are the filer's own and are not mapped onto a standard list — one company's “Americas” and another's “United States” are different areas, and making them look comparable would mean making at least one of them wrong. Slices under 1% are folded into “Other”.
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.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.50B | $6.87B | $10.55B | $11.14B | $10.67B | $12.19B | $33.82B | $41.32B | $39.32B | $37.30B |
| Gross profit | $4.07B | $4.22B | $6.62B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $1.19B | -$337.0M | $594.0M | $2.07B | $1.22B | $1.20B | -$7.30B | -$3.08B | -$11.48B | $749.0M |
Recent filings and events
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- Shareholder rights changed The terms attaching to the shares themselves have changed. Item 3.03
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Other event Item 8.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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