Financing

Repayments of Senior Debt

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Repayments of Senior Debt decreased by 87.7% to $123.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 96.6%, from $3.67B to $123.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Repayments of Senior Debt shows an upward trend with a 181.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026

How to read this metric

A decrease indicates debt retention or refinancing, while an increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the cash outflows associated with the scheduled or early retirement of long-term senior debt obli...

Peer comparison

Standard across capital-intensive and financial services firms; peers typically disclose this in the financing section of the cash flow statement.

Metric ID: financing_repayments_of_senior_debt

Historical Data

16 periods
 Q3 '21Q1 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$235.00M$327.00M$988.00M$106.00M$554.00M$2.16B$42.00M$1.05B$2.66B$847.00M$493.00M$3.67B$16.74B$1.26B$1.00B$123.00M
QoQ Change+39.1%+202.1%-89.3%+422.6%+289.5%-98.1%>999%+153.7%-68.1%-41.8%+643.4%+356.7%-92.5%-20.6%-87.7%
YoY Change-67.6%-95.7%+887.7%+379.4%-60.8%>999%+250.0%+530.2%+48.8%+103.0%-96.6%
Range$42.00M$16.74B
CAGR-15.9%
Avg YoY Growth+268.4%
Median YoY Growth+103.0%
Current Streak3 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s repayments of senior debt?
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) reported repayments of senior debt of $123.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s repayments of senior debt changed year-over-year?
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s repayments of senior debt decreased by 96.6% year-over-year, from $3.67B to $123.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s repayments of senior debt?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s repayments of senior debt has grown at a 181.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.86B to $22.66B.
What does repayments of senior debt mean?
The total cash paid to reduce the principal balance of long-term senior debt.