Deferred Revenue
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Deferred Revenue decreased by 3.0% to $1.59B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.5%, from $1.60B to $1.59B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 24.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $806.00M | $625.00M | $478.00M | $281.00M | $1.66B | $1.69B | $1.69B | $1.60B | $1.55B | $1.92B | $1.92B | $1.99B | $2.02B | $1.53B | $1.57B | $1.60B | $1.53B | $1.65B | $1.64B | $1.59B |
| QoQ Change | — | -22.5% | -23.5% | -41.2% | +491.8% | +1.5% | +0.4% | -5.4% | -3.4% | +23.8% | +0.4% | +3.6% | +1.5% | -24.3% | +2.5% | +2.0% | -4.6% | +8.0% | -0.4% | -3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +106.3% | +170.1% | +254.4% | +470.5% | -6.9% | +13.6% | +13.6% | +24.3% | +30.6% | -20.2% | -18.5% | -19.7% | -24.5% | +7.8% | +4.7% | -0.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) reported deferred revenue of $1.59B in Q1 2026.
- How has Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s deferred revenue decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $1.60B to $1.59B.
- What is the long-term trend for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s deferred revenue has grown at a 24.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $557.00M to $1.64B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.