Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Restructuring Charges increased by 15.3% to $204.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 277.8%, from $54.00M to $204.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Restructuring Charges shows an upward trend with a 87.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Frequent or large charges may indicate operational instability or a need for significant strategic pivots, while occasional charges are standard in large-scale transformations.
Restructuring charges are one-time costs associated with reorganizing a company's operations, such as severance pay, fac...
Used by analysts to identify non-recurring items that distort year-over-year operating comparisons.
is_restructuring_charges| 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 | $7.00M | $7.00M | $3.00M | $5.00M | $1.03B | $1.52B | $1.20B | $95.00M | $146.00M | $269.00M | $75.00M | $35.00M | $117.00M | $9.00M | $286.00M | $54.00M | $80.00M | $88.00M | $177.00M | $204.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -57.1% | +66.7% | >999% | +47.2% | -21.2% | -92.1% | +53.7% | +84.2% | -72.1% | -53.3% | +234.3% | -92.3% | >999% | -81.1% | +48.1% | +10.0% | +101.1% | +15.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | -85.9% | -82.3% | -93.7% | -63.2% | -19.9% | -96.7% | +281.3% | +54.3% | -31.6% | +877.8% | -38.1% | +277.8% |
| Segment | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | $288.00M | $76.00M | $10.00M | $134.00M | $11.00M | $19.00M | $2.00M | -$5.00M |
| DTC | $558.00M | $9.00M | $18.00M | $34.00M | $2.00M | $15.00M | -$16.00M | — |
| Networks | $337.00M | $3.00M | $110.00M | $48.00M | $11.00M | $42.00M | $5.00M | — |
| Total | $1.20B | $95.00M | $146.00M | $269.00M | $35.00M | $117.00M | $9.00M | $54.00M |
DTC, Networks, Studios were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.
| Segment | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Linear Networks | — | — | — | — | $25.00M | $16.00M | $12.00M | $42.00M |
| Streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7.00M | $26.00M |
| Studios | — | — | — | $231.00M | -$1.00M | $12.00M | $12.00M | $9.00M |
| DTC | $1.00M | $1.00M | $5.00M | $2.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Networks | $6.00M | $4.00M | $40.00M | $27.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $7.00M | $5.00M | $75.00M | $286.00M | $80.00M | $88.00M | $177.00M | $204.00M |
DTC, Networks were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.