Financing Cash Flow
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Financing Cash Flow increased by 32.3% to -$756.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 60.1%, from -$1.90B to -$756.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 49.3% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | -$69.00M | -$273.00M | -$42.00M | -$587.00M | -$3.57B | -$2.31B | -$1.27B | -$432.00M | -$1.25B | -$2.63B | -$1.53B | -$1.24B | -$1.04B | -$875.00M | -$600.00M | -$1.90B | $9.00M | -$1.24B | -$1.12B | -$756.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -295.7% | +84.6% | <-999% | -508.2% | +35.2% | +45.0% | +66.0% | -189.6% | -109.8% | +41.8% | +19.1% | +16.2% | +15.6% | +31.4% | -215.8% | +100.5% | <-999% | +9.7% | +32.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | -747.3% | <-999% | +26.4% | +65.0% | -13.5% | -20.2% | -186.3% | +17.1% | +66.7% | +60.8% | -53.2% | +100.9% | -41.4% | -86.2% | +60.1% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) reported financing cash flow of -$756.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s financing cash flow increased by 60.1% year-over-year, from -$1.90B to -$756.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a 49.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$853.00M to -$4.24B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.