Business Segments · Payments for Restructuring
Studios — Payments for Restructuring
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Studios — Payments for Restructuring increased by 33.3% to $4.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 83.3%, from $24.00M to $4.00M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLiquidity
SignalLower is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
High payments indicate active cash-outflow for transformation, which should eventually lead to lower future operating expenses.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow associated with executing restructuring plans within the studios segment, such as severance paym...
Peer comparison
Used by investors to track the cash burn associated with corporate turnaround efforts.
Metric ID:
wbd_segment_studios_payments_for_restructuringHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $76.00M | $41.00M | $15.00M | $21.00M | $47.00M | $10.00M | $23.00M | $3.00M | $24.00M | $16.00M | $12.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +794.1% | -46.1% | -63.4% | +40.0% | +123.8% | -78.7% | +130.0% | -87.0% | +700.0% | -33.3% | -25.0% | -75.0% | +33.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +794.1% | +382.4% | +76.5% | +147.1% | -38.2% | -75.6% | +53.3% | -85.7% | -48.9% | +60.0% | -47.8% | +0.0% | -83.3% |
Range$0.00 – $76.00M
Avg YoY Growth+87.2%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s studios — payments for restructuring?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) reported studios — payments for restructuring of $4.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s studios — payments for restructuring changed year-over-year?
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s studios — payments for restructuring decreased by 83.3% year-over-year, from $24.00M to $4.00M.
- What does studios — payments for restructuring mean?
- The actual cash spent on restructuring activities within the studios division.