Latest period
2.49B
YoY change
+3.3%
5Y CAGR
+30.2%
Peak year (2025)
2.53B
Latest annual
2.53B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: 2.53B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: +3.3%
Shares Outstanding history table for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
| 2025 | 2.53B | +3.3% | +80.00M | ||
| 2024 | 2.45B | +0.6% | +14.00M | ||
| 2023 | 2.44B | +25.6% | +496.00M | ||
| 2022 | 1.94B | +190.4% | +1.27B | ||
| 2021 | 668.00M | -1.3% | -9.00M | ||
| 2020 | 677.00M | -5.6% | -40.00M | ||
| 2019 | 717.00M | +4.2% | +29.00M | ||
| 2018 | 688.00M | +19.4% | +112.00M | ||
| 2017 | 576.00M | -5.6% | -34.00M | ||
| 2016 | 610.00M | -7.0% | -46.00M | ||
| 2015 | 656.00M | -4.5% | -31.00M | ||
| 2014 | 687.00M | -4.8% | -35.00M | ||
| 2013 | 722.00M | -2.7% | -20.00M | ||
| 2012 | 742.00M | -8.4% | -68.00M | ||
| 2011 | 810.00M | -5.6% | -48.00M | ||
| 2010 | 858.00M | +0.9% | +8.00M | ||
| 2009 | 850.00M | +32.0% | +206.00M | ||
| 2008 | 644.00M | +14.6% | +82.00M | ||
| 2007 | 562.00M | -2.3% | -13.00M | ||
| 2006 | 575.00M | +2.6% | +14.59M | ||
| 2005 | 560.41M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 560.41M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 560.41M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 560.41M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 560.41M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 560.41M | — | — |
- 20252.53B+3.3%
- 20242.45B+0.6%
- 20232.44B+25.6%
- 20221.94B+190.4%
- 2021668.00M-1.3%
- 2020677.00M-5.6%
- 2019717.00M+4.2%
- 2018688.00M+19.4%
- 2017576.00M-5.6%
- 2016610.00M-7.0%
- 2015656.00M-4.5%
- 2014687.00M-4.8%
- 2013722.00M-2.7%
- 2012742.00M-8.4%
- 2011810.00M-5.6%
- 2010858.00M+0.9%
- 2009850.00M+32.0%
- 2008644.00M+14.6%
- 2007562.00M-2.3%
- 2006575.00M+2.6%
- 2005560.41M0.0%
- 2004560.41M0.0%
- 2003560.41M0.0%
- 2002560.41M0.0%
- 2001560.41M0.0%
- 2000560.41M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Warner Bros. Discovery's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
According to Warner Bros. Discovery's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 2.49B. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 2.53B (2025) – edged up 3.3% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Warner Bros. Discovery diluted shares outstanding expanded at a +30.2% compound annual rate, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 2.53B was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was 560.41M in 2000.
Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Outstanding by Year
Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Outstanding 2025: 2.53B
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Warner Bros. Discovery came in at 2.53B, edged up 3.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Outstanding 2024: 2.45B
Warner Bros. Discovery posted diluted shares outstanding of 2.45B in 2024, edged up 0.6% from 2023.
Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Outstanding 2023: 2.44B
In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery reported diluted shares outstanding of 2.44B, grew 25.6% from 2022.
Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Outstanding 2022: 1.94B
Warner Bros. Discovery diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 1.94B, surged 190.4% from 2021.
Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Outstanding 2021: 668.00M
Warner Bros. Discovery diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 668.00M.
See more financial history for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Communication Services peers of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 12.23B | |
| 7.18B | |
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