Latest period
$1.49B
YoY change
-17.6%
5Y CAGR
+16.2%
Peak year (2022)
$49.00B
Latest annual
$32.57B
Total Debt history chart for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: $32.57B
Total Debt growth chart for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: -17.6%
Total Debt history table for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from 2000 to 2025
| 2025 | $32.57B | -17.6% | −$6.94B | ||
| 2024 | $39.51B | -9.5% | −$4.16B | ||
| 2023 | $43.67B | -10.9% | −$5.33B | ||
| 2022 | $49.00B | +232.0% | +$34.24B | ||
| 2021 | $14.76B | -4.2% | −$645.00M | ||
| 2020 | $15.40B | -0.1% | −$15.00M | ||
| 2019 | $15.42B | -8.2% | −$1.37B | ||
| 2018 | $16.79B | +13.6% | +$2.01B | ||
| 2017 | $14.79B | +86.6% | +$6.86B | ||
| 2016 | $7.92B | +2.4% | +$188.00M | ||
| 2015 | $7.74B | +8.8% | +$626.00M | ||
| 2014 | $7.11B | +9.4% | +$610.00M | ||
| 2013 | $6.50B | +24.0% | +$1.26B | ||
| 2012 | $5.24B | +23.5% | +$998.00M | ||
| 2011 | $4.25B | +17.3% | +$627.00M | ||
| 2010 | $3.62B | +3.5% | +$123.00M | ||
| 2009 | $3.50B | -8.0% | −$302.00M | ||
| 2008 | $3.80B | — | +$3.80B | ||
| 2007 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2006 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2005 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2004 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2000 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$32.57B-17.6%
- 2024$39.51B-9.5%
- 2023$43.67B-10.9%
- 2022$49.00B+232.0%
- 2021$14.76B-4.2%
- 2020$15.40B-0.1%
- 2019$15.42B-8.2%
- 2018$16.79B+13.6%
- 2017$14.79B+86.6%
- 2016$7.92B+2.4%
- 2015$7.74B+8.8%
- 2014$7.11B+9.4%
- 2013$6.50B+24.0%
- 2012$5.24B+23.5%
- 2011$4.25B+17.3%
- 2010$3.62B+3.5%
- 2009$3.50B-8.0%
- 2008$3.80B—
- 2007$0.00—
- 2006$0.00—
- 2005$0.00—
- 2004$0.00—
- 2003$0.00—
- 2002$0.00—
- 2001$0.00—
- 2000$0.00—
Total Debt values are taken from Warner Bros. Discovery's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
According to Warner Bros. Discovery's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $1.49B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported total debt of $32.57B – declined 17.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Warner Bros. Discovery total debt produced a CAGR of +16.2% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Across the available history, total debt reached its high of $49.00B in 2022 and its low of $0.00 in 2000.
Warner Bros. Discovery Total Debt by Year
Warner Bros. Discovery Total Debt 2025: $32.57B
Warner Bros. Discovery posted total debt of $32.57B in 2025, declined 17.6% below 2024.
Warner Bros. Discovery Total Debt 2024: $39.51B
In 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery reported total debt of $39.51B, declined 9.5% below 2023.
Warner Bros. Discovery Total Debt 2023: $43.67B
Warner Bros. Discovery total debt in 2023 was $43.67B, declined 10.9% below 2022.
Warner Bros. Discovery Total Debt 2022: $49.00B
2022's total debt for Warner Bros. Discovery came in at $49.00B, surged 232.0% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Warner Bros. Discovery Total Debt 2021: $14.76B
Warner Bros. Discovery total debt in 2021 was $14.76B.
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