Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 2.25%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 2.25% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $813.00M ÷ $36.12B × 100 ≈ 2.25% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 36.12B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 813.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | -1.27B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $36.12B | $813.00M | $-1.27B | (m) | (m) | 2.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $37.21B | $798.00M | $-1.69B | (m) | (m) | 2.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $37.30B | $769.00M | $738.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.06% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $37.86B | $678.00M | $551.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.79% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $38.44B | $595.00M | $221.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.55% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $38.34B | $579.00M | $-9.80B | (m) | (m) | 1.51% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $39.32B | $557.00M | $-10.03B | (m) | (m) | 1.42% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $39.58B | $528.00M | $-10.38B | (m) | (m) | 1.33% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $39.93B | $512.00M | $-10.56B | (m) | (m) | 1.28% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $40.58B | $490.00M | $-1.26B | $2.17B | (m) | 1.21% | -0.58× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $41.32B | $500.00M | $-1.55B | $2.22B | (m) | 1.21% | -0.70× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $42.05B | $486.00M | $-3.26B | $2.28B | (m) | 1.16% | -1.43× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $41.89B | $450.00M | $-5.55B | $2.26B | (m) | 1.07% | -2.46× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $41.36B | $463.00M | $-8.28B | $2.19B | (m) | 1.12% | -3.77× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $33.82B | $412.00M | $-7.37B | $1.78B | (m) | 1.22% | -4.15× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $26.00B | $361.00M | $-4.97B | $1.37B | (m) | 1.39% | -3.62× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $19.32B | $293.00M | $-2.45B | $977.00M | (m) | 1.52% | -2.51× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $12.56B | $174.00M | $1.97B | $623.00M | (m) | 1.39% | 3.16× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $12.19B | $178.00M | $2.01B | $633.00M | (m) | 1.46% | 3.18× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $11.89B | $182.00M | $1.99B | $642.00M | (m) | 1.53% | 3.10× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $11.30B | $175.00M | $2.19B | $644.00M | (m) | 1.55% | 3.41× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $10.78B | $178.00M | $2.13B | $648.00M | (m) | 1.65% | 3.29× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $10.67B | $110.00M | $2.52B | $648.00M | (m) | 1.03% | 3.88× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $10.66B | $122.00M | $2.73B | $647.00M | (m) | 1.14% | 4.22× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $10.78B | $103.00M | $2.82B | $658.00M | (m) | 0.96% | 4.29× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $11.12B | $108.00M | $3.01B | $658.00M | (m) | 0.97% | 4.58× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $11.14B | $142.00M | $3.01B | $677.00M | (m) | 1.27% | 4.44× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $11.08B | $70.00M | $3.02B | $686.00M | (m) | 0.63% | 4.40× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $10.99B | $100.00M | $2.77B | $699.00M | (m) | 0.91% | 3.96× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $10.95B | $95.00M | $2.50B | $734.00M | (m) | 0.87% | 3.41× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $10.55B | $80.00M | $1.93B | $729.00M | (m) | 0.76% | 2.65× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $4.35B | $109.00M | $386.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.51% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $3.41B | $66.00M | $450.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.94% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $2.31B | $33.00M | $430.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $6.87B | $39.00M | $713.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.57% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $6.68B | $42.00M | $2.08B | (m) | (m) | 0.63% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $6.59B | $64.00M | $2.10B | (m) | (m) | 0.97% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $6.55B | $66.00M | $2.06B | (m) | (m) | 1.01% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $6.50B | $69.00M | $2.06B | (m) | (m) | 1.06% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $6.47B | $68.00M | $1.97B | (m) | (m) | 1.05% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $6.47B | $37.00M | $2.02B | (m) | (m) | 0.57% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | $6.42B | $57.00M | $1.99B | (m) | (m) | 0.89% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | $6.39B | $35.00M | $1.99B | (m) | (m) | 0.55% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | $6.42B | $28.00M | $2.02B | (m) | (m) | 0.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $6.43B | $70.00M | $2.03B | (m) | (m) | 1.09% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | $6.39B | $61.00M | $2.11B | (m) | (m) | 0.95% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | $6.26B | $78.00M | $2.06B | (m) | (m) | 1.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $6.13B | $127.00M | $2.13B | (m) | (m) | 2.07% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $5.93B | $139.00M | $2.11B | (m) | (m) | 2.34% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $5.79B | $149.00M | $2.02B | (m) | (m) | 2.57% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | $5.54B | $190.00M | $2.00B | (m) | (m) | 3.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $5.20B | $171.00M | $1.96B | (m) | (m) | 3.29% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $4.90B | $166.00M | $1.90B | (m) | (m) | 3.39% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $4.56B | $173.00M | $1.82B | (m) | (m) | 3.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | $4.49B | $154.00M | $1.85B | (m) | (m) | 3.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $4.46B | $141.00M | $1.79B | (m) | (m) | 3.16% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $4.46B | $122.00M | $1.78B | (m) | (m) | 2.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $4.39B | $123.00M | $1.74B | (m) | (m) | 2.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $4.24B | $99.00M | $1.80B | (m) | (m) | 2.34% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | $4.13B | $99.00M | $1.77B | (m) | (m) | 2.40% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | $3.96B | $137.00M | $1.66B | (m) | (m) | 3.46% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | $3.85B | $155.00M | $1.58B | (m) | (m) | 4.02% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $3.77B | $182.00M | $1.36B | (m) | (m) | 4.82% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | $3.77B | $185.00M | $1.23B | (m) | (m) | 4.91% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | $3.68B | $224.00M | $1.14B | (m) | (m) | 6.09% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | $3.58B | $235.00M | $1.27B | (m) | (m) | 6.56% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $3.52B | $228.00M | $1.24B | (m) | (m) | 6.48% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | $3.44B | $-66.00M | $1.06B | (m) | (m) | -1.92% | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-12-31 | (m) | $76.00M | $1.00M | $-8.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.32% | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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