Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) closed fiscal year 2025 with 2,480 M shares outstanding and no dividend paid.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) closed fiscal year 2025 with 2,480 M shares outstanding and no dividend paid. Over the year the share count rose by 26.0 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 670.2 %. The company did not pay a dividend in fiscal year 2025. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| Shares outstanding, year-end | 322M | 425M | 429M | 405M | 380M | 361M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 672M | 169M | 2,430M | 2,439M | 2,454M | 2,480M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 41.0M | 103M | 4.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00M | 2,261M | 9.00M | 15.0M | 26.0M |
| Shares issued (%) | 12.73 % | 24.24 % | 0.93 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 % | 93.05 % | 0.37 % | 0.61 % | 1.05 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -24.0M | -25.0M | -19.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -503M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -5.93 % | -6.58 % | -5.26 % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -297.63 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 41.0M | 103M | 4.00M | -24.0M | -25.0M | -19.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -503M | 2,261M | 9.00M | 15.0M | 26.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 12.73 % | 24.24 % | 0.93 % | -5.93 % | -6.58 % | -5.26 % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -297.63 % | 93.05 % | 0.37 % | 0.61 % | 1.05 % |
Fiscal year end: December
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Figures in USD
