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Warner Bros Discovery Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 6, 2026
Period
May 6, 2026
Ticker
WBD
Accession
0001437107-26-000055
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports Q1 2026 results; earnings press release and shareholder letter issued.

About Warner Bros Discovery Inc
Market cap
$68.1B
1Y TSR
+161.6%
3Y TSR
+29.2%
Board grade
C
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
David Zaslav
Last annual meeting: Jun 9, 2026 · View full Warner Bros Discovery Inc profile →
disca-20260506

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2026
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  001-34177
Delaware
35-2333914
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

230 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10003
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

212-548-5555
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Series A Common StockWBDNasdaq Global Select Market
4.302% Senior Notes due 2030
WBDI30, WBDI30A
Nasdaq Global Market
4.693% Senior Notes due 2033
WBDI33, WBDI33A
Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐




Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 6, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("we," “Warner Bros. Discovery” or the “Company”) released its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Shareholder Letter

On May 6, 2026, in conjunction with its earnings press release, the Company issued a letter to shareholders which was posted on the Company's Investor Relations website at ir.wbd.com. A copy of the letter to shareholders is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Use of Website to Distribute Material Company Information

The Company's Investor Relations website is ir.wbd.com. We use our Investor Relations website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for the purpose of complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media, and others interested in Warner Bros. Discovery to review the information we post on our Investor Relations website.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.







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Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibit NumberDescription
99.1
99.2
101Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Date File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Date: May 6, 2026 WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.
 By: /s/ Gunnar Wiedenfels
 Name: Gunnar Wiedenfels
 Title: Chief Financial Officer

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When did Warner Bros Discovery Inc file this 8-K?
Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 6, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001437107-26-000055.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports Q1 2026 results; earnings press release and shareholder letter issued. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
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