Warner Bros Discovery layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Warner Bros Discovery reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
None of Warner Bros Discovery’s annual reports for 2023 to 2025 describes a layoff, workforce reduction or restructuring.
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $55 million | $39 million |
| 2017-12-31 | $68 million | $64 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $345 million | $273 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $26 million | $110 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $91 million | $51 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $32 million | $71 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.76 billion | $187 million |
| 2023-12-31 | $585 million | $853 million |
| 2024-12-31 | $447 million | $423 million |
| 2025-12-31 | $399 million | $411 million |
Warner Bros Discovery filed 3 restructuring notices (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Warner Bros Discovery’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.