WMG Warner Music Group Corp. - Class A Common Stock

NASDAQ · Media · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$33.68
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 7, 2026

WMG Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$33.68
Market Cap
P/E (TTM)
EPS (TTM)
Revenue (TTM)
$6.71B
Div Yield
ROE
62.7%
Debt/Equity
6.3
52W Range
$23 – $35

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10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $6.71B
9-point trend, +87.6%
2017-09-30 2025-09-30
EPS
Free Cash Flow $539M
9-point trend, +9.8%
2017-09-30 2025-09-30
Margins 5.4%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
WMG
Peer Median

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
WMG
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -9.9%
10.3%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -5.1%
5.4%
1.1%
ROA
5-point trend, -13.7%
3.9%
0.08%
ROE
5-point trend, +103.3%
62.7%
0.21%
ROIC
5-point trend, -8.3%
11.1%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
WMG
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, -94.2%
6.3
55.7
Current Ratio
5-point trend, +9.6%
0.7
0.7
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, +4.9%
0.4

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
WMG
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +26.5%
4.4%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +26.5%
4.2%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +26.5%
8.5%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +20.1%
-16.1%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
WMG
Peer Median

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
WMG
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, +20.4%
104.9%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
104.9%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
Feb. 18, 2026$0.1900
Nov. 19, 2025$0.1900
Aug. 20, 2025$0.1900
May 27, 2025$0.1800
Feb. 24, 2025$0.1800
Nov. 19, 2024$0.1800
Aug. 27, 2024$0.1800
May 22, 2024$0.1700
Feb. 21, 2024$0.1700
Nov. 20, 2023$0.1700
Aug. 23, 2023$0.1700
May 22, 2023$0.1600
Feb. 17, 2023$0.1600
Nov. 21, 2022$0.1600
Aug. 23, 2022$0.1600
May 20, 2022$0.1500
Feb. 17, 2022$0.1500
Nov. 22, 2021$0.1500
Aug. 24, 2021$0.1500
May 21, 2021$0.1200

WMG Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 24 analysts
  • Strong Buy 7 29.2%
  • Buy 12 50.0%
  • Hold 5 20.8%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

17 analysts · 2026-05-18
Median target $39.00 +15.8%
Mean target $38.00 +12.8%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
-0.12%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $0.34 $0.27 0.07%
Dec. 31, 2025 $0.33 $0.37 -0.04%
Sept. 30, 2025 $0.21 $0.34 -0.13%
June 30, 2025 $-0.03 $0.27 -0.30%
March 31, 2025 $0.07 $0.28 -0.21%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
WMG 4.4% 5.4% 62.7%
LYV $33.55B -593.8 8.8% 2.0% 223.3%
TKO 92.5 -3.0% 4.1% 5.0%
FWONA 67.7 22.7% 12.4% 7.5%
ROKU $16.04B 183.9 15.2% 1.9% 3.4% 43.8%
MSGS -224.7 1.2% -2.2% 8.1%
SPHR 128.5 79.0% 2.7% 1.5%
STUB $4.68B -2.2 -1.4% -109.2% -192.2%
MSGE 51.9 -1.7% 4.0% -2518.9%
BATRA -114.8 10.5% -3.2% -4.5%
CNK 22.3 2.1% 4.4%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 10
Annual Income Statement data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, +121.6% $6.71B $6.43B $6.04B $5.92B $5.30B $4.46B $4.47B $4.00B $3.58B $3.25B $2.97B $3.03B
Cost of Revenue 12-point trend, +131.3% $3.63B $3.35B $3.18B $3.08B $2.74B $2.33B $2.40B $2.17B $1.93B $1.71B $1.51B $1.57B
SG&A Expense 12-point trend, +61.2% $1.89B $1.88B $1.83B $1.86B $1.72B $2.17B $1.51B $1.41B $1.22B $1.08B $1.07B $1.17B
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, +99.9% $6.01B $5.63B $5.29B $5.21B $4.69B $4.69B $4.12B $3.79B $3.35B $3.03B $2.84B $3.01B
Operating Income 12-point trend, +3552.6% $694M $823M $790M $714M $609M $-229M $356M $217M $222M $214M $127M $19M
Other Non-op 12-point trend, -950.0% $-42M $-61M $-36M $151M $-9M $-57M $60M $394M $-40M $18M $-21M $-4M
Pretax Income 12-point trend, +248.9% $490M $601M $609M $740M $456M $-447M $267M $442M $-2M $41M $-75M $-329M
Income Tax 12-point trend, +561.5% $120M $123M $170M $185M $149M $23M $9M $130M $-151M $11M $13M $-26M
Net Income 12-point trend, +218.5% $365M $435M $430M $551M $304M $-475M $256M $307M $143M $25M $-91M $-308M
EBITDA 12-point trend, +214.7% $1.07B $1.15B $1.12B $1.05B $915M $32M $625M $478M $473M $507M $436M $340M
Balance Sheet 27
Annual Balance Sheet data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +238.9% $532M $694M $641M $584M $499M $553M $619M $514M $647M $359M $246M $157M
Receivables 12-point trend, +249.9% $1.34B $1.25B $1.12B $984M $839M $771M $775M $447M $404M $329M $349M $383M
Inventory 12-point trend, +59.0% $62M $99M $126M $108M $99M $79M $74M $42M $39M $41M $42M $39M
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, +201.8% $166M $125M $102M $91M $86M $55M $53M $50M $44M $51M $60M $55M
Current Assets 12-point trend, +254.2% $2.77B $2.64B $2.40B $2.14B $1.90B $1.68B $1.69B $1.18B $1.27B $908M $827M $782M
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, +94.3% $441M $481M $458M $415M $364M $331M $300M $229M $213M $203M $220M $227M
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, +207.8% $1.14B $1.10B $981M $876M $783M $686M $607M $486M $423M $369M $357M $371M
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, +386.8% $701M $615M $523M $461M $419M $355M $307M $257M $210M $166M $137M $144M
Goodwill 12-point trend, +24.1% $2.06B $2.02B $1.99B $1.92B $1.83B $1.83B $1.76B $1.69B $1.69B $1.63B $1.63B $1.66B
Intangibles 12-point trend, -4.2% $2.88B $2.51B $2.50B $2.38B $2.17B $1.81B $1.87B $2.00B $2.21B $2.32B $2.63B $3.00B
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +232.2% $299M $348M $225M $212M $194M $153M $145M $78M $69M $82M $114M $90M
Total Assets 12-point trend, +65.1% $9.83B $9.15B $8.54B $7.83B $7.21B $6.41B $6.02B $5.34B $5.72B $5.33B $5.62B $5.95B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +19.5% $257M $289M $300M $268M $302M $264M $260M $281M $208M $204M $173M $215M
Accrued Liabilities 12-point trend, +174.1% $666M $641M $533M $457M $461M $382M $492M $423M $365M $297M $296M $243M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, +122.9% $4.20B $3.90B $3.54B $3.37B $3.15B $2.72B $2.82B $2.37B $2.10B $1.84B $1.86B $1.89B
Capital Leases 7-point trend, +200000000.00 $200M $228M $255M $241M $287M $299M $0 · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -57.2% $164M $195M $216M $220M $207M $163M $172M $165M $190M $269M $302M $383M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, -49.1% $142M $146M $141M $99M $175M $169M $321M $307M $309M $236M $242M $279M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, +63.0% $9.07B $8.48B $8.12B $7.66B $7.17B $6.46B $6.29B $5.66B $5.41B $5.12B $5.38B $5.56B
Long-term Debt 12-point trend, +44.1% $4.37B $4.01B $3.96B $3.73B $3.35B $3.10B $2.97B $2.82B $2.81B $2.78B $2.99B $3.03B
Total Debt 12-point trend, +34.1% $4.06B $4.01B $3.96B $3.73B $3.35B $3.10B $2.97B $2.82B $2.81B $2.81B $2.99B $3.03B
Common Stock Flat — no change across 6 periods · · · · · · $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, -105.1% $-1.33B $-1.31B $-1.39B $-1.48B $-1.71B $-1.75B $-1.18B $-1.27B $-654M $-715M $-740M $-649M
AOCI 12-point trend, -75.0% $-189M $-247M $-322M $-347M $-202M $-222M $-240M $-190M $-181M $-218M $-167M $-108M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +74.4% $647M $518M $307M $152M $31M $-63M $-289M $-334M $293M $195M $221M $371M
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, +65.1% $9.83B $9.15B $8.54B $7.83B $7.21B $6.41B $6.02B $5.34B $5.72B $5.33B $5.62B $5.95B
Shares Outstanding 6-point trend, +0.5% · · · · · · 1,060 1,052 1,055 1,055 1,055 1,055
Cash Flow 17
Annual Cash Flow data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, +17.1% $376M $327M $332M $339M $306M $261M $269M $261M $251M $293M $309M $321M
Stock-based Comp 10-point trend, +512.5% · · $49M $39M $45M $608M $50M $62M $70M $23M $3M $8M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -63.6% $-90M $-48M $-13M $13M $27M $-57M $-68M $66M $-192M $-26M $-11M $-55M
Amort. of Intangibles 12-point trend, -3.0% $258M $224M $245M $263M $229M $190M $208M $206M $201M $243M $255M $266M
Restructuring 5-point trend, +75.3% · $135M $40M $0 $0 · · · · · · $77M
Other Non-cash 12-point trend, -83.5% $27M $40M $-111M $-200M $-44M $126M $-107M $-271M $263M $50M $12M $164M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, +421.5% $678M $754M $687M $742M $638M $463M $400M $425M $535M $342M $222M $130M
CapEx 12-point trend, +82.9% $139M $116M $127M $135M $93M $85M $104M $74M $44M $42M $63M $76M
Investing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -4150.0% $-340M $-311M $-300M $-824M $-638M $-219M $-376M $405M $-126M $-8M · ·
Net Debt Issued 3-point trend, -2990.0% · · · · · · · · · $-309M $-13M $-10M
Stock Repurchased 3-point trend, +16000000.00 $16M $0 $0 · · · · · · · · ·
Net Stock Activity $-16M · · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividends Paid 9-point trend, +356.0% $383M $361M $340M $318M $265M $344M $94M $925M $84M · · ·
Financing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -130.1% $-497M $-396M $-325M $188M $-61M $-316M $88M $-955M $-128M $-216M · ·
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, -8200.0% $-162M $53M $57M $85M $-54M $-66M $105M $-133M $288M $113M $89M $2M
Taxes Paid 12-point trend, +722.7% $181M $135M $219M $141M $124M $81M $63M $49M $40M $41M $25M $22M
Free Cash Flow 12-point trend, +898.1% $539M $638M $560M $607M $545M $378M $296M $351M $491M $300M $159M $54M
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Margin 12-point trend, +1542.9% 10.3% 12.8% 13.1% 12.1% 11.5% -5.1% 8.0% 5.4% 6.2% 6.6% 4.3% 0.63%
Net Margin 12-point trend, +153.4% 5.4% 6.8% 7.1% 9.3% 5.7% -10.6% 5.7% 7.7% 4.0% 0.77% -3.1% -10.2%
Pretax Margin 12-point trend, +167.2% 7.3% 9.3% 10.1% 12.5% 8.6% -10.0% 6.0% 11.0% -0.06% 1.3% -2.5% -10.9%
EBITDA Margin 12-point trend, +42.0% 16.0% 17.9% 18.6% 17.8% 17.3% 0.72% 14.0% 11.9% 13.2% 15.6% 14.7% 11.2%
ROA 12-point trend, +176.2% 3.9% 4.9% 5.2% 7.3% 4.5% -7.6% 4.4% 5.5% 2.6% 0.45% -1.6% -5.1%
ROE 12-point trend, +211.6% 62.7% 105.5% 187.4% 602.2% -1900.0% 269.9% -82.2% -1497.6% 58.6% 12.0% -30.7% -56.1%
ROIC 12-point trend, +2082.4% 11.1% 14.4% 13.3% 13.8% 12.1% -7.9% 12.8% 6.2% -532.8% 5.2% 4.6% 0.51%
Liquidity & Solvency 4
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 12-point trend, +58.9% 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Quick Ratio 12-point trend, +55.5% 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3
Debt / Equity 12-point trend, -23.1% 6.3 7.7 12.9 24.6 107.9 -49.3 -10.3 -8.4 9.6 14.4 13.5 8.2
LT Debt / Equity 12-point trend, -22.8% 6.3 7.7 12.9 24.6 107.9 -49.3 -10.3 -8.4 9.6 14.4 13.5 8.1
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 12-point trend, +42.5% 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Inventory Turnover 12-point trend, +3.5% 45.1 29.8 27.2 29.8 30.8 30.5 41.4 53.6 48.3 41.1 37.3 43.6
Receivables Turnover 12-point trend, -23.7% 5.2 5.4 5.7 6.5 6.6 5.8 6.1 9.4 9.8 9.6 8.1 6.8
Per Share 3
Annual Per Share data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 6-point trend, -177.5% · · · · · · $-272641.51 $-317490.49 $277725.12 $184834.12 $209478.67 $351658.77
Cash / Share 6-point trend, +292.4% · · · · · · $583962.26 $488593.16 $613270.14 $340284.36 $233175.36 $148815.17
Dividend / Share 5-point trend, +43.1% $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 · · · · · · ·
Growth Rates 6
Annual Growth Rates data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -76.7% 4.4% 6.4% 2.0% 11.7% 18.8% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -59.9% 4.2% 6.6% 10.6% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 8.5% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 4-point trend, -119.8% -16.1% 1.2% -22.0% 81.2% · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 2-point trend, -201.1% -12.8% 12.7% · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 2.2% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 4
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for WMG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +121.6% $6.71B $6.43B $6.04B $5.92B $5.30B $4.46B $4.47B $4.00B $3.58B $3.25B $2.97B $3.03B
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, +218.5% $365M $435M $430M $551M $304M $-475M $256M $307M $143M $25M $-91M $-308M
Payout Ratio 9-point trend, +78.6% 104.9% 83.0% 79.1% 57.7% 87.2% -72.4% 36.7% 301.3% 58.7% · · ·
Annual Payout 9-point trend, +356.0% $383M $361M $340M $318M $265M $344M $94M $925M $84M · · ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Revenue $6.71B$6.43B$6.04B$5.92B$5.30B
Operating Margin % 10.3%12.8%13.1%12.1%11.5%
Net Income $365M$435M$430M$551M$304M
Balance Sheet
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Debt / Equity 6.37.712.924.6107.9
Current Ratio 0.70.70.70.60.6
Quick Ratio 0.40.50.50.50.4
Cash Flow
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Free Cash Flow $539M$638M$560M$607M$545M

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