Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)
As-reported financials and SEC filings for Warner Music Group Corp. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.
About Warner Music Group Corp.
Warner Music Group Corp. is a global music entertainment company that operates iconic record labels such as Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records, and Parlophone Records. It provides recorded music and music publishing services, representing popular recording artists and songwriters worldwide. The company serves consumers, artists, and songwriters by producing, marketing, and distributing music across various platforms, including digital streaming.
Snapshot
Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended September 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.
What changed at Warner Music Group
- Revenue grew 4.4% to $6.7B in FY2025, slower than the 6.4% the year before.
- Operating margin is 10.3% in FY2025, -1.1 pp against 11.5% in FY2021.
- Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $1.9B, up 10.4% from Q3 FY2025.
- Free cash flow was $539M in FY2025, 8.0% of revenue.
- Net income fell 16.1% to $365M in FY2025.
Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.
Peer comparison
Where Warner Music Group’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).
Warner Music Group’s return on equity of 48.2% ranks in the 97th percentile of the 165 Communication Services companies reporting it. Warner Music Group’s long-term debt to equity of 5.37 ranks in the 91st percentile of the 101 Communication Services companies reporting it.
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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.
Institutional ownership
Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).
| Investor | As of | Position value | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR Capital Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $64.5M | 2.4M | Reduced |
| Point72 Asset Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $51.8M | 1.9M | Reduced |
| Harris Associates (Oakmark) | Q2 2026 | $43.6M | 1.6M | Added |
| Millennium Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $43.5M | 1.6M | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologiesquant | Q2 2026 | $32.1M | 1.2M | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisorsquant | Q2 2026 | $25.2M | 930.1K | Reduced |
| D. E. Shawquant | Q2 2026 | $15.7M | 579.9K | Added |
| Gotham Asset Management | Q2 2026 | $2.1M | 78.4K | Reduced |
No longer held by: Bridgewater Associates (as of Q2 2026)
From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.
Short interest
Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 9.7M | +1.3% | 4.04 |
| 2026-07-31 | 9.6M | -13.3% | 4.75 |
| 2026-07-15 | 11.1M | +3.0% | 5.03 |
| 2026-06-30 | 10.7M | +6.4% | 5.15 |
| 2026-06-15 | 10.1M | +7.2% | 4.53 |
| 2026-05-29 | 9.4M | +6.3% | 3.42 |
| 2026-05-15 | 8.9M | -10.9% | 2.69 |
| 2026-04-30 | 9.9M | +9.7% | 5.46 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.
Income statement (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.71B | $6.43B | $6.04B | $5.92B | $5.30B |
| Gross profit | $3.08B | $3.07B | $2.86B | $2.84B | $2.56B |
| Operating income | $694.0M | $823.0M | $790.0M | $714.0M | $609.0M |
| Net income | $365.0M | $435.0M | $430.0M | $551.0M | $304.0M |
| Diluted EPS | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Balance sheet (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $532.0M | $694.0M | $641.0M | $584.0M | $499.0M |
| Current assets | $2.77B | $2.64B | $2.40B | $2.14B | $1.90B |
| Total assets | $9.83B | $9.15B | $8.54B | $7.83B | $7.21B |
| Current liabilities | $4.20B | $3.90B | $3.54B | $3.37B | $3.15B |
| Long-term debt | $4.06B | $4.01B | $3.96B | $3.73B | $3.35B |
| Total liabilities | $9.07B | $8.48B | $8.12B | $7.66B | $7.17B |
| Total equity | $757.0M | $675.0M | $430.0M | $168.0M | $46.0M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Cash flow (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $678.0M | $754.0M | $687.0M | $742.0M | $638.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $139.0M | $116.0M | $127.0M | $135.0M | $93.0M |
| Free cash flow | $539.0M | $638.0M | $560.0M | $607.0M | $545.0M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Quarterly trend (as reported)
| Quarter | Revenue | Revenue YoY | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | $1.86B | 10.4% | $204.0M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | $1.73B | 16.7% | $183.0M | — |
| Q1 FY2026 | $1.84B | 10.4% | $176.0M | — |
| Q4 FY2025 | $1.87B | 14.6% | $109.0M | — |
| Q3 FY2025 | $1.69B | 8.7% | $-16.0M | — |
| Q2 FY2025 | $1.48B | -0.7% | $36.0M | — |
| Q1 FY2025 | $1.67B | -4.7% | $236.0M | — |
| Q4 FY2024 | $1.63B | 2.8% | $41.0M | — |
Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.
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