Warner Music (WMG) Accumulated Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) posted Accumulated Expenses of $494 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 7.3% from $533 million a year earlier but up 5.6% from the prior quarter.
Warner Music (WMG) Accumulated Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Warner Music's Accumulated Expenses came in at $666 million, up 3.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Accumulated Expenses has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Warner Music's Accumulated Expenses was $641 million in FY2024 (+20.3%), $533 million in FY2023 (+16.6%), $457 million in FY2022 (-0.9%) and $461 million in FY2021 (+20.7%).
- Quarterly Accumulated Expenses has run from a low of $371 million in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of $667 million in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Accumulated Expenses increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Accumulated Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 23.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 7.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Accumulated Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $468 million (Q2 2026), $667 million (Q1 2026) and $666 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 181.20 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.44 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 854.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 860.38 Mn | 665.88 Mn | 59.96 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 625.02 Mn | 537.33 Mn | 26.69 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 36.70 Mn | 19.57 Mn | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 6.83 Mn | 6.83 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.08 Mn | -16.54 Mn | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 580,168.11 | -70,064.89 | - |
| 10 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 494.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 468.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 667.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 666.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 533.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 475.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 539.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 641.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 499.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 465.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 538.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 533.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 411.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 477.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 457.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 395.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 371.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 466.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 461.00 Mn |
Warner Music Accumulated Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accumulated-expenses&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accumulated-expenses", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accumulated-expenses&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();