Warner Music (WMG) Acquisitions (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Acquisitions of $17.0 million for Q1 2026, up 183.33% year-over-year from $6.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 41.67% quarter-over-quarter from $12.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) Acquisitions (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has 16 years of Acquisitions data on file, last reported at $17.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Acquisitions for Q1 2026 came in at $17.0 million, up 183.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $29.0 million (down 57.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $46.0 million, up 15.0% from the prior year.
- Acquisitions advanced to $17.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $12.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Acquisitions peaked at $100.0 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $4.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $23.2 million and a median of $11.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Acquisitions.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Acquisitions sank 98.12% in 2022, then jumped 900.0% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Acquisitions shows it stood at $8.0 million in 2022, then surged by 112.5% to $17.0 million in 2023, then soared by 135.29% to $40.0 million in 2024, then sank by 70.0% to $12.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 41.67% to $17.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Acquisitions at $17.0 million in Q1 2026, $12.0 million in Q4 2025, and $6.0 million in Q1 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 585.74 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | - |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 113.20 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | -1.00 Mn |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.13 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 17.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 425.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 38.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 83.00 Mn |