Warner Music (WMG) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2012 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges of $3.0 million for Q1 2026, up 200.0% year-over-year from $1.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 200.0% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has reported Amortization of Deferred Charges for 15 consecutive years, with $3.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Amortization of Deferred Charges rose 200.0% year-over-year to $3.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $8.0 million (up 14.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.0 million, up 16.67% from the prior year.
- Amortization of Deferred Charges advanced to $3.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $1.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Amortization of Deferred Charges topped out at $3.0 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$1.0 million in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Amortization of Deferred Charges has averaged $1.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.0 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Amortization of Deferred Charges plunged 200.0% — and 2024, when it surged 400.0%.
- Warner Music's Amortization of Deferred Charges stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 150.0% to -$1.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 300.0% to $2.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 50.0% to $1.0 million in 2025, then surged by 200.0% to $3.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Amortization of Deferred Charges at $3.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 million in Q4 2025, and $3.0 million in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |