Warner Music (WMG) Change in Account Payables (2011 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Change in Account Payables of -$83.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.78% YoY from -$77.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 142.56% sequentially from $195.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Change in Account Payables (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music has disclosed Change in Account Payables across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$83.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Account Payables rose 7.78% year-over-year to -$83.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $196.0 million (up 4.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $167.0 million, down 39.27% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables eased to -$83.0 million in Q1 2026, from $195.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Account Payables for WMG reached as high as $202.0 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$90.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Account Payables is $6.0 million (2023), against an average of $50.6 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Account Payables soared 250.0% — and 2024, when it plunged 1383.33%.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Account Payables shows it stood at $117.0 million in 2022, then surged by 72.65% to $202.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 14.36% to $173.0 million in 2024, then increased by 12.72% to $195.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 142.56% to -$83.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Account Payables over the past three periods registered -$83.0 million, $195.0 million, and -$79.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Payables (Qtr)
1 Leifras 65,924.76 Bn 65,924.74 Bn 5.99 Mn 116,153.00
2 Netflix 313.29 Bn 301.00 Bn 11.41 Bn 154,000.00
3 Walt Disney 169.09 Bn 170.02 Bn 23.68 Bn -
4 Warner Bros. Discovery 66.81 Bn 64.68 Bn 4.25 Bn -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 42.77 Bn 34.31 Bn 1.31 Bn -
6 Roku 20.73 Bn 18.35 Bn 564.94 Mn -35.03 Mn
7 Fox 20.53 Bn 17.04 Bn - -
8 Paramount Skydance 11.21 Bn 9.13 Bn - -
9 Warner Music 10.40 Bn 9.76 Bn 802.00 Mn -83.00 Mn
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.99 Bn 1.90 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -83.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 195.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -79.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 163.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -90.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 173.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -77.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 181.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 181.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 202.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 202.00 Mn