Warner Music (WMG) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) reported Cost of Revenue of $930.0 million for Q1 2026, up 17.57% year-over-year from $791.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.78% quarter-over-quarter from $987.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $930.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $930.0 million, up 17.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.9 billion (up 14.69% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.6 billion, up 8.26% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue slipped to $930.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $987.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $1.0 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $697.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $843.7 million and a median of $845.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cost of Revenue fell 6.97% in 2022, then rose 21.08% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $761.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 15.64% to $880.0 million in 2023, then grew by 1.59% to $894.0 million in 2024, then gained by 10.4% to $987.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 5.78% to $930.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WMG's Cost of Revenue at $930.0 million in Q1 2026, $987.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 842.22 Mn
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn 4.64 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.48 Bn
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - -
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn 221.22 Mn
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 413.00 Mn
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - -
10 Warner Music 4.17 Bn 3.53 Bn 802.00 Mn 930.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 930.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 930.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 987.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 987.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 913.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 913.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 791.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 791.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 894.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 894.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 854.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 854.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 830.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 830.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 791.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 791.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 880.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 880.00 Mn