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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |