Warner Music (WMG) Current Deferred Revenue (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Current Deferred Revenue of $330 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 18.7% from $278 million a year earlier but down 26.8% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Music (WMG) Current Deferred Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Warner Music posted Current Deferred Revenue of $286 million, up 16.3% from FY2024.
- Current Deferred Revenue has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Current Deferred Revenue came in at $246 million in FY2024 (-33.7%), $371 million in FY2023 (-12.3%), $423 million in FY2022 (+21.6%) and $348 million in FY2021 (+17.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Current Deferred Revenue spans a low of $168 million in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of $451 million in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Current Deferred Revenue gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 15.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Current Deferred Revenue in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 65.5%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 33.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $451 million (Q2 2026), $246 million (Q1 2026) and $286 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 181.20 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.44 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 854.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 860.38 Mn | 665.88 Mn | 59.96 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 625.02 Mn | 537.33 Mn | 26.69 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 36.70 Mn | 19.57 Mn | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 6.83 Mn | 6.83 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.08 Mn | -16.54 Mn | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 580,168.11 | -70,064.89 | - |
| 10 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 330.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 451.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 286.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 278.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 312.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 246.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 168.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 234.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 305.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 371.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 226.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 311.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 327.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 423.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 197.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 239.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 298.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 348.00 Mn |
API Access
Warner Music Current Deferred Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-deferred-revenue", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();