Warner Music (WMG) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Debt Ratio of 0.38 for Q1 2026, down 8.57% year-over-year from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and down 6.08% on a QoQ basis from 0.41 in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.38 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 8.57% year-over-year to 0.38 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.38 (down 8.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.41, down 5.72% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio retreated to 0.38 in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.5 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.38 in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.45 (2024), against an average of 0.45.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio climbed 2.79%; it then retreated 8.61% in 2025.
- Tracing WMG's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.49 in 2022, then retreated by 8.26% to 0.45 in 2023, then declined by 2.9% to 0.43 in 2024, then retreated by 6.12% to 0.41 in 2025, then fell by 6.08% to 0.38 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WMG Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.41 (Q4 2025), and 0.41 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 0.33 |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 0.30 |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 0.32 |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 0.29 |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.58 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 0.38 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.51 |