Warner Music (WMG) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Debt to Equity of $5.48 for Q1 2026, up 8.55% year-over-year from $5.05 in Q1 2025, and up 11.16% quarter-over-quarter from $4.93 in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $5.48 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $5.48, up 8.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.48 (up 8.55% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $6.28, up 5.6% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity climbed to $5.48 in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $4.93 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $22.21 in Q3 2022 and troughed at $4.93 in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $10.34 and a median of $6.5 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt to Equity tumbled 69.46% in 2022, then advanced 8.55% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $13.99 in 2022, then plunged by 53.55% to $6.5 in 2023, then slipped by 12.7% to $5.67 in 2024, then slipped by 13.08% to $4.93 in 2025, then advanced by 11.16% to $5.48 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Debt to Equity at $5.48 in Q1 2026, $4.93 in Q4 2025, and $6.28 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 0.46 |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 0.41 |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 0.96 |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -61.05 |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 0.65 |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | 0.60 |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | 0.21 |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.13 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 5.48 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.93 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.28 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.05 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.67 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.95 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.34 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.99 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.01 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.13 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 72.74 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.44 |