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Warner Music (WMG) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

Warner Music (WMG) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 16 consecutive years, with $25.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 8.7% to $25.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$88.0 million through Dec 2025, down 193.33% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$90.0 million for FY2025, 87.5% down from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 was $25.0 million at Warner Music, up from -$97.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $25.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$97.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$4.6 million, with a median of $5.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Deferred Taxes skyrocketed 850.0% in 2021, then tumbled 1640.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $19.0 million in 2021, then plummeted by 126.32% to -$5.0 million in 2022, then soared by 200.0% to $5.0 million in 2023, then soared by 360.0% to $23.0 million in 2024, then increased by 8.7% to $25.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods came in at $25.0 million, -$97.0 million, and -$17.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.