Warner Music WMG
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Warner Music (WMG) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $31.0 million in Q2 2026, up 282.35% year-over-year from $8.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 121.43% quarter-over-quarter from $14.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Warner Music (WMG) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has reported Deferred Taxes for 17 consecutive years, with $31.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 282.35% year-over-year to $31.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$27.0 million, a 61.43% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$90.0 million, down 87.5% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $31.0 million for Q2 2026 at Warner Music, up from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $31.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$97.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$4.8 million and a median of $5.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes sank 1640.0% in 2024 and soared 1300.0% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$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 advanced by 8.7% to $25.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 24.0% to $31.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $31.0 million (Q2 2026), $14.0 million (Q1 2026), and $25.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Warner Music 10.57 Bn 9.95 Bn 854.00 Mn 31.00 Mn
2 Reservoir Media 580.60 Mn 566.94 Mn 26.69 Mn -239,708.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -97.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.00 Mn