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

Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $14.0 million in Q1 2026, up 1300.0% year-on-year from $1.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.0% on a QoQ basis from $25.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $14.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 1300.0% year-over-year to $14.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$75.0 million, a 87.5% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$90.0 million, down 87.5% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at $14.0 million, down from $25.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for WMG reached as high as $25.0 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$97.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$6.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.0 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes slumped 1640.0% in 2024 and surged 1300.0% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$5.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 200.0% to $5.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 360.0% to $23.0 million in 2024, then rose by 8.7% to $25.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 44.0% to $14.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were $14.0 million in Q1 2026, $25.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$97.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 81.26 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 393.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -513.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -44.69 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 6.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 19.72 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 16.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Warner Music 73.15 Mn -534.85 Mn 802.00 Mn 14.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 12.00 Mn