Warner Music (WMG) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Deferred Taxes of $14.0 million for Q1 2026, up 1300.0% year-over-year from $1.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.0% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $14.0 million, up 1300.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$75.0 million (down 87.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$90.0 million, down 87.5% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes eased to $14.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $25.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $25.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$97.0 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$6.9 million and a median of $5.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Deferred Taxes plunged 1640.0% in 2024, then jumped 1300.0% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it 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 climbed by 8.7% to $25.0 million in 2025, then sank by 44.0% to $14.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Deferred Taxes at $14.0 million in Q1 2026, $25.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$97.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 58.82 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 393.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -513.00 Mn |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -44.69 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 6.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | 16.00 Mn |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.13 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 14.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |