Warner Music (WMG) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music's Deferred Taxes was $31 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), compared with -$17 million a year earlier and up 121.4% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Music (WMG) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Warner Music's Deferred Taxes was -$27 million through Jun 30, 2026; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at -$90 million.
- In earlier fiscal years, Deferred Taxes was -$48 million in FY2024, -$13 million in FY2023, $13 million in FY2022 (-51.9%) and $27 million in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Deferred Taxes since fiscal Q3 2018.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Deferred Taxes over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 850.0%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 90.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, WMG's Deferred Taxes in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $14 million (Q2 2026), $25 million (Q1 2026) and -$97 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 182.10 Bn | 166.67 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 110.00 Mn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.45 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 31.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | -300,000.00 |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 856.70 Mn | 662.19 Mn | 59.96 Mn | - |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 626.34 Mn | 538.65 Mn | 26.69 Mn | -239,708.00 |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 37.94 Mn | 20.81 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.25 Mn | -16.36 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 348,100.85 | -302,132.15 | - | - |
| 10 | Sony | 143.72 Bn | 94.11 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -810.09 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Warner Music Deferred Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();