Warner Music (WMG) EBIT (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported EBIT of $264.0 million for Q1 2026, up 57.14% year-over-year from $168.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.33% quarter-over-quarter from $288.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) EBIT (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of EBIT data on file, last reported at $264.0 million in Q1 2026.
- EBIT for Q1 2026 came in at $264.0 million, up 57.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $864.0 million (up 18.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $694.0 million, down 15.67% from the prior year.
- EBIT retreated to $264.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $288.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT peaked at $354.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $119.0 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $196.1 million and a median of $169.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBIT jumped 63.0% in 2022, then plunged 39.55% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBIT shows it stood at $265.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 33.58% to $354.0 million in 2023, then sank by 39.55% to $214.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 34.58% to $288.0 million in 2025, then declined by 8.33% to $264.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's EBIT at $264.0 million in Q1 2026, $288.0 million in Q4 2025, and $143.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.47 Bn |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -370.52 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 64.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | 236.00 Mn |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 51.77 Mn |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | 189.00 Mn |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.13 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 264.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 264.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 288.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 169.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 214.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 207.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 119.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 354.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 212.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 189.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 124.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 265.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 163.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 146.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 166.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 239.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 162.00 Mn |