Warner Music (WMG) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 15.24% for Q1 2026, up 392.0% YoY from 3.1% in Q1 2025, and down 2.62% sequentially from 15.65% in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music has disclosed EBIT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 15.24% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 392.0% year-over-year to 15.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.12% (up 56.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.35%, down 246.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin slipped to 15.24% in Q1 2026, from 15.65% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for WMG reached as high as 20.25% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 7.66% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 12.06% (2022), against an average of 12.25%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBIT Margin sank 741 bps — and 2026, when it surged 392 bps.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 17.81% in 2022, then grew by 14 bps to 20.25% in 2023, then plunged by 37 bps to 12.85% in 2024, then climbed by 22 bps to 15.65% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 15.24% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 15.24%, 15.65%, and 7.66% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leifras | 65,924.76 Bn | 65,924.74 Bn | 5.99 Mn | 5.26% |
| 2 | Netflix | 313.29 Bn | 301.00 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.30% |
| 3 | Walt Disney | 169.09 Bn | 170.02 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 9.16% |
| 4 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 66.81 Bn | 64.68 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -27.76% |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 42.77 Bn | 34.31 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -9.77% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.73 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 4.15% |
| 7 | Fox | 20.53 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | 5.91% |
| 8 | Paramount Skydance | 11.21 Bn | 9.13 Bn | - | -92.99% |
| 9 | Warner Music | 10.40 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 15.24% |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 21.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.09% |