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

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DateValue
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%