Warner Music (WMG) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported EBITDA Margin of 15.24% for Q1 2026, up 392.0% year-over-year from 3.1% in Q1 2025, and down 2.62% on a QoQ basis from 15.65% in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 15.24% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 392.0% year-over-year to 15.24% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.12% (up 56.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.35%, down 246.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin retreated to 15.24% in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from 15.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 20.25% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 7.66% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 12.06% (2022), against an average of 12.25%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBITDA Margin sank 741 bps; it then soared 392 bps in 2026.
- Tracing WMG's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.81% in 2022, then advanced by 14 bps to 20.25% in 2023, then plunged by 37 bps to 12.85% in 2024, then gained by 22 bps to 15.65% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 15.24% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WMG EBITDA Margin figures stand at 15.24% (Q1 2026), 15.65% (Q4 2025), and 7.66% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.30% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 9.16% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -27.76% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -7.14% |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 5.91% |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 9.00% |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 4.15% |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 8.65% |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 22.62% |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.58 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 15.24% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 12.08% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.68% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -42.87% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.58% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.14% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.48% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.48% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.38% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.89% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.20% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.98% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.03% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.56% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.03% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.59% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 8.83% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.21% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.46% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.19% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.23% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.21% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 8.44% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.61% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.46% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.34% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.47% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -0.15% |