Warner Music (WMG) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.01 for Q1 2026, down 64.91% year-over-year from 2.88 in Q1 2025, and up 324.24% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.01 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.01, down 64.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.92 (up 144.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.71, up 25.58% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 1.01 in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 13.43 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 2.02 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.4 and a median of 0.45 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 141.53% in 2023, then soared 10305.9% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.45 in 2022, then retreated by 24.55% to 0.34 in 2023, then tumbled by 92.99% to 0.02 in 2024, then surged by 906.8% to 0.24 in 2025, then surged by 324.24% to 1.01 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.01 in Q1 2026, 0.24 in Q4 2025, and 1.85 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 339.24 Bn | 326.95 Bn | 11.41 Bn | - |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 177.26 Bn | 183.87 Bn | 23.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.20 Bn | 65.06 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -0.27 |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 43.43 Bn | 43.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.99 Bn | 31.53 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.02 |
| 6 | Fox | 25.61 Bn | 22.11 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 7 | Roku | 21.15 Bn | 18.77 Bn | 564.94 Mn | - |
| 8 | Liberty Media | 20.63 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 298.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | News | 16.23 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - | 0.11 |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.17 Bn | 3.53 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 1.01 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.01 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.85 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.43 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.88 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.56 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.74 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.88 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.82 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.34 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.87 |