Warner Music (WMG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music's Free Cash Flow came in at $114 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), compared with $7 million a year earlier and up 15.2% from the prior quarter.
Warner Music (WMG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Warner Music reported Free Cash Flow of $836 million, up 37.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at $539 million, down 15.5% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $638 million in FY2024 (+13.9%), $560 million in FY2023 (-7.7%), $607 million in FY2022 (+11.4%) and $545 million in FY2021 (+44.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$57 million (fiscal Q2 2024) to $420 million (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 20.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 200.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 95.6%).
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Free Cash Flow at $99 million (Q2 2026), $420 million (Q1 2026) and $203 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 195.26 Bn | 173.02 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 11.59 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.65 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | 51.20 Mn |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 637.46 Mn | 443.13 Mn | 59.96 Mn | 16.76 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 629.26 Mn | 541.14 Mn | 26.69 Mn | -1.49 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 34.23 Mn | 17.10 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | -38,241.00 |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 796,165.90 | -16.87 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 98,268.15 | -551,964.85 | - | -518,591.00 |
| 10 | Sony | 156.09 Bn | 93.35 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 114.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 99.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 420.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 296.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 271.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 160.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 264.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 300.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 113.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 368.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 128.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 95.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 193.00 Mn |
Warner Music Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();