Warner Music (WMG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) reported Gross Margin of 46.3% for Q1 2026, down 39.0% year-over-year from 75.91% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 46.36% in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 46.3% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 46.3%, down 39.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 45.8% (down 101.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 45.85%, down 194.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin held at 46.3% in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from 46.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 49.66% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 44.65% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 47.02% and a median of 46.63% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin jumped 128 bps in 2022, then tumbled 332 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 48.86% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 49.66% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 46.34% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 46.36% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 46.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WMG's Gross Margin at 46.3% in Q1 2026, 46.36% in Q4 2025, and 44.65% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 93.12%
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 94.10%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 47.79%
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 34.66%
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 41.91%
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 45.24%
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 Warner Music 4.13 Bn 3.49 Bn 802.00 Mn 46.30%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 46.30%
Dec 31, 2025 46.36%
Sep 30, 2025 44.65%
Jun 30, 2025 45.94%
Mar 31, 2025 46.70%
Dec 31, 2024 46.34%
Sep 30, 2024 47.61%
Jun 30, 2024 46.59%
Mar 31, 2024 47.05%
Dec 31, 2023 49.66%
Sep 30, 2023 46.72%
Jun 30, 2023 45.65%
Mar 31, 2023 48.46%
Dec 31, 2022 48.86%
Sep 30, 2022 46.63%
Jun 30, 2022 46.51%
Mar 31, 2022 49.35%
Dec 31, 2021 49.32%
Sep 30, 2021 45.35%
Jun 30, 2021 49.18%