Warner Music (WMG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 46.3% in Q1 2026, down 39.0% year-on-year from 75.91% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 39.0% year-over-year to 46.3% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 45.8%, a 101.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 45.85%, down 194.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 46.3%, roughly flat from 46.36% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for WMG reached as high as 49.66% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 44.65% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 47.02% across 5 years, with a median of 46.63% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 128 bps in 2022 and sank 332 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 48.86% in 2022, then increased by 2 bps to 49.66% in 2023, then fell by 7 bps to 46.34% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 46.36% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 46.3% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 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 | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 51.93% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 42.72% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 47.79% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 34.66% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 41.91% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 45.24% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 54.01% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Warner Music | 73.15 Mn | -534.85 Mn | 802.00 Mn | 46.30% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |