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| 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% |