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
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%