Warner Music (WMG) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $22.0 million in Q1 2026, down 58.49% year-on-year from $53.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.52% on a QoQ basis from $27.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $22.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses fell 58.49% year-over-year to $22.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $22.0 million, a 88.3% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $213.0 million, up 16.39% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $22.0 million, down from $27.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Expenses for WMG reached as high as $57.0 million in Q1 2024 and fell as low as $22.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $41.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $44.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses jumped 140.0% in 2022 and plunged 58.49% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at $36.0 million in 2022, then increased by 25.0% to $45.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 4.44% to $43.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 37.21% to $27.0 million in 2025, then declined by 18.52% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Expenses figures were $22.0 million in Q1 2026, $27.0 million in Q4 2025, and $45.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 175.69 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 473.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 581.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 90.52 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 123.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 26.96 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 63.21 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 89.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 25.00 Mn
10 Warner Music 73.15 Mn -534.85 Mn 802.00 Mn 22.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 43.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 46.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 45.00 Mn