Warner Music (WMG) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Invested Capital of $5.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 7.38% YoY from $5.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 5.04% sequentially from $5.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music has disclosed Invested Capital across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $5.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Invested Capital rose 7.38% year-over-year to $5.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.5 billion (up 7.38% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.0 billion, up 6.89% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital climbed to $5.5 billion in Q1 2026, from $5.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Invested Capital for WMG reached as high as $5.5 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $3.9 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $4.6 billion (2024), against an average of $4.6 billion.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Invested Capital advanced 16.78% — and 2024, when it increased 0.69%.
- A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $4.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 9.27% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 0.69% to $4.7 billion in 2024, then rose by 11.67% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 5.04% to $5.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital over the past three periods registered $5.5 billion, $5.2 billion, and $5.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leifras | 65,924.76 Bn | 65,924.74 Bn | 5.99 Mn | 732,193.73 |
| 2 | Netflix | 313.29 Bn | 301.00 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.13 Bn |
| 3 | Walt Disney | 169.09 Bn | 170.02 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 124.20 Bn |
| 4 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 66.81 Bn | 64.68 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 66.17 Bn |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 42.77 Bn | 34.31 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.73 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 2.67 Bn |
| 7 | Fox | 20.53 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | 10.97 Bn |
| 8 | Paramount Skydance | 11.21 Bn | 9.13 Bn | - | 25.35 Bn |
| 9 | Warner Music | 10.40 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 5.46 Bn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 12.97 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.46 Bn |