Warner Music (WMG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)

Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $90.0 million in Q1 2026, up 119.51% year-on-year from $41.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $90.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 11 years of Long-Term Deferred Tax data on file, last reported at $90.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 119.51% year-over-year to $90.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $90.0 million, a 119.51% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $111.0 million, up 113.46% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q1 2026 stood at $90.0 million, roughly flat from $90.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax for WMG reached as high as $111.0 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $22.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $44.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $31.0 million in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax climbed as much as 866.67% in 2022 and fell as far as 47.62% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $29.0 million in 2022, then grew by 6.9% to $31.0 million in 2023, then increased by 29.03% to $40.0 million in 2024, then surged by 125.0% to $90.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $90.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Long-Term Deferred Tax figures were $90.0 million in Q1 2026, $90.0 million in Q4 2025, and $111.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn
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

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 90.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 111.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 35.00 Mn