Warner Music (WMG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $90.0 million for Q1 2026, up 119.51% year-over-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) has 11 years of Long-Term Deferred Tax data on file, last reported at $90.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 119.51% year-over-year to $90.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $90.0 million (up 119.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $111.0 million, up 113.46% from the prior year.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax was little changed at $90.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $90.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax topped out at $111.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $22.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $31.0 million (2023), against an average of $44.1 million.
- Peak annual rise in Long-Term Deferred Tax reached 866.67% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 47.62% in 2022.
- Tracing WMG's Long-Term Deferred Tax over 5 years: stood at $29.0 million in 2022, then increased by 6.9% to $31.0 million in 2023, then rose by 29.03% to $40.0 million in 2024, then soared by 125.0% to $90.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $90.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WMG Long-Term Deferred Tax figures stand at $90.0 million (Q1 2026), $90.0 million (Q4 2025), and $111.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.58 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 802.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 42.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 62.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 68.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 55.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 59.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 61.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 97.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 59.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.00 Mn |