Warner Music (WMG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)
Warner Music's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $58 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 26.1% from $46 million a year earlier but down 35.6% from the prior quarter.
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Warner Music (WMG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Warner Music's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $111 million, up 113.5% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $52 million in FY2024 (+62.5%), $32 million in FY2023 (+10.3%), $29 million in FY2022 (-6.5%) and $31 million in FY2021 (-54.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax is $3 million (fiscal Q1 2022) to $111 million (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 71.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 866.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2022 (a decline of 95.2%).
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $90 million (Q2 2026), $90 million (Q1 2026) and $111 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 181.20 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.44 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 854.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 860.38 Mn | 665.88 Mn | 59.96 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 625.02 Mn | 537.33 Mn | 26.69 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 36.70 Mn | 19.57 Mn | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 6.83 Mn | 6.83 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.08 Mn | -16.54 Mn | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 580,168.11 | -70,064.89 | - |
| 10 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Warner Music Long-Term Deferred Tax API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();