Growth Metrics

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

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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
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