Growth Metrics

Warner Music (WMG) Operating Income (2016 - 2025)

Warner Music (WMG) has disclosed Operating Income for 16 consecutive years, with $288.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Income rose 34.58% to $288.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $768.0 million through Dec 2025, up 12.45% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $694.0 million for FY2025, 15.67% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q4 2025 was $288.0 million at Warner Music, up from $143.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $354.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $100.0 million in Q3 2021.
  • Average Operating Income over 5 years is $186.1 million, with a median of $167.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Income soared 408.16% in 2021, then tumbled 39.55% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Income stood at $239.0 million in 2021, then increased by 10.88% to $265.0 million in 2022, then soared by 33.58% to $354.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 39.55% to $214.0 million in 2024, then soared by 34.58% to $288.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods came in at $288.0 million, $143.0 million, and $169.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.