Warner Music WMG
NASDAQ WMG
$27.21 +0.91 (+3.46%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Warner Music (WMG) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Operating Leases of $174.0 million for Q1 2026, down 19.44% year-over-year from $216.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.45% quarter-over-quarter from $188.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has reported Operating Leases for 8 consecutive years, with $174.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Leases fell 19.44% year-over-year to $174.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $174.0 million (down 19.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $200.0 million, down 26.74% from the prior year.
  • Operating Leases eased to $174.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $188.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Leases topped out at $296.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $174.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Leases has averaged $240.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $239.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Leases advanced 6.41% — and 2025, when it decreased 26.74%.
  • Warner Music's Operating Leases stood at $234.0 million in 2022, then rose by 6.41% to $249.0 million in 2023, then fell by 10.84% to $222.0 million in 2024, then fell by 15.32% to $188.0 million in 2025, then fell by 7.45% to $174.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WMG's Operating Leases at $174.0 million in Q1 2026, $188.0 million in Q4 2025, and $200.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn -
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn -
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn
10 Warner Music 9.85 Bn 9.23 Bn 854.00 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 165.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 174.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 188.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 212.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 216.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 222.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 273.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 232.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 239.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 249.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 296.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 264.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 247.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 234.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 281.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 294.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 287.00 Mn