Warner Music (WMG) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Payables of $452.0 million for Q1 2026, up 30.26% year-over-year from $347.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 124.88% quarter-over-quarter from $201.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $452.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Payables for Q1 2026 came in at $452.0 million, up 30.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $452.0 million (up 30.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $257.0 million, down 11.07% from the prior year.
- Payables advanced to $452.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $201.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payables peaked at $452.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $189.0 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $272.5 million and a median of $265.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Payables.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Payables jumped 36.17% in 2022, then retreated 23.17% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $220.0 million in 2022, then increased by 11.82% to $246.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 23.17% to $189.0 million in 2024, then gained by 6.35% to $201.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 124.88% to $452.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Payables at $452.0 million in Q1 2026, $201.0 million in Q4 2025, and $257.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 19.96 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 524.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 123.09 Mn |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | 384.00 Mn |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.13 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 452.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 452.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 201.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 241.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 347.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 189.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 289.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 200.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 306.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 300.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 249.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 282.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 220.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 268.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 265.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 320.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 274.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 226.00 Mn |