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

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DateValue
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