Warner Music (WMG) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Payables came in at $452.0 million in Q1 2026, up 30.26% year-on-year from $347.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 124.88% on a QoQ basis 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Payables rose 30.26% year-over-year to $452.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $452.0 million, a 30.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $257.0 million, down 11.07% from the prior year.
- Payables for Q1 2026 stood at $452.0 million, up from $201.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Payables for WMG reached as high as $452.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $189.0 million in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Payables has averaged $272.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $265.0 million in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Payables surged 36.17% in 2022 and declined 23.17% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Payables stood at $220.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 11.82% to $246.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 23.17% to $189.0 million in 2024, then grew by 6.35% to $201.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 124.88% to $452.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Payables figures were $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 | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 3.30 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 19.96 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 524.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 123.09 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 210.81 Mn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 2.60 Bn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 384.00 Mn |
| 10 | Warner Music | 73.15 Mn | -534.85 Mn | 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 |