Warner Music (WMG) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Warner Music's Retained Earnings was -$1.07 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), compared with -$1.34 billion a year earlier.
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Warner Music (WMG) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Retained Earnings at Warner Music came in at -$1.33 billion.
- In earlier fiscal years, Retained Earnings was -$1.31 billion in FY2024, -$1.39 billion in FY2023, -$1.48 billion in FY2022 and -$1.71 billion in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q3 2019.
- Per Business Quant data, WMG's Retained Earnings in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -$1.17 billion (Q2 2026), -$1.26 billion (Q1 2026) and -$1.33 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 205.42 Bn | 189.99 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 65.05 Bn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 16.90 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 854.00 Mn | -1.07 Bn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 4.18 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 240.40 Mn | -3.78 Bn |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 905.05 Mn | 728.30 Mn | 100.00 Mn | -284.30 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 675.30 Mn | 590.68 Mn | 32.16 Mn | 36.08 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 31.10 Mn | -22.52 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -743.20 Mn |
| 7 | American Picture House | 4.55 Mn | 4.55 Mn | - | -8.10 Mn |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 792,061.23 | -15.85 Mn | - | 118,076.57 |
| 9 | AI Era | 58,016.81 | -592,216.19 | - | -12.12 Mn |
| 10 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 38.18 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.71 Bn |
API Access
Warner Music Retained Earnings API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();