Warner Music (WMG) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$225.0 million in Q1 2026, up 81.71% year-on-year from -$123.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.0% on a QoQ basis from -$180.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$225.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 81.71% year-over-year to -$225.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$225.0 million, a 81.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$189.0 million, up 85.61% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$225.0 million, down from -$180.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for WMG reached as high as -$174.0 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as -$1.5 billion in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$504.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$278.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings surged 86.08% in 2022 and slumped 544.16% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$276.0 million in 2022, then rose by 5.8% to -$260.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 350.38% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 84.63% to -$180.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 25.0% to -$225.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$225.0 million in Q1 2026, -$180.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$189.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 50.97 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -2.95 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 55.87 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -85.54 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn -111.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -1.50 Bn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn -1.38 Bn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - -124.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -452.00 Mn
10 Warner Music 73.15 Mn -534.85 Mn 802.00 Mn -225.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -225.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -180.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -189.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -174.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -311.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -301.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -260.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -322.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -277.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -276.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -347.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -278.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -231.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -220.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -202.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -194.00 Mn