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Warner Music (WMG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Warner Music has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 15 years, most recently at 13.69% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 62.0% to 13.69% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.69% through Dec 2025, up 62.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.12% for FY2025, 350.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 13.69% for Q4 2025 at Warner Music, up from 12.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.5% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.05% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.06% (2021), against an average of 14.21%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 2278bps in 2021 against a maximum downside of -577bps in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.32% in 2021, then increased by 4bps to 15.96% in 2022, then increased by 10bps to 17.5% in 2023, then fell by -25bps to 13.07% in 2024, then increased by 5bps to 13.69% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WMG's Return on Capital Employed are 13.69% (Q4 2025), 12.39% (Q3 2025), and 12.34% (Q2 2025).