Warner Music (WMG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.67% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 121.0% year-over-year to 14.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 14.67%, a 121.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.12%, down 350.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.67%, up from 13.69% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WMG reached as high as 17.5% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 12.34% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.9% across 5 years, with a median of 14.67% in 2026.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1394 bps in 2022 and plunged 479 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.96% in 2022, then advanced by 10 bps to 17.5% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 13.07% in 2024, then advanced by 5 bps to 13.69% in 2025, then rose by 7 bps to 14.67% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 14.67% in Q1 2026, 13.69% in Q4 2025, and 12.39% in Q3 2025.