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.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.67%, up 121.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.67% (up 121.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.12%, down 350.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed improved to 14.67% in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from 13.69% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.5% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 12.34% in Q2 2025.
• A 5-year average of 14.9% and a median of 14.67% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 1394 bps in 2022, then slumped 479 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.96% in 2022, then increased by 10 bps to 17.5% in 2023, then fell by 25 bps to 13.07% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 13.69% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 14.67% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WMG's Return on Capital Employed at 14.67% in Q1 2026, 13.69% in Q4 2025, and 12.39% in Q3 2025.