Warner Music (WMG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.06% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.72 percentage points from 12.34% a year earlier and up 1.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Warner Music (WMG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Warner Music reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.12%, down 3.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +19.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 16.62% in FY2024 (-0.38 pp), 17.00% in FY2023 (-0.20 pp), 17.20% in FY2022 (+0.56 pp) and 16.64% in FY2021 (+23.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 21.75 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2021, against a drop of 4.79 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 14.67% (Q2 2026), 13.69% (Q1 2026) and 12.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 205.42 Bn | 189.99 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 10.33% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 16.90 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 16.06% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 4.18 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 240.40 Mn | 10.77% |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 905.05 Mn | 728.30 Mn | 100.00 Mn | -192.22% |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 675.30 Mn | 590.68 Mn | 32.16 Mn | 4.47% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 31.10 Mn | -22.52 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -27.05% |
| 7 | American Picture House | 4.55 Mn | 4.55 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 792,061.23 | -15.85 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 58,016.81 | -592,216.19 | - | 156.05% |
| 10 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.32% |
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Warner Music Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();