Warner Music (WMG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Warner Music's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 74.22% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 35.64 percentage points from 38.58% a year earlier and up 20.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Warner Music (WMG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Warner Music's Return on Equity [ROE] was 51.68%, down 34.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a four-year change of -61348.32 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 86.52% in FY2024 (-60.31 pp), 146.82% in FY2023 (-371.87 pp), 518.69% in FY2022 (-60881.31 pp) and 61400.00% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -24.24 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 784.88 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 206.03 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Return on Equity [ROE] at 54.00% (Q2 2026), 38.46% (Q1 2026) and 47.16% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 205.42 Bn | 189.99 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 7.96% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 16.90 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 74.22% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 4.18 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 240.40 Mn | - |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 905.05 Mn | 728.30 Mn | 100.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 675.30 Mn | 590.68 Mn | 32.16 Mn | 2.73% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 31.10 Mn | -22.52 Mn | 1.19 Mn | 25.85% |
| 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 | - | -7.06% |
| 10 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -8.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 62.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 76.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 72.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 95.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 94.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 97.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 120.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 153.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 159.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 218.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 326.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 252.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 215.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 363.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 435.46% |
API Access
Warner Music Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();