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Warner Music (WMG) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Warner Music (WMG) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% to 0.1% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.1%, a 2.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.11%, down 4.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.1% for Q4 2025 at Warner Music, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.2% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 0.13% and a median of 0.13% in 2021 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Invested Capital was 22bps in 2021; the steepest drop was -20bps in 2021.
  • Warner Music's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12% in 2021, then grew by 16bps to 0.14% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 0.14% in 2023, then decreased by -18bps to 0.12% in 2024, then fell by -14bps to 0.1% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WMG's Return on Invested Capital are 0.1% (Q4 2025), 0.11% (Q3 2025), and 0.17% (Q2 2025).