Growth Metrics

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

Warner Music (WMG) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.11% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% to 0.11% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.11% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.11% for FY2025, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.11% at Warner Music, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.15% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.0% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2021.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital hit 22bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -20bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12% in 2021, then increased by 16bps to 0.14% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 0.14% in 2023, then fell by -18bps to 0.12% in 2024, then dropped by -2bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.11%, 0.11%, and 0.1% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.