Warner Music WMG
NASDAQ WMG
$27.21 +0.91 (+3.46%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Warner Music (WMG) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2018)

Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q4 2018, up 34.93% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q3 2018.

Warner Music (WMG) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 6 consecutive years, with 0.02% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at 0.02% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2015 annual figure was 0.06%, up 5.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.02% in Q4 2018 per WMG's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.22% in Q1 2016 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q2 2014.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.03% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2018.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Return on Invested Capital advanced 20 bps — and 2017, when it declined 20 bps.
  • Warner Music's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2014, then soared by 921 bps to 0.03% in 2015, then plunged by 75 bps to 0.01% in 2016, then surged by 72 bps to 0.01% in 2017, then advanced by 28 bps to 0.02% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows WMG's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q4 2018, 0.01% in Q3 2018, and 0.01% in Q2 2018.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn 0.04%
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn -0.01%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn 0.00%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 0.00%
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - -
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn 0.00%
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn -
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - 0.13%
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 0.05%
10 Warner Music 9.85 Bn 9.23 Bn 854.00 Mn -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 0.02%
Sep 30, 2018 0.01%
Jun 30, 2018 0.01%
Mar 31, 2017 0.01%
Dec 31, 2016 0.01%
Sep 30, 2016 0.01%
Jun 30, 2016 0.01%
Mar 31, 2016 0.22%
Dec 31, 2015 0.03%
Sep 30, 2015 0.03%
Jun 30, 2015 0.02%
Mar 31, 2015 0.01%
Dec 31, 2014 0.00%
Sep 30, 2014 0.00%
Jun 30, 2014 0.00%
Mar 31, 2014 0.00%
Dec 31, 2013 0.00%
Sep 30, 2013 0.01%
Jun 30, 2013 0.02%
Mar 31, 2013 0.03%