Warner Music (WMG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) has reported Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $2.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 87.5% year-over-year to $2.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $44.0 million, a 34.33% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $54.0 million, up 3.85% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $2.0 million for Q2 2026 at Warner Music, down from $12.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $24.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at $2.0 million in Q2 2026.
• A 5-year average of $11.3 million and a median of $10.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 250.0% in 2023 and slumped 87.5% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $14.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 35.71% to $9.0 million in 2023, then soared by 44.44% to $13.0 million in 2024, then surged by 46.15% to $19.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 89.47% to $2.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.0 million (Q2 2026), $12.0 million (Q1 2026), and $19.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.