Warner Music (WMG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $12.0 million for Q1 2026, down 14.29% year-over-year from $14.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 36.84% quarter-over-quarter from $19.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Warner Music (WMG) has reported Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $12.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 14.29% year-over-year to $12.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $43.0 million (down 41.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $54.0 million, up 3.85% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation fell to $12.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $19.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $47.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $1.0 million in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $12.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $9.5 million in 2023.
- On a YoY basis, Share-based Compensation climbed as much as 850.0% in 2025 and fell as far as 90.0% in 2025.
- Warner Music's Share-based Compensation stood at $14.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 35.71% to $9.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 77.78% to $2.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 850.0% to $19.0 million in 2025, then sank by 36.84% to $12.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WMG's Share-based Compensation at $12.0 million in Q1 2026, $19.0 million in Q4 2025, and $11.0 million in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 47.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |