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

Warner Music's (WMG) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $12.0 million in Q1 2026, down 14.29% year-on-year from $14.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 36.84% on a QoQ basis from $19.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 16 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $12.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 14.29% year-over-year to $12.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $43.0 million, a 41.1% 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 for Q1 2026 stood at $12.0 million, down from $19.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for WMG reached as high as $47.0 million in Q3 2024 and fell as low as $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.
  • Year by year, 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 soared by 850.0% to $19.0 million in 2025, then sank by 36.84% to $12.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $12.0 million in Q1 2026, $19.0 million in Q4 2025, and $11.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 6.63 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 152.00 Mn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 47.93 Mn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 51.52 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 39.59 Mn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 30.00 Mn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Warner Music 73.15 Mn -534.85 Mn 802.00 Mn 12.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2023 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.00 Mn