Warner Music (WMG) Tax Provisions (2010 - 2026)

Warner Music (WMG) reported Tax Provisions of $73.0 million for Q1 2026, up 151.72% year-over-year from $29.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.82% quarter-over-quarter from $71.0 million in Q4 2025.

Warner Music (WMG) Tax Provisions (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $73.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $73.0 million, up 151.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $146.0 million (down 3.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $120.0 million, down 2.44% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions grew to $73.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $71.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $89.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$3.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $39.2 million and a median of $37.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Tax Provisions plunged 200.0% in 2025, then surged 151.72% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $48.0 million in 2022, then soared by 50.0% to $72.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 23.61% to $89.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 20.22% to $71.0 million in 2025, then rose by 2.82% to $73.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WMG's Tax Provisions at $73.0 million in Q1 2026, $71.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.26 Bn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 902.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -214.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -32.09 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 61.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 2.90 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 68.00 Mn
10 Warner Music 4.13 Bn 3.49 Bn 802.00 Mn 73.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 71.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 89.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 72.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 58.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 37.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 39.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 41.00 Mn