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% on a QoQ basis from $71.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Music (WMG) has 17 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $73.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 151.72% year-over-year to $73.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $146.0 million (down 3.31% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $120.0 million, down 2.44% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions advanced to $73.0 million in Q1 2026 per WMG's latest filing, from $71.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $89.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$3.0 million in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $37.0 million (2022), against an average of $39.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Tax Provisions slumped 200.0%; it then soared 151.72% in 2026.
- Tracing WMG's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $48.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 50.0% to $72.0 million in 2023, then gained by 23.61% to $89.0 million in 2024, then fell by 20.22% to $71.0 million in 2025, then grew by 2.82% to $73.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WMG Tax Provisions figures stand at $73.0 million (Q1 2026), $71.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -214.00 Mn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -32.09 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 61.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 5.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 2.90 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 68.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 33.98 Mn |
| 10 | Warner Music | 4.58 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 73.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 35.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -21.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -77.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 50.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -19.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -152.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -6.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -39.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 19.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 9.00 Mn |