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

Warner Music (WMG) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 28.74% for Q1 2026, down 1588.0% YoY from 1.93% in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 28.86% in Q4 2025.

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

Warner Music has disclosed Tax Rate across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 28.74% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 1588.0% year-over-year to 28.74%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.54% (up 6.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.49%, up 402.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate steadied at 28.74% in Q1 2026, from 28.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for WMG reached as high as 44.62% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 45.45% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 26.97% (2024), against an average of 19.71%.
  • The widest YoY moves for Tax Rate: up 2883 bps in 2025, down 6300 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 27.91% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 27.17% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 26.97% in 2024, then grew by 7 bps to 28.86% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 28.74% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 28.74%, 28.86%, and 2.83% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Leifras 65,924.76 Bn 65,924.74 Bn 5.99 Mn -16.83%
2 Netflix 313.29 Bn 301.00 Bn 11.41 Bn 19.31%
3 Walt Disney 169.09 Bn 170.02 Bn 23.68 Bn 26.79%
4 Warner Bros. Discovery 66.81 Bn 64.68 Bn 4.25 Bn 6.86%
5 Live Nation Entertainment 42.77 Bn 34.31 Bn 1.31 Bn 7.79%
6 Roku 20.73 Bn 18.35 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.27%
7 Fox 20.53 Bn 17.04 Bn - 25.85%
8 Paramount Skydance 11.21 Bn 9.13 Bn - 24.14%
9 Warner Music 10.40 Bn 9.76 Bn 802.00 Mn 28.74%
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.99 Bn 1.90 Bn 24.85%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.74%
Mar 31, 2026 28.74%
Dec 31, 2025 28.86%
Dec 31, 2025 28.86%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.83%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.83%
Jun 30, 2025 -45.45%
Jun 30, 2025 -45.45%
Mar 31, 2025 44.62%
Mar 31, 2025 44.62%
Dec 31, 2024 26.97%
Dec 31, 2024 26.97%
Sep 30, 2024 5.88%
Sep 30, 2024 5.88%
Jun 30, 2024 17.54%
Jun 30, 2024 17.54%
Mar 31, 2024 15.79%
Mar 31, 2024 15.79%
Dec 31, 2023 27.17%
Dec 31, 2023 27.17%