Warner Music (WMG) Total Debt (2010 - 2026)
Warner Music (WMG) reported Total Debt of $4.71 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 16.0% from $4.06 billion a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
Warner Music (WMG) Total Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Warner Music posted Total Debt of $4.37 billion, up 8.7% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has increased for nine consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Total Debt came in at $4.01 billion in FY2024 (+1.3%), $3.96 billion in FY2023 (+6.2%), $3.73 billion in FY2022 (+11.5%) and $3.35 billion in FY2021 (+7.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Total Debt spans a low of $3.35 billion in fiscal Q4 2021 and a high of $4.72 billion in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Total Debt has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 7.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 18.3%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 1.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $4.72 billion (Q2 2026), $4.37 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.37 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 207.01 Bn | 184.77 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 46.04 Bn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 11.93 Bn | 9.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 4.71 Bn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 4.25 Bn | 2.95 Bn | - | 1.86 Bn |
| 4 | Reservoir Media | 688.00 Mn | 603.04 Mn | 32.16 Mn | 458.60 Mn |
| 5 | Angel Studios | 681.69 Mn | 487.37 Mn | 59.96 Mn | 74.36 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 33.47 Mn | 16.34 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | 98,672.00 |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 965,086.92 | -16.70 Mn | - | 36.57 Mn |
| 9 | AI Era | 54,593.42 | -595,639.58 | - | 415,558.00 |
| 10 | Sony | 161.53 Bn | 96.07 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 9.20 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.35 Bn |
Warner Music Total Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "ticker": "WMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=WMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();