Warner Music Group Corp. WMG
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What this company does
Written from the business description in Warner Music Group Corp.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 20 November 2025. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.
Growth
Revenue compounded at +8.5% a year over the five years to FY2025.
Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.
Profitability
Each USD of equity produced 63 cents of profit this year.
The 15-year record
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue $B | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Operating income $B | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| EBITDA $B | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Income tax $B | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Net income $B | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
| Free cash flow $B | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| EPS, diluted $ | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 1.06 | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ |
| Dividend / sh $ | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.51 | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ |
| Payout % | 105 | 83 | 79 | 58 | 87 | −72 | 37 | 301 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROE % | 62.7 | 105.5 | 187.4 | 602.2 | — | — | — | — | 58.6 | 12.0 | −30.7 | −56.2 | −24.0 | −11.2 | ◌ |
| Shares out B | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ◌ |
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This company against its peers
Company facts, as filed
Reconciled in 15 of the 15 fiscal years we could check. 15 checks were skipped: EPS is not tagged before 2022. Eight checks were skipped: the balance sheet is not tagged before 2011. Three checks were skipped: revenue is not tagged before 2010.