Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)

US — Communication Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol WMG
  • Rev/Share 12.1733
  • Book/Share 1.5183
  • PB 24.2907
  • Debt/Equity 8.0335
  • CurrentRatio 0.6637
  • ROIC 0.0962

 

  • MktCap 13797926081.0
  • FreeCF/Share 1.1032
  • PFCF 24.0382
  • PE 30.4708
  • Debt/Assets 0.4761
  • DivYield 0.0272
  • ROE 0.8557

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation WMG Bernstein -- Outperform -- $32 June 4, 2025
Downgrade WMG Goldman Buy Neutral -- $28 May 12, 2025
Downgrade WMG Morgan Stanley Overweight Equal Weight -- $32 April 21, 2025
Initiation WMG FBN Securities -- Sector Perform -- $35 March 28, 2025
Upgrade WMG Citigroup Neutral Buy $34 $42 Feb. 14, 2025
Reiterated WMG Guggenheim -- Buy $44 $40 Jan. 8, 2025
Downgrade WMG BofA Securities Neutral Underperform $33 $30 Oct. 4, 2024

News

Major Labels in Talks to License AI Use of Music, Report Says
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Published: June 03, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Warner Music Group (WMG) shares fell on word the big music distributor was one of three firms negotiating with artificial intelligence (AI) startups to monetize AI use of its music catalog.

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Warner Music Group Corp. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
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Published: May 16, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

NEW YORK, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (“Warner Music Group” or “WMG”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on WMG's Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable on June 3, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 27, 2025.

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Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) Lags Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
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Published: May 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.07 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.18 per share a year ago.

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Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fiscal Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
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Published: May 08, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Financial Highlights Q2 Performance Driven by Revenue Growth Across Recorded Music and Music Publishing Cost Savings Plans on Track, With Reinvestment Initiatives Accelerating Year-to-Date Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Increased by 53% and 59%, Respectively For the three months ended March 31, 2025 Total revenue decreased 1% , or increased 1% in constant currency Net incom e decreased 63% to $36 million versus $96 million in the prior-ye ar quar ter Operating income increased 41% to $168 million versus $119 million in the prior-year quarter Adjusted OIBDA decreased 3% to $303 million , versus $312 million in the …

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Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
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Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Warner Music Group (WMG) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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WARNER MUSIC GROUP PARTNERS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL POWERHOUSE ANJULA ACHARIA
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Published: April 22, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

'5 Junction' imprint focused on breaking American artists of South Asian heritage and talent from the Subcontinent in the U.S. NEW YORK , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG) and entrepreneurial powerhouse Anjula Acharia are partnering to launch 5 Junction, a new JV label focused on discovering and nurturing U.S.-based artists of South Asian heritage, as well as amplifying the success of WMG's existing artists from South Asia and its diaspora. 5 Junction will collaborate closely with LA-based Warner Records, led by Tom Corson [Co-Chairman and COO] and Aaron Bay-Schuck [Co-Chairman and CEO].

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Warner Music appoints former Activision Blizzard executive as finance chief
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Published: April 14, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Warner Music Group , the label behind artists such as Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa, has appointed former Activision Blizzard executive Armin Zerza as its finance chief, the music entertainment company said on Monday.

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About Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)

  • IPO Date 2020-06-03
  • Website https://www.wmg.com
  • Industry Entertainment
  • CEO Mr. Robert Kyncl
  • Employees 5800

Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The Recorded Music segment is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by such recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously unreleased materials; and conducts its operation primarily through a collection of record labels, such as Warner Records and Atlantic Records, as well as Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin' Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville. This segment markets, distributes, and sells music and video products to retailers and wholesale distributors; independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors; and various distribution centers and ventures, as well as retail outlets, online physical retailers, streaming services, and download services. The Music Publishing segment owns and acquires rights to approximately one million musical compositions comprising pop hits, American standards, folk songs, and motion picture and theatrical compositions. Its catalog includes approximately 100,000 songwriters and composers; and various genres, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Latin, folk, blues, symphonic, soul, Broadway, electronic, alternative, and gospel. This segment also administers the music and soundtracks of various third-party television and film producers and studios. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, New York.