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Universal Music Group WBAG:UMG Stock Report

Last Price

€25.04

Market Cap

€45.5b

7D

4.2%

1Y

-9.1%

Updated

28 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Universal Music Group N.V.

WBAG:UMG Stock Report

Market Cap: €45.5b

Universal Music Group N.V. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Universal Music Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€25.04
52 Week High€29.45
52 Week Low€20.64
Beta0.84
1 Month Change-3.13%
3 Month Change-3.58%
1 Year Change-9.11%
3 Year Change14.49%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO5.19%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

UMGAT EntertainmentAT Market
7D4.2%0%0%
1Y-9.1%0%0%

Return vs Industry: UMG exceeded the Austrian Entertainment industry which returned -11.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: UMG underperformed the Austrian Market which returned 10.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is UMG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
UMG volatility
UMG Average Weekly Movement4.2%
Entertainment Industry Average Movement0%
Market Average Movement0%
10% most volatile stocks in AT Market0%
10% least volatile stocks in AT Market0%

Stable Share Price: UMG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Austrian market.

Volatility Over Time: UMG's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

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About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20209,636Lucian Graingewww.universalmusic.com

Universal Music Group N.V. operates as a music company worldwide. It operates through Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Merchandising & Other segments. The Recorded Music segment discovers and develops recording artists, as well as licenses, markets, promotes, distributes, and sells their music across various formats and platforms; and engages in the live events, sponsorship, film, and television operations.

Universal Music Group N.V. Fundamentals Summary

How do Universal Music Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
UMG fundamental statistics
Market cap€45.45b
Earnings (TTM)€2.09b
Revenue (TTM)€11.83b

21.8x

P/E Ratio

3.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
UMG income statement (TTM)
Revenue€11.83b
Cost of Revenue€6.75b
Gross Profit€5.09b
Other Expenses€3.00b
Earnings€2.09b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Apr 29, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.14
Gross Margin42.99%
Net Profit Margin17.63%
Debt/Equity Ratio58.3%

How did UMG perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.1%

Current Dividend Yield

46%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/28 05:49
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Universal Music Group N.V. is covered by 30 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
William PackerBNP Paribas Exane
Adrien de Saint HilaireBofA Global Research