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Warner Music Group Corp.BST:WA4 Stock Report

Market Cap €12.8b
Updated 1d ago
Share Price
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1Yn/a
7D-4.8%
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Warner Music Group Corp.

BST:WA4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €12.8b

  • Company Overview
    • Valuation
    • Future Growth
    • Past Performance
    • Financial Health
    • Dividend
  • Management
  • Ownership
  • Other Information
  • Stock Community

Warner Music Group (WA4) Stock Overview

Operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. More details

WA4 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends2/6

Rewards

Trading at 41.6% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 21.51% per year

Earnings grew by 127% over the past year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 36.3%

Risk Analysis

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Dividend of 2.89% is not well covered by free cash flows


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PastFuture-384m9b2016201920222025202620282031Revenue US$9.5bEarnings US$864.4m
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Warner Music Group Corp. Competitors

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Market cap: €5.2b

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Market cap: €4.8b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Warner Music Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$24.08
52 Week HighUS$30.15
52 Week LowUS$20.22
Beta1.3
1 Month Change3.84%
3 Month Change0.12%
1 Year Changen/a
3 Year Change-21.20%
5 Year Change-34.64%
Change since IPO-6.90%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

WA4DE EntertainmentDE Market
7D-4.8%0.04%0.3%
1Yn/a-32.7%5.0%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how WA4 performed against the German Entertainment industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how WA4 performed against the German Market.

Price Volatility

Is WA4's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WA4 volatility
WA4 Average Weekly Movement5.2%
Entertainment Industry Average Movement9.0%
Market Average Movement5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.4%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: WA4 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: WA4's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19295,500Robert Kynclwww.wmg.com

Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The company is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously unreleased materials.

Warner Music Group Corp. Fundamentals Summary

How do Warner Music Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WA4 fundamental statistics
Market cap€12.78b
Earnings (TTM)€579.95m
Revenue (TTM)€6.37b
21.8x
P/E Ratio
2.0x
P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WA4 income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$7.30b
Cost of RevenueUS$3.96b
Gross ProfitUS$3.34b
Other ExpensesUS$2.68b
EarningsUS$665.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.27
Gross Margin45.77%
Net Profit Margin9.10%
Debt/Equity Ratio433.7%

How did WA4 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.9%
Current Dividend Yield
60%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 15:34
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/21 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

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
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
  • Analyst Research Reports
  • Blue Matrix
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
  • ICE Market Data
  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements
  • SEC Form 8-K

* 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

Warner Music Group Corp. is covered by 26 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
Kannan VenkateshwarBarclays
Todd JuengerBernstein
Ian MooreBernstein

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