Warner Music Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Warner Music Group's CEO is Robert Kyncl, appointed in Feb 2023, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is $15.91M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.026% of the company’s shares, worth €3.12M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 8.2 years respectively.
Key information
Robert Kyncl
Chief executive officer
US$15.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.57% |
| CEO tenure | 3.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$447m |
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$302m |
| Sep 30 2025 | US$16m | US$2m | US$361m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$293m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$446m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$505m |
| Sep 30 2024 | US$19m | US$2m | US$429m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$539m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$522m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$461m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$20m | US$2m | US$424m |
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD15.91M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.82M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Robert Kyncl (55 yo)
Mr. Robert Kyncl is Trustee of The Paley Center for Media. Mr. Kyncl serves as President at Warner Music Group Corp. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Warner Music Group Corp. since Febr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.4yrs | US$15.91m | 0.026% € 3.1m | |
| COO & CFO | 1.2yrs | US$12.34m | 0.012% € 1.5m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Digital Officer | 2.8yrs | US$4.78m | 0.0039% € 473.8k | |
| Co-Chair & CEO of Warner Chappell Music | 7.3yrs | US$6.00m | 0.0068% € 823.4k | |
| Co-Chair & COO of Warner Chappell Music | 7.5yrs | US$5.37m | 0.0068% € 823.4k | |
| Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 14.8yrs | US$1.34m | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 19.6yrs | US$5.25m | 0.019% € 2.3m | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Communications Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer | 1.9yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WA4's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.4yrs | US$15.91m | 0.026% € 3.1m | |
| Co-Chair & CEO of Warner Chappell Music | 7.3yrs | US$6.00m | 0.0068% € 823.4k | |
| Co-Chair & COO of Warner Chappell Music | 7.5yrs | US$5.37m | 0.0068% € 823.4k | |
| Independent Chairman | 7.4yrs | US$425.62k | 0.0086% € 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 12.2yrs | US$283.87k | 0.0050% € 609.0k | |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | 15yrs | no data | 0.21% € 26.2m | |
| Director | 15yrs | no data | 0.048% € 5.9m | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$288.87k | 0.0059% € 716.2k | |
| Chairman of Atlantic Music Group | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$298.87k | 0.0046% € 554.2k | |
| Director | 15yrs | no data | 0.046% € 5.7m | |
| Independent Director | 8.8yrs | US$288.87k | 0.0050% € 609.0k |
Experienced Board: WA4's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/07/26 17:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |
| Todd Juenger | Bernstein |
| Ian Moore | Bernstein |