Warner Music Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 1/6
Warner Music Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.48%.
Key information
2.5%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 21.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 105% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Warner Music Group: Solid Executions Should Lead To Closure Of Relative Valuation Gap
Dec 05Is Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 30
What You Can Learn From Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) P/E
Jul 28Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 27% Above Its Share Price
Jun 26Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Dividend Will Be $0.18
May 19Is It Time To Consider Buying Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG)?
Apr 27Here's Why Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Mar 24Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.18
Feb 18Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Earnings Seem To Be Promising
Feb 13Warner Music Group: Strategic Moves To Strengthen Its Catalog And Unlock Premium Revenue
Feb 10Results: Warner Music Group Corp. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Feb 09Downgrading Warner Music Group As Spotify And Live Nation Strike A Chord
Nov 23Warner Music Group: Serving The Middle Class Artists
Oct 10Warner Music Group: Strong Competitive Position In The Music Label Industry
Jul 08Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, WMG has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WMG's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 5 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Warner Music Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WMG) | 2.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Entertainment) | 1.4% |
| Analyst forecast (WMG) (up to 3 years) | 2.9% |
Notable Dividend: WMG's dividend (2.48%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: WMG's dividend (2.48%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.39%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (105.3%), WMG's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (115.4%), WMG's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/12/31 09:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| 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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Warner Music Group Corp. is covered by 29 analysts. 16 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 |
| Ian Moore | Bernstein |
| Todd Juenger | Bernstein |