Warner Music Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Warner Music Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.31% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.3%
Dividend yield
0.03%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 11.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.720 |
| Payout ratio | 87% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
What Is Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) Share Price Doing?
Dec 20
Earnings Miss: Warner Music Group Corp. Missed EPS By 21% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Nov 24Downgrading Warner Music Group As Spotify And Live Nation Strike A Chord
Nov 23Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.18
Nov 12Why We're Not Concerned About Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) Share Price
Oct 28Warner Music Group: Serving The Middle Class Artists
Oct 10Investors Will Want Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Oct 09Is Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 18Is There An Opportunity With Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) 35% Undervaluation?
Aug 27Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG)?
Aug 06Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Jul 16Warner Music Group: Strong Competitive Position In The Music Label Industry
Jul 08Investors Will Want Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Jun 28Here's Why Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jun 10Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point
May 21Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) Shares Could Be 23% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
May 08Should You Investigate Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) At US$33.66?
Apr 17Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Mar 26What You Can Learn From Warner Music Group Corp.'s (NASDAQ:WMG) P/E
Jan 22Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 01Stability 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 4 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Warner Music Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WMG) | 2.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Entertainment) | 1.2% |
| Analyst forecast (WMG) (up to 3 years) | 2.9% |
Notable Dividend: WMG's dividend (2.31%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: WMG's dividend (2.31%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (86.9%), WMG's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (82.7%), WMG's dividend payments are 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 | 2024/12/22 02:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
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 34 analysts. 17 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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| Hamilton Faber | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |