What is Warner Music Group's D&A?

Warner Music Group (WMG) reported D&A of $72M in Q1 2026.

How has Warner Music Group's D&A changed year-over-year?

Warner Music Group's D&A increased by 16.1% year-over-year, from $62M to $72M.

What is the long-term trend for Warner Music Group's D&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Warner Music Group's D&A has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $229M to $258M.

Non-cash expense representing the systematic allocation of tangible asset costs (depreciation) and intangible asset costs (amortization) over their useful lives.

Warner Music Group WMG D&A

D&A at other companies

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$8.12M+20.0%

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.WBD

$1.23B-20.7%

LiveOne, Inc.LVO

$181K-61.7%

Segments

By segment

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Recorded Music$37M+12.1%

Music Publishing$35M+20.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.7B+16.7%

Gross profit$802.0M+15.7%

Operating income$264.0M+57.1%

Net income$183.0M+408%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$741.0M+16.3%

Total debt$895.0M-79.0%

Total equity$738.0M+30.2%

Total assets$10.6B+10.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$126.0M+82.6%

CapEx$27.0M-25.0%

Free cash flow$99.0M+200%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.85B-14.4%

Enterprise value$14B-29.9%

P/E30.6×-23.8×

P/S1.9×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin45.8%-1.0pp

Operating margin12.1%+0.6pp

Net margin6.3%-0.8pp

FCF margin10.2%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity69.3%-21.1pp

Debt / equity1.2×-6.3×

Current ratio0.7×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Warner Music Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets.

The official record: Warner Music Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Warner Music Group's D&A?: Warner Music Group (WMG) reported D&A of $72M in Q1 2026.
How has Warner Music Group's D&A changed year-over-year?: Warner Music Group's D&A increased by 16.1% year-over-year, from $62M to $72M.
What is the long-term trend for Warner Music Group's D&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Warner Music Group's D&A has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $229M to $258M.
What does D&A mean?: Non-cash expense representing the systematic allocation of tangible asset costs (depreciation) and intangible asset costs (amortization) over their useful lives.