Financing
Dividends Paid
Warner Music Group Dividends Paid remained flat by 0.0% to $100M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.3%, from $95M to $100M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 9.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2017
Last reportedQ2 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent or growing dividends signal financial health and management confidence, while cuts may signal financial distress.
Detailed definition
Cash distributions paid to the company's common shareholders out of earnings. This is a primary mechanism for returning...
Peer comparison
Compared against dividend yield and payout ratio benchmarks for the specific industry sector.
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dividends_paidHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $62M | $78M | $78M | $78M | $79M | $83M | $84M | $83M | $84M | $89M | $89M | $89M | $89M | $94M | $94M | $95M | $94M | $100M | $100M | $100M |
| QoQ Change | — | +25.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.3% | +5.1% | +1.2% | -1.2% | +1.2% | +6.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.6% | +0.0% | +1.1% | -1.1% | +6.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +27.4% | +6.4% | +7.7% | +6.4% | +6.3% | +7.2% | +6.0% | +7.2% | +6.0% | +5.6% | +5.6% | +6.7% | +5.6% | +6.4% | +6.4% | +5.3% |
Range$62M – $100M
CAGR+10.6%
Avg YoY Growth+7.6%
Median YoY Growth+6.4%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warner Music Group's dividends paid?
- Warner Music Group (WMG) reported dividends paid of $100M in Q1 2026.
- How has Warner Music Group's dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- Warner Music Group's dividends paid increased by 5.3% year-over-year, from $95M to $100M.
- What is the long-term trend for Warner Music Group's dividends paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Warner Music Group's dividends paid has grown at a 9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $265M to $383M.
- What does dividends paid mean?
- Cash paid out to shareholders as a return on their investment.