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Warner Music Group WMG Ratios & Valuation

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Profitability
Gross margin45.8%-0.1pp45.9%0.0pp45.8%-0.8pp46.6%-0.2pp46.8%-0.1pp
Operating margin12.1%+1.0pp11.2%+0.8pp10.3%-0.4pp10.7%-0.8pp11.6%+0.8pp
Net margin6.3%+1.9pp4.4%-1.0pp5.4%+0.9pp4.6%-2.5pp7.1%-0.9pp
EBITDA margin17.8%+0.9pp16.8%+0.9pp16%-0.3pp16.2%-0.7pp16.9%+0.9pp
Free cash flow margin10.2%+0.6pp9.6%+1.6pp8%-1.3pp9.4%-2.6pp12%+0.5pp
Returns
Return on equity69.3%+21.1pp48.2%-14.4pp62.7%+7.3pp55.4%-35.0pp90.4%-11.2pp
Return on assets4.5%+1.3pp3.2%-0.7pp3.8%+0.7pp3.2%-1.7pp4.9%-0.7pp
Return on invested capital25.5%+0.1pp25.4%+3.6pp21.8%+10.2pp11.6%-1.7pp13.3%-0.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Inventory turnover50.5×-1.2×51.7×+6.6×45.1×+9.3×35.8×-0.6×36.4×+1.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Quick ratio0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×
Cash ratio0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.2×+0.5×0.8×-0.1×0.8×-6.5×7.3×-0.2×7.5×-0.2×
Debt-to-assets0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.4×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA0.1×+0.3×-0.2×-0.2×-3.6×3.6×+0.2×3.4×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization$13.34B-16.7%$16.02B-9.8%$17.75B+26.1%$14.08B-13.7%$16.31B+1.6%
Enterprise value$13.49B-14.7%$15.81B-11.0%$17.77B-0.6%$17.87B-10.3%$19.93B+2.3%
Price / earnings29.5×-23.0×52.5×+3.9×48.6×+1.2×47.4×+11.3×36.1×+4.7×
Price / sales1.9×-0.5×2.3×-0.3×2.6×+0.5×2.2×-0.4×2.6×0.0×
Price / book18.1×-4.2×22.3×-5.2×27.4×+3.5×23.9×-4.9×28.8×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA10.7×-3.0×13.7×-2.9×16.6×-0.4×17×-1.6×18.6×-0.6×
EV / sales1.9×-0.4×2.3×-0.4×2.6×-0.1×2.8×-0.4×3.1×+0.1×
Free cash flow yield5.5%+1.3pp4.1%+1.1pp3%-1.3pp4.3%-0.3pp4.7%+0.1pp
Earnings yield3.4%+1.5pp1.9%-0.2pp2.1%-0.1pp2.1%-0.7pp2.8%-0.4pp
Dividend yield3%+0.5pp2.4%+0.3pp2.2%-0.5pp2.7%+0.4pp2.3%0.0pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Warner Music Group's profit margins?
Warner Music Group (WMG) runs a 45.8% gross margin and a 12.1% operating margin, with a 6.3% net margin.
Where do Warner Music Group's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Warner Music Group's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.