What is Warner Music Group's music publishing — acquisitions?

Warner Music Group (WMG) reported music publishing — acquisitions of $0 in Q1 2026.

What does music publishing — acquisitions mean?

The capital deployed specifically for the purchase of music publishing catalogs or rights during the reporting period. This reflects the company's strategy to expand its intellectual property portfolio.

Warner Music Group WMG Music Publishing — Acquisitions

Other segment segments

Recorded Music

$4M—

Similar metrics at other companies

ADBEPublishing and Advertising — Acquisitions

$0—

ANGXPayments To Acquire To Content

$93.76K-63.8%

ADBEDigital Media — Acquisitions

$3.5M—

MDLNPayments for Asset Acquisitions

$8.25M+230%

HPQPrinting — Acquisitions

$0-100%

CMCSAMedia — Acquisitions

$0—

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:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

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

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What is Warner Music Group's music publishing — acquisitions?: Warner Music Group (WMG) reported music publishing — acquisitions of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does music publishing — acquisitions mean?: The capital deployed specifically for the purchase of music publishing catalogs or rights during the reporting period. This reflects the company's strategy to expand its intellectual property portfolio.