What does music publishing — restructuring & impairment mean?

Expenses recognized in the current period related to the reorganization of the publishing segment or the write-down of asset values. This captures the immediate impact of strategic pivots or asset devaluation.

Warner Music Group WMG Music Publishing — Restructuring & Impairment

Other segment segments

Recorded Music

$6M-53.8%

Similar metrics at other companies

LILARestructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions

$11.2M-28.7%

DFINRestructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions

$700K-75.9%

OTEXRestructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions

$73.88M+1,817%

XYLRestructuring and Asset Impairment Losses

$11M-57.7%

AMPXRestructuring Settlement And Impairment Provisions

$5.63M+1,110%

ALG

ALGTRestructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions

$27.78M+1,887%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$1.7B+16.7%

Gross profit$802.0M+15.7%

Operating income$264.0M+57.1%

Net income$183.0M+408%

Balance sheet

See full

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

See full

Operating cash flow$126.0M+82.6%

CapEx$27.0M-25.0%

Free cash flow$99.0M+200%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$13.85B-14.4%

Enterprise value$14B-29.9%

P/E30.6×-23.8×

P/S1.9×-0.6×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin45.8%-1.0pp

Operating margin12.1%+0.6pp

Net margin6.3%-0.8pp

FCF margin10.2%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

See full

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:RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions.

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

Ask your AI about Warner Music Group's music publishing — restructuring & impairment.

Connect your AI assistant and compare segments, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Warner Music Group's music publishing — restructuring & impairment?: Warner Music Group (WMG) reported music publishing — restructuring & impairment of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does music publishing — restructuring & impairment mean?: Expenses recognized in the current period related to the reorganization of the publishing segment or the write-down of asset values. This captures the immediate impact of strategic pivots or asset devaluation.