What does recorded music — restructuring & impairment mean?

Captures non-recurring costs associated with organizational restructuring, such as severance and facility closures, alongside write-downs of asset values within the recorded music segment. These charges reflect strategic shifts or adjustments to the carrying value of assets due to changing market conditions.

Warner Music Group WMG Recorded Music — Restructuring & Impairment

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Music Publishing

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SIL

SILARestructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges

$0-100%

LOCORestructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges

$14K+27.3%

DINRestructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges

$800K-86.2%

DOCSRestructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges

$0-100%

UAARestructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges

$8.01M-49.1%

PDYNRestructuring Costs And Asset Impairment Charges

$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:RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions.

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 recorded music — restructuring & impairment?: Warner Music Group (WMG) reported recorded music — restructuring & impairment of $6M in Q1 2026.
How has Warner Music Group's recorded music — restructuring & impairment changed year-over-year?: Warner Music Group's recorded music — restructuring & impairment decreased by 53.8% year-over-year, from $13M to $6M.
What does recorded music — restructuring & impairment mean?: Captures non-recurring costs associated with organizational restructuring, such as severance and facility closures, alongside write-downs of asset values within the recorded music segment. These charges reflect strategic shifts or adjustments to the carrying value of assets due to changing market conditions.