{ "cik": 1319161, "cik_padded": "0001319161", "entityName": "Warner Music Group Corp.", "fiscal_years": [ { "accn": "0001319161-25-000034", "filed": "2025-11-20", "fiscal_year": 2025, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 16000000.0, "capex": 139000000.0, "cash": 532000000.0, "dividends_paid": 383000000.0, "free_cash_flow": 539000000.0, "net_income": 365000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 678000000.0, "operating_income": 694000000.0, "revenue": 6707000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 647000000.0, "total_assets": 9829000000.0, "total_liabilities": 9072000000.0 }, "period_end": "2025-09-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 14.021638330757341, "net_margin": 0.05442075443566423, "operating_margin": 0.10347398240644103, "payout_ratio": 1.0493150684931507, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.043728602552131964, "roa_avg2y": 0.038453434471133585, "roa_period_end": 0.03713500864787873, "roe_avg2y": 0.6266094420600858, "roe_period_end": 0.5641421947449768 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-25-000034", "filed": "2025-11-20", "fiscal_year": 2024, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 0.0, "capex": 116000000.0, "cash": 694000000.0, "dividends_paid": 361000000.0, "free_cash_flow": 638000000.0, "net_income": 435000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 754000000.0, "operating_income": 823000000.0, "revenue": 6426000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 518000000.0, "total_assets": 9155000000.0, "total_liabilities": 8480000000.0 }, "period_end": "2024-09-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 16.37065637065637, "net_margin": 0.0676937441643324, "operating_margin": 0.12807345160286338, "payout_ratio": 0.8298850574712644, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.06443597813483519, "roa_avg2y": 0.04915254237288136, "roa_period_end": 0.04751501911523757, "roe_avg2y": 1.0545454545454545, "roe_period_end": 0.8397683397683398 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-25-000034", "filed": "2025-11-20", "fiscal_year": 2023, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 0.0, "capex": 127000000.0, "cash": 641000000.0, "dividends_paid": 340000000.0, "free_cash_flow": 560000000.0, "net_income": 430000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 687000000.0, "operating_income": 790000000.0, "revenue": 6037000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 307000000.0, "total_assets": 8545000000.0, "total_liabilities": 8115000000.0 }, "period_end": "2023-09-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 26.433224755700326, "net_margin": 0.071227430843134, "operating_margin": 0.13085969852575782, "payout_ratio": 0.7906976744186046, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.019935799966210508, "roa_avg2y": 0.05252549929762414, "roa_period_end": 0.05032182562902282, "roe_avg2y": 1.8736383442265796, "roe_period_end": 1.4006514657980456 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-24-000039", "filed": "2024-11-21", "fiscal_year": 2022, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "capex": 135000000.0, "cash": 584000000.0, "dividends_paid": 318000000.0, "free_cash_flow": 607000000.0, "net_income": 551000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 742000000.0, "operating_income": 714000000.0, "revenue": 5919000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 152000000.0, "total_assets": 7828000000.0, "total_liabilities": 7660000000.0 }, "period_end": "2022-09-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 50.39473684210526, "net_margin": 0.09309004899476263, "operating_margin": 0.12062848454130766, "payout_ratio": 0.5771324863883848, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.11658177702320317, "roa_avg2y": 0.07327614868009841, "roa_period_end": 0.0703883495145631, "roe_avg2y": 6.021857923497268, "roe_period_end": 3.625 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-23-000036", "filed": "2023-11-21", "fiscal_year": 2021, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "cash": 499000000.0, "dividends_paid": 265000000.0, "net_income": 304000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 638000000.0, "operating_income": 609000000.0, "revenue": 5301000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 31000000.0, "total_assets": 7211000000.0, "total_liabilities": 7165000000.0 }, "period_end": "2021-09-30", "ratio_units": { "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "net_margin": 0.05734767025089606, "operating_margin": 0.11488398415393322, "payout_ratio": 0.8717105263157895, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.18776607663006947, "roa_avg2y": 0.04463695763893987, "roa_period_end": 0.04215781445014561, "roe_avg2y": -19.0 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-22-000035", "filed": "2022-11-22", "fiscal_year": 2020, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "cash": 553000000.0, "dividends_paid": 344000000.0, "net_income": -475000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 463000000.0, "operating_income": -229000000.0, "revenue": 4463000000.0, "stockholders_equity": -63000000.0, "total_assets": 6410000000.0, "total_liabilities": 6455000000.0 }, "period_end": "2020-09-30", "ratio_units": { "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "net_margin": -0.106430652027784, "operating_margin": -0.05131077750392113, "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.002681564245810056, "roa_avg2y": -0.07644644725195139, "roa_period_end": -0.07410296411856475, "roe_avg2y": 2.6988636363636362 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-21-000036", "filed": "2021-11-23", "fiscal_year": 2019, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "cash": 619000000.0, "dividends_paid": 94000000.0, "net_income": 256000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 400000000.0, "operating_income": 356000000.0, "revenue": 4475000000.0, "stockholders_equity": -289000000.0, "total_assets": 6017000000.0, "total_liabilities": 6286000000.0 }, "period_end": "2019-09-30", "ratio_units": { "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "net_margin": 0.057206703910614526, "operating_margin": 0.07955307262569833, "payout_ratio": 0.3671875, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.11735330836454431, "roa_avg2y": 0.04401272242757672, "roa_period_end": 0.042546119328569054, "roe_avg2y": -0.8218298555377207 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-20-000032", "filed": "2020-11-23", "fiscal_year": 2018, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "cash": 514000000.0, "dividends_paid": 925000000.0, "net_income": 307000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 425000000.0, "operating_income": 217000000.0, "revenue": 4005000000.0, "stockholders_equity": -334000000.0, "total_assets": 5616000000.0, "total_liabilities": 5786000000.0 }, "period_end": "2018-10-01", "ratio_units": { "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "net_margin": 0.0766541822721598, "operating_margin": 0.054182272159800246, "payout_ratio": 3.013029315960912, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.11996644295302013, "roa_avg2y": 0.054173283924475034, "roa_period_end": 0.05466524216524216, "roe_avg2y": -14.975609756097562 } }, { "accn": "0001319161-19-000010", "filed": "2019-11-27", "fiscal_year": 2017, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "cash": "USD", "dividends_paid": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "cash": 647000000.0, "dividends_paid": 84000000.0, "net_income": 143000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 535000000.0, "operating_income": 222000000.0, "revenue": 3576000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 293000000.0, "total_assets": 5718000000.0, "total_liabilities": 5410000000.0 }, "period_end": "2017-09-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "payout_ratio": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 18.4641638225256, "net_margin": 0.03998881431767338, "operating_margin": 0.062080536912751685, "payout_ratio": 0.5874125874125874, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.10166358595194085, "roa_avg2y": 0.0258753279652583, "roa_period_end": 0.025008744316194473, "roe_avg2y": 0.5860655737704918, "roe_period_end": 0.4880546075085324 } }, { "accn": "0001564590-18-031166", "filed": "2018-12-20", "fiscal_year": 2016, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "cash": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "cash": 359000000.0, "net_income": 25000000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 342000000.0, "operating_income": 214000000.0, "revenue": 3246000000.0, "stockholders_equity": 195000000.0, "total_assets": 5335000000.0, "total_liabilities": 5125000000.0 }, "period_end": "2016-09-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 26.28205128205128, "net_margin": 0.007701786814540973, "operating_margin": 0.06592729513247074, "roa_period_end": 0.004686035613870665, "roe_period_end": 0.1282051282051282 } } ], "latest_filing": { "accn": "0001319161-25-000034", "filed": "2025-11-20", "form": "10-K" }, "note": "Static grepcent export of verified SEC companyfacts-derived values. Monetary values are raw reported units from grepcent's resolved facts; no scaling and no FX conversion. Capex, dividends, and buybacks are reported as positive outflow magnitudes. ROE/ROA include both period-end basis (site-consistent) and average-of-two-years basis where the prior-year denominator exists.", "schema_version": "1", "sic": "7900", "sic_description": "Services-Amusement & Recreation Services", "source_urls": { "sec_companyfacts": "https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001319161.json", "sec_submissions": "https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001319161.json" }, "ticker": "WMG" }