Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
30.25 USD
+0.60
(2.024%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 30.34 +0.09 (0.298%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:08 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT
WMG has shown recent positive news with the acquisition of Revelator, which could boost its market position in the indie music sector. However, the stock has been volatile, with a recent dip below its 52-week low. The dividend yield is decent, but the payout ratio is above 1, indicating potential strain on dividends. The short-term forecast shows a slight downward trend, suggesting caution for short-term traders. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and recent acquisition might offer growth potential, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and mixed analyst ratings suggest caution. Overall, the stock is a mixed bag with potential for growth but requires careful monitoring. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.078845 |
| AutoETS | 0.080193 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.080371 |
| MSTL | 0.084121 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 31.34 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.138 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 555.609 |
| Revenue per Share | 13.196 |
| Market Cap | 15,800,972,288 |
| Trailing P/E | 53.07 |
| Forward P/E | 17.11 |
| Beta | 1.28 |
| Profit Margins | 4.43% |
| Website | https://www.wmg.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. The calls and puts have a significant presence around the current price, with higher open interest and volume on both sides, indicating uncertainty about the stock's direction. The puts have higher implied volatility, suggesting more bearish sentiment, while calls show some bullish positioning, especially for strikes above the current price. The overall options activity suggests a cautious approach with potential for both upward and downward movements in the near term.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.65% | 2.57% | 2.38% | 2.23% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | 0.19 | 0.649573 |
| 2025-11-19 | 0.19 | 0.626988 |
| 2025-08-20 | 0.19 | 0.593249 |
| 2025-05-27 | 0.18 | 0.701052 |
| 2025-02-24 | 0.18 | 0.518862 |
| 2024-11-19 | 0.18 | 0.563652 |
| 2024-08-27 | 0.18 | 0.641299 |
| 2024-05-22 | 0.17 | 0.565503 |
| 2024-02-21 | 0.17 | 0.513236 |
| 2023-11-20 | 0.17 | 0.565507 |
| 2023-08-23 | 0.17 | 0.553349 |
| 2023-05-22 | 0.16 | 0.649200 |
| 2023-02-17 | 0.16 | 0.516680 |
| 2022-11-21 | 0.16 | 0.638637 |
| 2022-08-23 | 0.16 | 0.610487 |
| 2022-05-20 | 0.15 | 0.549114 |
| 2022-02-17 | 0.15 | 0.452315 |
| 2021-11-22 | 0.15 | 0.384930 |
| 2021-08-24 | 0.15 | 0.455985 |
| 2021-05-21 | 0.12 | 0.384642 |
| 2021-02-19 | 0.12 | 0.366648 |
| 2020-11-23 | 0.12 | 0.477802 |
| 2020-08-24 | 0.12 | 0.446468 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.09126985 |
| Address1 | 1,633 Broadway |
| All Time High | 50.23 |
| All Time Low | 21.57 |
| Ask | 30.29 |
| Ask Size | 6 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,672,120 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,406,754 |
| Average Volume | 2,406,754 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,672,120 |
| Beta | 1.279 |
| Bid | 30.23 |
| Bid Size | 6 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 1.381 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 30.25 |
| Current Ratio | 0.7 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 30.62 |
| Day Low | 29.9 |
| Debt To Equity | 555.609 |
| Display Name | Warner Music |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,496,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.76 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.51 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,185,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,185,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.259 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.254 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,480,999,936 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21523 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.346 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.872 |
| Enterprise Value | 19,764,971,520 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.49554 |
| Eps Forward | 1.76746 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,372,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 27.433 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.8169994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.102686524 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 9.126986 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 34.63 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.380001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12647995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 23.34 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.91 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.29605827 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 23.34 - 34.63 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,591,191,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.02 |
| Float Shares | 145,363,715 |
| Forward Eps | 1.76746 |
| Forward P E | 17.114956 |
| Free Cashflow | 731,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,500 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45865002 |
| Gross Profits | 3,156,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0074199997 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05792 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 522,346,168 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,020-06-03 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,771,372,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.19 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The company is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously unreleased materials. It also owns and acquires rights to approximately two million musical compositions comprising pop hits, American standards, folk songs, and motion picture and theatrical compositions, as well as administers the music and soundtracks of various third-party television and film producers and studios. In addition, the company conducts its operation primarily through a collection of record labels, such as Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Sire, Spinnin' Records, and Warner Classics and Warner Records Nashville. Further, it markets, distributes, and sells music and video products to retailers and wholesale distributors; independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors; and various distribution centers and ventures, as well as retail outlets, online physical retailers, streaming services, and download services. Its catalog includes songwriters and composers; and various genres, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Latin, folk, alternative, blues, gospel, and other Christian music. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Warner Music Group Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 15,800,972,288 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_734078 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 302,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 15,811,418,504 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 30.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 786,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17772 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.2982001 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.78 |
| Phone | 212 275 2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.09000015 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.29752117 |
| Post Market Price | 30.34 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,467,310 |
| Previous Close | 29.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.226807 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 21.904417 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.2963192 |
| Profit Margins | 0.044320002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.493 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.64706 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.6 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.02361 |
| Regular Market Day High | 30.62 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 29.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 29.9 - 30.62 |
| Regular Market Open | 30.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 29.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 30.25 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,272,285 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07125 |
| Return On Equity | 0.39843 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 13.196 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 146,965,855 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0175 |
| Shares Short | 9,166,132 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,408,534 |
| Short Name | Warner Music Group Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0806 |
| Short Ratio | 3.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | WMG |
| Target High Price | 46.0 |
| Target Low Price | 23.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 36.11765 |
| Target Median Price | 37.0 |
| Total Cash | 751,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.438 |
| Total Debt | 4,606,000,128 |
| Total Revenue | 6,880,999,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.74 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.024957841 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.57 |
| Trailing P E | 53.070175 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.7942 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.16555 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.08444977 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0027995433 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,272,285 |
| Website | https://www.wmg.com |
| Zip | 10,019 |