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Description
Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company worldwide.
The company is the direct parent of WMG Holdings Corp. (‘Holdings’), which is the direct parent of WMG Acquisition Corp. (‘Acquisition Corp.’). Acquisition Corp. is one of…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Warner Music Group Corp. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 20.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 6% a year, against analyst forecasts of 40%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202391
37
2023202420252026
All-time high
91
Jan 2023
All-time low
14
Mar 2026
Average rank
50
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
42
42
41
45
Price/Earnings
25
48
45
27
Price/Book
7
16
7
1
Dividend Yield
87
95
92
95
Value (overall)
40
68
50
55
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.