NASDAQ:WMG Warner Music Group (WMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $34.72 +0.14 (+0.40%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.74 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 05/22/2026 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Warner Music Group Stock (NASDAQ:WMG) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Warner Music Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$34.69▼$35.4250-Day Range$23.65▼$34.7252-Week Range$23.34▼$35.42Volume3.10 million shsAverage Volume2.95 million shsMarket Capitalization$18.11 billionP/E Ratio40.85Dividend Yield2.19%Price Target$37.38Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Warner Music Group is a major global music company that operates across recorded music and music publishing. Its recorded-music business comprises a portfolio of well-known labels—including Atlantic, Warner Records and Parlophone—as well as distribution and artist-services operations that support both established and emerging artists. The company’s publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, manages songwriting catalogs and administers rights for compositions across multiple media, providing licensing for film, television, advertising and other commercial uses. WMG’s activities span the full music value chain: signing and developing artists, producing and marketing recordings, distributing music through physical channels and streaming platforms, and monetizing rights through licensing, synchronization and neighboring-rights collection. The company also offers label and distribution services for independent artists and labels, and it works with digital platforms, broadcasters and brands to maximize consumption and revenue opportunities for its repertoire. These operations are supported by data, rights-management systems and commercial partnerships aimed at adapting to changes in consumption and technology. With a long heritage tied to the major record labels of the 20th century, Warner Music Group is recognized as one of the world’s leading music companies and maintains a broad international presence across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and other markets. The company is led by chief executive Robert Kyncl and focuses on artist partnerships, rights monetization and growth in streaming and licensing as core strategic priorities. Its global footprint and integrated publishing and recorded-music capabilities position it to serve artists, songwriters, platforms and commercial partners around the world.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Warner Music Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreWMG MarketRank™: Warner Music Group scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 270 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWarner Music Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 14 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Warner Music Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageWarner Music Group has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Warner Music Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth21.05% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Warner Music Group are expected to grow by 21.05% in the coming year, from $1.52 to $1.84 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 40.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 40.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.60.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWarner Music Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWarner Music Group has a P/B Ratio of 21.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Warner Music Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted1.91% of the float of Warner Music Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWarner Music Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.46.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Warner Music Group has recently increased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldWarner Music Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWarner Music Group has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Warner Music Group is 89.41%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Warner Music Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.30% next year. This indicates that Warner Music Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Warner Music Group's dividend. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.54 News SentimentWarner Music Group has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Warner Music Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for WMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Warner Music Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Warner Music Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.07% of the stock of Warner Music Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.88% of the stock of Warner Music Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Warner Music Group's insider trading history. Receive WMG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Warner Music Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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GF Value Says Fairly ValuedMay 18, 2026 | gurufocus.comAnalysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Communication Services Stocks: Zillow Group Class A (ZG), Warner Music Group (WMG) and Taboola.com (TBLA)May 14, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comWe Think Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Healthy Earnings Might Be ConservativeMay 14, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines WMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WMG shares performed this year? Warner Music Group's stock was trading at $30.67 at the start of the year. Since then, WMG stock has increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $34.72. How were Warner Music Group's earnings last quarter? Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.14. Warner Music Group's revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Warner Music Group IPO? Warner Music Group (WMG) raised $1.9 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, June 3rd 2020. The company issued 77,000,000 shares at a price of $23.00-$26.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, Macquarie Capital, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, CIBC Capital Markets, HSBC, SOCIETE GENERALE, LionTree, The Raine Group, AmeriVet Securities, Bancroft Capital, Blaylock Van, C.L. King & Associates, Loop Capital Markets, Roberts & Ryan, Ramirez & Co.,, Siebert Williams Shank, Telsey Advisory Group and Tigress Financial Partners were co-managers. Who are Warner Music Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Warner Music Group include Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.24%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.18%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Max Lousada, Lincoln E Benet, Timothy Matusch and Valentin Blavatnik. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Warner Music Group? Shares of WMG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Warner Music Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Warner Music Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Humana (HUM). Company Calendar Record date for 3/3 Dividend2/18/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend2/18/2026Dividend Payable3/03/2026Last Earnings5/07/2026Today5/24/2026Record date for 6/2 Dividend5/26/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend5/26/2026Dividend Payable6/02/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/06/2026Fiscal Year End9/30/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 WMG's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. WMG has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST Sub-IndustryEntertainment Current SymbolNASDAQ:WMG CIK1319161 Webwww.wmg.com Phone212-275-2000Fax212-757-3985Employees5,500Year Founded1958Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Warner Music Group$37.38 High Price Target$45.00 Low Price Target$30.00 Potential Upside/Downside+7.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.85 Trailing P/E Ratio40.85 Forward P/E Ratio22.84 P/E Growth0.51Net Income$365 million Net Margins6.34% Pretax Margin8.35% Return on Equity62.01% Return on Assets4.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.62 Current Ratio0.73 Quick Ratio0.71 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.71 billion Price / Sales2.70 Cash Flow$1.42 per share Price / Cash Flow24.47 Book Value$1.61 per share Price / Book21.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares521,620,000Free Float521,251,000Market Cap$18.11 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.25 Social Links 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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