NASDAQ:WMG Warner Music Group (WMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $30.86 -0.83 (-2.62%) Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.85 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 10/23/2026 07:30 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest 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$30.78▼$31.8050-Day Range$26.30▼$31.6952-Week Range$23.34▼$35.42Volume1.18 million shsAverage Volume2.43 million shsMarket Capitalization$16.14 billionP/E Ratio22.69Dividend Yield2.59%Price Target$38.27Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Warner Music Group Corp. is a global music entertainment company that develops, records, distributes and promotes music. Its recorded-music operations work with artists across a range of genres and release music through labels including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Music Group and Parlophone. The company distributes music through streaming platforms, digital services, physical formats and other channels. Warner Music Group also operates Warner Chappell Music, one of the world’s major music publishing companies. Its publishing business represents songwriters and composers, licenses musical works for recordings and other uses, and manages copyrights. The company additionally provides artist and label services, including marketing, promotion, distribution and other forms of support for music creators. The company traces its roots to the establishment of Warner Bros. Records in 1958. Warner Music Group became an independent music company after being acquired by Access Industries in 2011 and went public on the Nasdaq in 2020. It serves artists, songwriters, listeners and commercial partners across international markets through a global network of labels, publishing operations and offices. Robert Kyncl has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2023.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Warner Music Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreWMG MarketRank™: 4.866345896815 of 5 starsWarner Music Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWarner Music Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialWarner Music Group has a consensus price target of $38.27, representing about 24.0% upside from its current price of $30.86.Amount of Analyst CoverageWarner Music Group has been the subject of 6 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 Growth22.07% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Warner Music Group are expected to grow by 22.07% in the coming year, from $1.45 to $1.77 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 22.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 22.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.80.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWarner Music Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.43. 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 21.28. 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 Shorted1.95% 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 4.74.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Warner Music Group has recently increased by 5.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldWarner Music Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.59%, 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 63.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Warner Music Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.20% 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 Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment0.69 News SentimentWarner Music Group has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Warner Music Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for WMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Warner Music Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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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WMG Stock News HeadlinesWarner Music combines music and publishing sync operationsOctober 21 at 7:01 PM | msn.comWill Streaming And Publishing Strength Change Warner Music's (WMG) NarrativeOctober 17, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comTrump’s Plan To Cheat HistoryChina has slashed its U.S. Treasury holdings by more than 45% from their peak, while building gold vaults and payment networks that bypass the dollar entirely. Since the Federal Reserve opened in 1913, the dollar has lost most of its purchasing power. Porter Stansberry argues a new monetary order is forming around AI infrastructure, chips and energy, pointing to stocks like Vertiv, GE Vernova and Arista Networks that have surged hundreds of percent in recent years.October 24 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $38.27 According to BrokeragesOctober 16, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comWarner Chappell Music signs deal with My Chemical RomanceOctober 15, 2026 | msn.comWMG's re-org reaches MENA with a former Sony exec hireOctober 6, 2026 | msn.comLatest music industry hires: WMG, UMG, SESAC, BandLab, moreOctober 3, 2026 | msn.comGabe Jagger Snags WMG's Distressed EMP Merch PlayOctober 3, 2026 | msn.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 0.6% and is now trading at $30.86. How were Warner Music Group's earnings last quarter? Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.17. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 acted 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? Warner Music Group's top institutional shareholders include Cooke & Bieler LP (0.63%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.03%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.01%) and Daytona Street Capital LLC (0.01%). 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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alphabet (GOOG), Adobe (ADBE), Tesla (TSLA), Walt Disney (DIS) and Pfizer (PFE). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/20/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Today10/24/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/19/2026Fiscal Year End9/30/2027Get 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 (1w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 9 days, WMG's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorCommunication Services Industry Entertainment Sub-IndustryMovies & Entertainment Current SymbolNASDAQ:WMG CIK1319161 Webwww.wmg.com Phone212-275-2000Fax212-757-3985Employees5,500Year Founded1958Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Warner Music Group$38.27 High Price Target$43.00 Low Price Target$33.00 Potential Upside/Downside+24.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.26 Trailing P/E Ratio22.69 Forward P/E Ratio21.28 P/E Growth0.43Net Income$365 million Net Margins9.20% Pretax Margin11.95% Return on Equity85.50% Return on Assets7.00% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.94 Current Ratio0.73 Quick Ratio0.72 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.71 billion Price / Sales2.41 Cash Flow$1.42 per share Price / Cash Flow21.75 Book Value$1.45 per share Price / Book21.28Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares523,110,000Free Float522,744,000Market Cap$16.14 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.40 Social Links Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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