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Warner Music Group (WMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$27.10 -0.11 (-0.40%)
Closing price 08/20/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Warner Music Group Stock (NASDAQ:WMG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.89
$27.79
50-Day Range
$24.79
$29.20
52-Week Range
$23.34
$35.42
Volume
1.85 million shs
Average Volume
2.54 million shs
Market Capitalization
$14.18 billion
P/E Ratio
21.51
Dividend Yield
2.80%
Price Target
$38.77
Consensus Rating
Moderate 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.

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Warner Music Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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WMG MarketRank™: 

Warner Music Group scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 244 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Warner Music Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Warner Music Group has a consensus price target of $38.77, representing about 43.1% upside from its current price of $27.10.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Warner Music Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Warner Music Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Warner Music Group are expected to grow by 25.52% in the coming year, from $1.45 to $1.82 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 21.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.27.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Warner Music Group is 21.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 231.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Warner Music Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.46. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Warner Music Group has a P/B Ratio of 14.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.84% of the float of Warner Music Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Warner Music Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Warner Music Group has recently decreased by 13.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Warner Music Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Warner Music Group has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Warner Music Group is 60.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Warner Music Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.76% 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 Sentiment

    Warner Music Group has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Warner Music Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for WMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Warner Music Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.07% of the stock of Warner Music Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.88% 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.
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WMG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Warner Music Group's stock was trading at $30.67 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, WMG stock has decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $27.10.

Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.17. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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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 $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.

Top institutional shareholders of Warner Music Group include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.24%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.01%) and C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd.. Insiders that own company stock include Max Lousada, Lincoln E Benet, Timothy Matusch and Valentin Blavatnik.
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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.

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 6/2 Dividend
5/26/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend
5/26/2026
Dividend Payable
6/02/2026
Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
8/20/2026
Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/20/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/20/2026
Dividend Payable
9/01/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Entertainment
Sub-Industry
Movies & Entertainment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WMG
CIK
1319161
Employees
5,500
Year Founded
1958

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$45.00
Low Price Target
$33.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+43.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.76
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.26
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.51
Forward P/E Ratio
18.69
P/E Growth
0.46
Net Income
$365 million
Net Margins
9.20%
Pretax Margin
11.95%
Return on Equity
85.50%
Return on Assets
7.00%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
4.94
Current Ratio
0.73
Quick Ratio
0.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.71 billion
Price / Sales
2.11
Cash Flow
$1.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.18
Book Value
$1.82 per share
Price / Book
14.89

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
523,110,000
Free Float
522,744,000
Market Cap
$14.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.30

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This page (NASDAQ:WMG) was last updated on 8/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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