Welcome to our dedicated page for Warner Music Group SEC filings (Ticker: WMG), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) SEC filings page on Stock Titan aggregates the company’s regulatory disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a Nasdaq-listed issuer with Class A common stock trading under the symbol WMG, Warner Music Group reports key information about its financial condition, strategic actions, and governance through forms such as 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and related exhibits.
Investors can use this page to access Warner Music Group’s periodic reports, which provide detail on revenue across recorded music and music publishing, digital and streaming trends, operating income, net income, Adjusted OIBDA, cash flow, and capital structure. The company’s earnings releases are typically furnished as exhibits to Form 8-K filings under Item 2.02, offering narrative discussion of performance drivers such as streaming growth, catalog activity, restructuring plans, and cost savings initiatives.
Other 8-K filings document events like the declaration of regular quarterly cash dividends on Class A and Class B common stock, entry into material definitive agreements for catalog joint ventures, and credit and security agreements used to finance music products and related assets. These filings outline how Warner Music Group structures joint ventures for seasoned recorded music and publishing catalogs, the terms of secured credit facilities, and the expected impact of strategic restructuring plans.
On Stock Titan, users can review these filings alongside AI-powered summaries that explain the significance of each document in plain language. This includes highlighting key elements of annual reports (Form 10-K), quarterly reports (Form 10-Q), current reports on material events (Form 8-K), and other disclosures that shape an understanding of Warner Music Group’s operations, risk profile, and shareholder-related actions. Real-time updates from EDGAR help ensure that new filings, including any insider transaction reports or proxy statements, are incorporated as they become available.
Warner Music Group Corp. director reports open-market share purchase. A director of Warner Music Group Corp. acquired 35,810 shares of Class A common stock on 12/02/2025 at a weighted average price of $27.88 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $27.76 to $27.91. Following this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 104,074 Class A shares held directly. This filing is an amendment that corrects the transaction code in Table I, changing it from a disposition code to a purchase code for the previously reported transaction.
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) filed its Annual Report for the year ended September 30, 2025, outlining its position as one of the world’s leading music entertainment companies. The business is built around two segments: Recorded Music, which generated $5.408 billion of revenue in fiscal 2025 (81% of total), and Music Publishing, which generated $1.306 billion (19% of total).
From fiscal 2023 to 2025, WMG grew as-reported revenue at a 5% CAGR, producing fiscal 2025 net income of $370 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $1.752 billion, an Adjusted EBITDA margin of about 26%. As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate market value of common stock held by non‑affiliates was approximately $4.5 billion, and as of November 14, 2025, there were 147,022,746 Class A and 375,380,313 Class B shares outstanding.
WMG highlights growth drivers such as global streaming expansion, investments in emerging markets, catalog acquisitions (including a Beethoven joint venture with Bain Capital), and technology and AI initiatives, while also detailing risks including intense competition, piracy, AI misuse, regulatory changes, substantial leverage and the voting control held by Access through Class B shares.
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) filed a current report to announce that it has released its earnings results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The company stated that the full earnings release is provided as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, which contains the detailed financial results and commentary on its operations and financial condition.
Warner Music Group Corp. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share. The dividend applies to both Class A and Class B common stock. It will be paid on December 2, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 19, 2025.
This cash dividend reflects a continued return of capital to shareholders on a quarterly schedule, with the company as the payer and eligible shareholders as recipients based on the record date.
Warner Music Group (WMG) CEO and Director reported equity changes. On 10/13/2025, the reporting person acquired 202,659 shares of Class A common stock at $0 under performance share units earned from a January 4, 2023 award. The filing also shows a disposition of 112,071 shares at $32.15 to satisfy tax withholding upon the vesting of restricted shares. Following these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owned 434,744 shares, held directly, which includes restricted stock units.
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC reports beneficial ownership of 8,109,322 shares of Warner Music Group Corp common stock, equal to 5.56% of the class. The filing shows the firm has sole dispositive power over all 8,109,322 shares, sole voting power for 6,057,284 shares and shared voting power for 2,052,038 shares. The reporting entity is organized in Delaware and the filing names Barrow Hanley Global Investors as a person filing. The filer certifies these securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control of the issuer.
Q3 FY25 highlights (ended 6/30/25)
- Revenue rose 8.7% YoY to $1.689 bn, driven by 8.2% growth in Recorded Music ($1.354 bn) and 10.2% in Music Publishing ($336 mn).
- Digital formats contributed $929 mn (55% of total).
- Adjusted OIBDA climbed 18% to $373 mn, yet operating income fell 18% to $169 mn as restructuring & impairment costs spiked to $69 mn and “Other expense” swung to a $137 mn loss.
- Bottom line turned to a $16 mn loss (-$0.03/sh) versus $141 mn profit a year ago.
- For 9 Mths, revenue inched up 1% to $4.84 bn; net income slid 39% to $261 mn (EPS $0.49).
- Operating cash flow held at $447 mn, but free cash was absorbed by $283 mn dividends, $152 mn catalog buys and $111 mn capex.
- Total debt increased to $4.36 bn after assuming $302 mn non-recourse Tempo notes; cash fell to $527 mn, pushing net leverage to ~3.4×.
- Strategic moves: acquired 50.1% of Tempo Music for $76 mn; launched up-to-$500 mn Beethoven credit JV for future catalog acquisitions.
- Capital returns: $100 mn buyback authorized ($3 mn executed YTD); $0.18 dividend paid, $0.19 declared for Sept-25.
Outlook: Ongoing restructuring ($217 mn cumulative charges) expected to finish by FY-26, freeing funds for growth investments.
Q3 FY25 highlights (ended 6/30/25)
- Revenue rose 8.7% YoY to $1.689 bn, driven by 8.2% growth in Recorded Music ($1.354 bn) and 10.2% in Music Publishing ($336 mn).
- Digital formats contributed $929 mn (55% of total).
- Adjusted OIBDA climbed 18% to $373 mn, yet operating income fell 18% to $169 mn as restructuring & impairment costs spiked to $69 mn and “Other expense” swung to a $137 mn loss.
- Bottom line turned to a $16 mn loss (-$0.03/sh) versus $141 mn profit a year ago.
- For 9 Mths, revenue inched up 1% to $4.84 bn; net income slid 39% to $261 mn (EPS $0.49).
- Operating cash flow held at $447 mn, but free cash was absorbed by $283 mn dividends, $152 mn catalog buys and $111 mn capex.
- Total debt increased to $4.36 bn after assuming $302 mn non-recourse Tempo notes; cash fell to $527 mn, pushing net leverage to ~3.4×.
- Strategic moves: acquired 50.1% of Tempo Music for $76 mn; launched up-to-$500 mn Beethoven credit JV for future catalog acquisitions.
- Capital returns: $100 mn buyback authorized ($3 mn executed YTD); $0.18 dividend paid, $0.19 declared for Sept-25.
Outlook: Ongoing restructuring ($217 mn cumulative charges) expected to finish by FY-26, freeing funds for growth investments.