earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Warner Music Q1 revenue up 10% to $1.84B; Adjusted OIBDA up 28%; declares $0.19 dividend
Warner Music Group Corp.
- Revenue $1,840M (+10% YoY); Recorded Music +10%, Music Publishing +12%.
- Operating income $288M (+35%); Adjusted OIBDA $463M (+28%); Net income $175M (-27%).
- Cash from operations $440M (+33%); Free cash flow $420M (+42%).
- Board declared $0.19/share quarterly dividend, payable Mar 3 to holders of record Feb 18.
- 2026 outlook: strategic plan to drive 150-200 bps margin improvement through investments and cost savings.