Warner Music Group Corp.
Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ: WMG) is one of the world's leading music entertainment companies, operating through two primary business segments: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. The company generates approximately $6.7 billion in annual revenue, with Recorded Music representing 81 percent and Music Publishing… From the company’s description.
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What Warner Music Group Corp. does
In the company’s own words
Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ: WMG) is one of the world's leading music entertainment companies, operating through two primary business segments: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. The company generates approximately $6.7 billion in annual revenue, with Recorded Music representing 81 percent and Music Publishing representing 19 percent of total revenues. Warner Music Group's website is located at www.wmg.com.
The Recorded Music segment discovers, develops, and markets recording artists while handling production, distribution, and licensing of their music. The company operates through iconic record labels including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records, Parlophone Records, and numerous others such as Rhino Entertainment, Asylum, and Spinnin' Records. The roster includes superstar artists such as Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa. The Music Publishing business, Warner Chappell Music, manages rights to musical compositions from over 190,000 songwriters and composers, representing a global collection exceeding two million musical compositions. Notable songwriters include Twenty One Pilots, Lizzo, and Katy Perry.
The company maintains a substantial global presence with operations across multiple continents, including established markets in North America and Europe as well as emerging markets in China, Brazil, and the Middle East and North Africa region. Warner Music Group benefits from a diversified catalog spanning numerous genres and decades of music history, including timeless standards and contemporary hits.
The company's competitive advantages include its differentiated platform of scale, star-making capabilities through experienced A&R teams, strong financial profile with consistent free cash flow generation, and positioning to benefit from continued streaming adoption globally. Warner Music Group has pursued strategic acquisitions to expand its footprint, including the acquisition of Parlophone Label Group in 2013 and 300 Entertainment in 2022. The company was acquired by Access Industries in 2011 and returned to public markets through an initial public offering in June 2020, with Access retaining controlling interest through Class B Common Stock ownership.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Services
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Fiscal year end
- September
- CIK
- 1319161
- SIC
- 7900
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Warner Music Group Corp. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Superinvestors in Warner Music Group Corp. · what they did last quarter
Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.
Largest fund holders · Warner Music Group Corp.’s weight in each
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Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
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Recent filings
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