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Down 26% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Licensing revenue decreased by $49 million, or 10%, driven by $75 million from the Licensing Extension in the prior year.”
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| The company | Sales growth sped up 4 quarters in a row |
| Its score | Up:Highest Quality Score since Feb 2025 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 9 |
Fri Nov 20: Ex-dividend, $0.20 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 1.
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. WMG scores 17 today, against a median of 11.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
WMG is #1 of 11 by Quality Score.
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Reports Thu Nov 19, before the open (in 9 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
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| Aug 3, 2026 | +5.0% | -3.3% | +1.7% |
| May 7, 2026 | +3.9% | +7.5% | +5.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +3.9% | +3.0% | +1.3% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $6.7B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 61.4, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 14% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.80 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $119M a year |
| Free cash flow | $836M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: WMG is under 0.1% of DGRO and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Warner Music is the third-largest of the three major record companies. Recorded music accounts for most of the firm's revenue, with the segment housing notable record labels including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records. Some of the most successful current artists signed to record deals with Warner include Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa. Warner's remaining revenue comes from its publishing business, where Warner Chappell represents more than 180,000 songwriters and composers, some of whom are also Warner recording artists but many of whom are not recording artists or are attached to other labels. Warner Chappell controls more than 1 million musical compositions. Access Industries controls 98% of Warner's voting rights, while holding a 72% economic interest.
“In our Recorded Music and Music Publishing businesses, we compete based on marketing (including both how we allocate our marketing resources as well as how much we spend on a dollar basis) and on recording artist and songwriter signings.”
WMG scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 11 in Services-Amusement & Recreation Services by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 26% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
WMG scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 of 11 in Services-Amusement & Recreation Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WMG's 17.
Reports Thu Nov 19, before the open, a date the company confirmed. WMG closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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