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Warner Music Group Corp.
1W: -3.3% 1M: +11.6% 3M: +3.8% YTD: +0.2% 1Y: -7.1% 3Y: +1.0% 5Y: -30.8%
$30.31
+0.02 (+0.07%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±4.4%
$28 $30 $31 $32 $34
NASDAQ · Communication Services · Entertainment · Tech Score Buy · Power 71 · $15.9B mcap · 513M float · 0.418% daily turnover · Short 26% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 64% of companies Debt: 23.7% of company value Bonds: $97.4M held by 58 funds, 95 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.64 (down 98%), Warner Music Group Corp. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $4.92B against a stock market value of $15.86B.
Distance to default 6.65 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $2.35B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 35.0%; Altman Z'' -0.31. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$678M -10.1% ▼
5Y CAGR: +7.9%
Capital Expenditures
$139M -19.8% ▼
5Y CAGR: +2.1%
Free Cash Flow
$539M -15.5% ▼
5Y CAGR: +9.8%
Dividends Paid
$383M -6.1% ▼
Buybacks
$16M -220.0% ▼
Net Change in Cash
-$162M -405.7% ▼

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$307M$555M$439M$478M$370M
Depreciation & Amort.$306M$339M$332M$327M$376M
Stock-Based Comp.$45M$39M$49M$52M$54M
Change in Working Capital-$81M-$87M-$119M-$148M-$221M
Other Non-Cash Items$34M-$117M-$1M$93M$189M
Operating Cash Flow$638M$742M$687M$754M$678M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$574M-$326M-$241M-$303M-$334M
Acquisitions (Net)$0$0$45M$19M$0
Investment Purchases-$64M-$509M-$126M-$40M-$46M
Investment Sales$0$11M$22M$13M$40M
Other Investing$0$0$0$0$0
Investing Cash Flow-$638M-$824M-$300M-$311M-$340M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$244M$535M$164M$0-$1M
Stock Repurchased$0-$6M$0$0-$16M
Dividends Paid-$265M-$318M-$340M-$361M-$383M
Other Financing-$40M-$23M-$149M-$35M-$97M
Financing Cash Flow-$61M$188M-$325M-$396M-$497M
Net Change in Cash-$54M$85M$57M$53M-$162M
Cash End of Period$499M$584M$641M$694M$532M
Free Cash Flow$64M$416M$446M$638M$539M

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