Warner Music Group Corp

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Warner Music Group Corp. is a global music entertainment company. The Company brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe. Its record labels include Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records, Parlophone Records, and Cloud 9 Recordings. Its recorded music segment includes labels, such as 10K Projects, 300 Entertainment, Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, Elektra, Erato, First Night, Fueled By Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin', Warner Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville. Its music publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, has a catalog of over one million copyrights spanning every musical genre. It is also home to the Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, it counts film and television storytelling powerhouse, Warner Music Entertainment, among its many brands.

Company Info

Ticker SymbolWMG

Company nameWarner Music Group Corp

IPO dateJun 03, 2020

Founded at2003

CEOMr. Guy Moot

Number of employees5800

Security typeOrdinary Share

Fiscal year-endJun 03

Address1633 Broadway

CityNEW YORK

Stock exchangeNASDAQ Global Select Consolidated

CountryUnited States of America

Postal code10019

Phone12122752000

Websitehttps://www.wmg.com/

Ticker SymbolWMG

IPO dateJun 03, 2020

Founded at2003

Company Executives

Name

Name/Position

Position

Shareholding

Change

Mr. Robert Kyncl

Chief Executive Officer, Director

344.16K

--

Mr. Lincoln E. Benet

Director

242.36K

--

Mr. Armin Zerza

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

218.34K

--

Mr. Guy Moot

Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Chappell Music

130.06K

+38.56%

Ms. Carianne Marshall

Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Music

130.06K

+38.56%

Ms. Carletta Higginson

Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer

94.03K

+101.67%

Mr. Timothy Matusch

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Operations

87.65K

-1.13%

Mr. Valentin (Val) Blavatnik

Director

68.26K

-29.26%

Mr. James Steven

Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer

53.32K

+20.19%

Ms. Maria Osherova

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer

44.70K

-12.79%

Name

Name/Position

Position

Shareholding

Change

Mr. Robert Kyncl

Chief Executive Officer, Director

344.16K

--

Mr. Lincoln E. Benet

Director

242.36K

--

Mr. Armin Zerza

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

218.34K

--

Mr. Guy Moot

Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Chappell Music

130.06K

+38.56%

Ms. Carianne Marshall

Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Music

130.06K

+38.56%

Ms. Carletta Higginson

Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer

94.03K

+101.67%

Revenue Breakdown

Currency: USDUpdated: Wed, Jul 2

FY2025Q2

FY2025Q1

FY2024

FY2024Q4

FY2024Q3

FY2024Q2

FY2024Q1

FY2023

FY2023Q4

FY2023Q3

FY2023Q2

FY2023Q1

FY2022

FY2022Q4

FY2022Q3

FY2022Q2

FY2021

FY2020

FY2019

FY2018

FY2017

FY2016

By BusinessUSD

Name

Revenue

Proportion

Digital

1.03B

69.34%

Artist services and expanded-rights

117.00M

7.88%

Physical

112.00M

7.55%

Licensing

105.00M

7.08%

Performance

53.00M

3.57%

Other

68.00M

4.58%

By RegionUSD

Name

Revenue

Proportion

International

827.00M

55.73%

United States

658.00M

44.34%

Intersegment Eliminations

-1.00M

-0.07%

By Business

By Region

By BusinessUSD

Name

Revenue

Proportion

Digital

1.03B

69.34%

Artist services and expanded-rights

117.00M

7.88%

Physical

112.00M

7.55%

Licensing

105.00M

7.08%

Performance

53.00M

3.57%

Other

68.00M

4.58%

Shareholding Stats

Updated: Fri, May 16

Shareholders

Shareholder Types

Shareholders

Proportion

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

9.86%

Independent Franchise Partners LLP

9.17%

JP Morgan Asset Management

8.89%

Darlington Partners Capital Management, L.P.

8.22%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

6.17%

Other

57.70%

Shareholders

Proportion

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

9.86%

Independent Franchise Partners LLP

9.17%

JP Morgan Asset Management

8.89%

Darlington Partners Capital Management, L.P.

8.22%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

6.17%

Other

57.70%

Shareholder Types

Shareholders

Proportion

Investment Advisor

57.72%

Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund

34.22%

Hedge Fund

9.60%

Individual Investor

2.58%

Research Firm

2.28%

Bank and Trust

0.90%

Sovereign Wealth Fund

0.64%

Pension Fund

0.52%

Insurance Company

0.10%

Institutional Shareholding

Updated: Tue, Jul 1

Reporting Period

No. of institutions

Shares Held

Proportion

Change

2025Q2

628

159.27M

109.18%

-22.50M

2025Q1

656

167.08M

114.70%

-35.28M

2024Q4

643

164.32M

113.50%

-40.07M

2024Q3

628

156.92M

110.80%

-23.40M

2024Q2

597

156.04M

110.23%

-17.35M

2024Q1

560

143.45M

101.90%

-30.50M

2023Q4

543

140.30M

101.38%

-32.04M

2023Q3

534

143.99M

104.13%

-31.20M

2023Q2

522

142.56M

103.14%

-16.56M

2023Q1

518

137.80M

99.72%

-24.23M

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Proportion

Change

Chg %

Date

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

14.38M

9.86%

+1.32M

+10.08%

Mar 31, 2025

Independent Franchise Partners LLP

13.38M

9.17%

+7.48M

+126.95%

Mar 31, 2025

JP Morgan Asset Management

12.97M

8.89%

+3.18M

+32.44%

Mar 31, 2025

Darlington Partners Capital Management, L.P.

12.00M

8.22%

+1.63M

+15.67%

Mar 31, 2025

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

8.99M

6.17%

+151.59K

+1.71%

Mar 31, 2025

Barrow Hanley Global Investors

8.22M

5.63%

+295.91K

+3.74%

Mar 31, 2025

Darsana Capital Partners LP

7.89M

5.41%

+890.85K

+12.73%

Jun 04, 2025

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

7.88M

5.4%

-309.79K

-3.78%

Mar 31, 2025

Fidelity International

5.77M

3.96%

+204.60K

+3.67%

Mar 31, 2025

Cooke & Bieler, L.P.

5.75M

3.94%

-139.52K

-2.37%

Mar 31, 2025

Related ETFs

Updated: Wed, Jul 2

Name

Proportion

MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF

4%

MarketDesk Focused US Dividend ETF

0.86%

Pacer US Export Leaders ETF

0.74%

First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

0.55%

ALPS O'Shares US Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF

0.48%

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

0.35%

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

0.33%

WisdomTree US MidCap Fund

0.3%

Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETF

0.2%

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

0.19%

MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF

Proportion4%

MarketDesk Focused US Dividend ETF

Proportion0.86%

Pacer US Export Leaders ETF

Proportion0.74%

First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

Proportion0.55%

ALPS O'Shares US Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF

Proportion0.48%

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

Proportion0.35%

ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

Proportion0.33%

WisdomTree US MidCap Fund

Proportion0.3%

Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETF

Proportion0.2%

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

Proportion0.19%

Dividend

A total of 1.63B USD has been distributed in dividends over the past 5 years.

Date

Dividend

Record Date

Payment Date

Ex-dividend Date

Feb 14, 2025

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.18 paid on Mar 04, 2025 going ex on Feb 24, 2025

Feb 24, 2025

Mar 04, 2025

Feb 24, 2025

Nov 08, 2024

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.18 paid on Dec 03, 2024 going ex on Nov 19, 2024

Nov 19, 2024

Dec 03, 2024

Nov 19, 2024

Aug 15, 2024

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.18 paid on Sep 04, 2024 going ex on Aug 27, 2024

Aug 27, 2024

Sep 04, 2024

Aug 27, 2024

May 13, 2024

WMG.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.17 paid on Jun 03, 2024 going ex on May 22, 2024

May 23, 2024

Jun 03, 2024

May 22, 2024

Feb 12, 2024

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.17 paid on Mar 01, 2024 going ex on Feb 21, 2024

Feb 22, 2024

Mar 01, 2024

Feb 21, 2024

Nov 09, 2023

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.17 paid on Dec 01, 2023 going ex on Nov 20, 2023

Nov 21, 2023

Dec 01, 2023

Nov 20, 2023

Aug 14, 2023

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.17 paid on Sep 01, 2023 going ex on Aug 23, 2023

Aug 24, 2023

Sep 01, 2023

Aug 23, 2023

May 12, 2023

WMG.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.16 paid on Jun 01, 2023 going ex on May 22, 2023

May 23, 2023

Jun 01, 2023

May 22, 2023

Feb 10, 2023

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.16 paid on Mar 01, 2023 going ex on Feb 17, 2023

Feb 21, 2023

Mar 01, 2023

Feb 17, 2023

Nov 10, 2022

WMG.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.16 paid on Dec 01, 2022 going ex on Nov 21, 2022

Nov 22, 2022

Dec 01, 2022

Nov 21, 2022

Stock Split

Date

Type

Ratio

No Data

Date

Type

Ratio

No Data

29.390USD

Warner Music Group Corp

29.390

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