WMG PEER ANALYSIS

Warner Music Group — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

WMGWarner Music Group

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Communication Services · Entertainment

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Entertainment

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

WMGIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	WMG	NWS	UMG	EVT	FENER	Ind. Median
P/E	32.66	14.77	10.49●	—	—	32.66
P/B	20.00	1.94●	7.60	2.17	2.12	2.00
EV/EBITDA	15.11	11.71	6.20●	—	—	12.13
P/S	2.07	1.90	1.57	—	1.57●	1.78

Financial Health
Metric	WMG	NWS	UMG	EVT	FENER	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.73	1.70●	0.63	0.31	0.60	1.16
Debt/Equity	669.5%	33.1%●	75.0%	223.3%	71.4%	64.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.35	0.45	0.54	—	-2.06●	0.97

Profitability
Metric	WMG	NWS	UMG	EVT	FENER	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.3%	12.9%	15.0%●	—	-19.9%	4.7%
ROE	69.3%	13.5%	82.6%●	—	-54.4%	6.7%
ROA	4.5%	7.1%	20.2%●	—	-10.8%	1.5%
EBITDA Margin	17.6%	16.9%	27.8%●	—	-24.0%	17.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	WMG	NWS	UMG	EVT	FENER	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	12.6%	-6.2%	27.5%●	—	24.2%	9.0%
NI Growth	0.0%	134.0%●	41.7%	—	—	26.0%
Div. Yield	2.7%	0.5%	2.7%	3.2%●	0.0%	1.1%
Payout	87.2%	18.1%	36.2%	—	0.0%	17.4%

Valuation
Metric	WMG	NWSA	NWS	SIRI	ROKU	FOX	Ind. Median
P/E	32.66	14.19	40.26	12.27●	105.84	12.42	32.66
P/B	20.00	1.76	1.99	0.88●	7.98	1.94	2.00
EV/EBITDA	15.11	12.14	12.13	9.27	46.29	7.84●	12.13
P/S	2.07	1.67	1.94	1.21●	4.29	1.31	1.78

Financial Health
Metric	WMG	NWSA	NWS	SIRI	ROKU	FOX	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.73	1.70	1.70	0.44	2.91●	2.90	1.16
Debt/Equity	669.5%	34.1%	34.1%	83.1%	18.8%●	60.2%	64.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.35	0.58	0.51	4.47	-4.47●	0.97	0.97

Profitability
Metric	WMG	NWSA	NWS	SIRI	ROKU	FOX	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.3%	11.8%●	4.8%	9.9%	4.1%	10.6%	4.7%
ROE	69.3%●	12.7%	5.1%	7.4%	7.8%	15.2%	6.7%
ROA	4.5%	6.6%	2.6%	3.1%	4.7%	7.6%●	1.5%
EBITDA Margin	17.6%	14.5%	16.7%	25.2%●	8.5%	19.1%	17.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	WMG	NWSA	NWS	SIRI	ROKU	FOX	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	12.6%	1.2%	4.3%	-0.3%	16.8%●	0.6%	9.0%
NI Growth	0.0%	118.7%●	-12.7%	—	—	-8.3%	26.0%
Div. Yield	2.7%	0.8%	0.7%	3.6%●	—	1.2%	1.1%
Payout	87.2%	19.3%	48.5%	43.1%	—	16.7%	17.4%

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