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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 75.60% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Warner Music Group 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Warner Music Group's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.17.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Music Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

WMG' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 75.6   Med: 75.6   Max: 75.6
Current: 75.6

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Warner Music Group was 75.60% per year. The lowest was 75.60% per year. And the median was 75.60% per year.

WMG's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
95.39% of 217 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 8.6 vs WMG: 75.60

During the past 12 months, Warner Music Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 75.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Warner Music Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.62. As of today, Warner Music Group's Dividend Yield % is 2.00%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Warner Music Group Corp is 0.77, which seems too high.

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Competitive Comparison of Warner Music Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Music Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Warner Music Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Music Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Music Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Warner Music Group 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Warner Music Group  (NAS:WMG) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Warner Music Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.17/ 0.276
=0.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Warner Music Group was 0.84. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.79.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Warner Music Group Corp is 0.77, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Warner Music Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1700002024-02-212024-02-222024-03-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1700002023-11-202023-11-212023-12-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1700002023-08-232023-08-242023-09-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1600002023-05-222023-05-232023-06-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Warner Music Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.67/33.22
=2.02 %

Current Share Price is $33.22.
Warner Music Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.67.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Warner Music Group was 2.68%. The lowest was 0.32%. And the median was 1.82%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1633 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in second. Warner's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm's publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over 1 million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.
Executives
Max Lousada director, officer: CEO, Recorded Music C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carletta Higginson officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bryan Castellani officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Valentin Blavatnik director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Entertainment Holdings Ii Llc 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lincoln E Benet director C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Timothy Matusch officer: EVP Strategy & Operations C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Kyncl officer: Co-CEO C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nancy Dubuc director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ai Entertainment Holdings Llc 10 percent owner C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH ST, 28TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Louis Dickler officer: Acting CFO & Corp. Contr. C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Noreena Hertz director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Cecelia Kurzman director 237 PARK AVENUE, REVLON, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas H Lee director C/O THOMAS H. LEE CAPITAL LLC, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067