Warner Music Group Dividend History
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- Dividend yield
- 2.63%
- Annual dividend
- $0.76
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 20, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 62%
Warner Music Group dividend summary
Warner Music Group pays a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share ($0.80 annualized), a 2.77% yield at the current price. It has raised its annual dividend for 5 consecutive years. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 25.3% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 62% of trailing earnings per share. WMG has 25 recorded dividend payments since 2020, totaling $0.77 per share over the last 12 months.
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WMG dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | $0.20 | +5.3% | — |
| May 26, 2026 | $0.19 | — | — |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.19 | — | — |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $0.19 | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2025 | $0.19 | +5.6% | — |
| May 27, 2025 | $0.18 | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $0.18 | — | — |
| Nov 19, 2024 | $0.18 | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2024 | $0.18 | +5.9% | — |
| May 22, 2024 | $0.17 | — | — |
| Feb 21, 2024 | $0.17 | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $0.17 | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2023 | $0.17 | +6.3% | — |
| May 22, 2023 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Feb 17, 2023 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2022 | $0.16 | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2022 | $0.16 | +6.7% | — |
| May 20, 2022 | $0.15 | — | — |
| Feb 17, 2022 | $0.15 | — | — |
| Nov 22, 2021 | $0.15 | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2021 | $0.15 | +25.0% | — |
| May 21, 2021 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Feb 19, 2021 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Nov 23, 2020 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2020 | $0.12 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.58 | 3 | -21.6% |
| 2025 | $0.74 | 4 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $0.70 | 4 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | $0.66 | 4 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | $0.62 | 4 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | $0.54 | 4 | +125.0% |
| 2020 | $0.24 | 2 | — |