Warner Music Group Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of June 2026: 0.80x

Warner Music Group free cash flow generation index. Warner Music Group (WMG) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.80x as of June 2026. Free cash flow of $114.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($142.00 Million).

FCF Generation Index

0.80x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$114.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$142.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$28.00 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Warner Music Group (2003–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Warner Music Group from 2003 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Warner Music Group across 22 annual periods. See financial flexibility index of Warner Music Group to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Warner Music Group Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (2003–2025)

Warner Music Group free cash flow generation index by year from 2003 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Warner Music Group. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see WMG operating cash flow.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.79x $539.00 Million $678.00 Million $139.00 Million ▼ -6.0%
2024 0.85x $638.00 Million $754.00 Million $116.00 Million ▲ +30.3%
2023 0.65x $446.00 Million $687.00 Million $241.00 Million ▲ +15.8%
2022 0.56x $416.00 Million $742.00 Million $326.00 Million ▲ +458.9%
2021 0.10x $64.00 Million $638.00 Million $574.00 Million ▼ -86.3%
2020 0.73x $338.00 Million $463.00 Million $125.00 Million ▲ +14.5%
2019 0.64x $255.00 Million $400.00 Million $145.00 Million ▼ -19.6%
2018 0.79x $337.00 Million $425.00 Million $88.00 Million ▼ -10.7%
2017 0.89x $475.00 Million $535.00 Million $60.00 Million ▲ +10.4%
2016 0.80x $275.00 Million $342.00 Million $67.00 Million ▲ +24.8%
2015 0.64x $143.00 Million $222.00 Million $79.00 Million ▲ +199.1%
2014 0.22x $28.00 Million $130.00 Million $102.00 Million ▼ -61.1%
2013 0.55x $88.00 Million $159.00 Million $71.00 Million ▼ -20.2%
2012 0.69x $145.00 Million $209.00 Million $64.00 Million ▲ +65.2%
2010 0.42x $63.00 Million $150.00 Million $87.00 Million ▼ -50.0%
2009 0.84x $199.00 Million $237.00 Million $38.00 Million ▲ +3.3%
2008 0.81x $247.00 Million $304.00 Million $57.00 Million ▼ -10.1%
2007 0.90x $273.00 Million $302.00 Million $29.00 Million ▲ +0.2%
2006 0.90x $277.00 Million $307.00 Million $30.00 Million ▲ +5.7%
2005 0.85x $175.00 Million $205.00 Million $30.00 Million ▲ +3.4%
2004 0.83x $71.00 Million $86.00 Million $15.00 Million ▲ +1.1%
2003 0.82x $227.00 Million $278.00 Million $51.00 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).