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Annual · values202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Cash Flow678.00 M USD754.00 M USD687.00 M USD742.00 M USD638.00 M USD463.00 M USD400.00 M USD425.00 M USD535.00 M USD342.00 M USD222.00 M USD130.00 M USD
Depreciation & Amortization376.00 M USD327.00 M USD332.00 M USD339.00 M USD306.00 M USD261.00 M USD269.00 M USD261.00 M USD251.00 M USD293.00 M USD309.00 M USD321.00 M USD
Stock-Based Compensation49.00 M USD39.00 M USD45.00 M USD608.00 M USD50.00 M USD62.00 M USD70.00 M USD23.00 M USD3.00 M USD8.00 M USD
Capital Expenditures139.00 M USD116.00 M USD127.00 M USD135.00 M USD93.00 M USD85.00 M USD104.00 M USD74.00 M USD44.00 M USD42.00 M USD63.00 M USD76.00 M USD
Cash Flow from Investing-340.00 M USD-311.00 M USD-300.00 M USD-824.00 M USD-638.00 M USD-219.00 M USD-376.00 M USD405.00 M USD-126.00 M USD-8.00 M USD-95.00 M USD-155.00 M USD
Cash Flow from Financing-497.00 M USD-396.00 M USD-325.00 M USD188.00 M USD-61.00 M USD-316.00 M USD88.00 M USD-955.00 M USD-128.00 M USD-216.00 M USD-19.00 M USD37.00 M USD
Dividends Paid383.00 M USD361.00 M USD340.00 M USD318.00 M USD265.00 M USD344.00 M USD93.75 M USD925.00 M USD84.00 M USD
Stock Buybacks16.00 M USD0 USD0 USD
Free Cash Flow539.00 M USD638.00 M USD560.00 M USD607.00 M USD545.00 M USD378.00 M USD296.00 M USD351.00 M USD491.00 M USD300.00 M USD159.00 M USD54.00 M USD

Warner Music Group is a music entertainment company operating through two primary segments: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. In its Recorded Music segment, the company discovers and develops recording artists, handling marketing, promotion, distribution, and licensing of their music, while also monetizing its catalog through compilations and reissues. The Music Publishing segment manages songwriter and publisher rights. Warner Music Group serves a global market across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally, generating revenue through digital streaming, physical sales, artist services, expanded rights, licensing, and performance royalties. The company distributes its content through digital service providers, direct partnerships, and traditional retail channels. Its iconic labels include Atlantic, Parlophone, and Warner Records, representing some of the world's leading recording artists. As a publicly traded entity, Warner Music Group provides investors exposure to the evolving music industry, which increasingly relies on digital platforms and subscription-based streaming models for revenue generation.