Warner Music Group (STU:WA4) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.05 (As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:WA4 Warner Music Group Corp STU:WA4
77 GF Score
Price €24.70
GF Value €31.03
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Warner Music Group STU:WA4 -1.55% 77 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.05 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:WA4 with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of €31.03 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Warner Music Group's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.192. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.05 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Warner Music Group's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 12.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.20% 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 Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Warner Music Group was 21.10% per year. The lowest was -20.20% per year. And the median was -5.75% per year.

As of today (2026-09-17), Warner Music Group's current stock price is €24.70. Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €1.05. Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 23.61.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Warner Music Group was 105.30. The lowest was 27.96. And the median was 50.99.


Warner Music Group  (STU:WA4) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=24.70/1.046
=23.61

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Warner Music Group was 105.30. The lowest was 27.96. And the median was 50.99.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* 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.

Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.53 0.65 0.75 0.87 0.95

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.96 1.01 1.02 1.05

STU:WA4 vs TKO, PSKY, NWSA: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Warner Music Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Warner Music Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=0.192/333.9520*333.9520
=0.192

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 0.222 241.428 0.307
201612 0.269 241.432 0.372
201703 0.114 243.801 0.156
201706 0.116 244.955 0.158
201709 0.321 246.819 0.434
201712 0.200 246.524 0.271
201803 -0.029 249.554 -0.039
201806 0.200 251.989 0.265
201809 0.221 252.439 0.292
201812 0.113 251.233 0.150
201903 -0.044 254.202 -0.058
201906 0.222 256.143 0.289
201909 0.231 256.759 0.300
201912 0.112 256.974 0.146
202003 0.130 258.115 0.168
202006 0.182 257.797 0.236
202009 0.211 260.280 0.271
202012 0.248 260.474 0.318
202103 0.207 264.877 0.261
202106 0.115 271.696 0.141
202109 0.331 274.310 0.403
202112 0.161 278.802 0.193
202203 0.031 287.504 0.036
202206 0.243 296.311 0.274
202209 0.735 296.808 0.827
202212 0.358 296.797 0.403
202303 -0.092 301.836 -0.102
202306 0.197 305.109 0.216
202309 0.535 307.789 0.580
202312 0.475 306.746 0.517
202403 -0.106 312.332 -0.113
202406 0.286 314.175 0.304
202409 0.467 315.301 0.495
202412 0.535 315.605 0.566
202503 0.067 319.799 0.070
202506 -0.031 322.561 -0.032
202509 0.316 324.800 0.325
202512 0.678 324.054 0.699
202603 0.171 330.213 0.173
202606 0.192 333.952 0.192

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.05 mean?
Warner Music Group (STU:WA4) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.05 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Warner Music Group and its competitors.
Is Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Warner Music Group's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.05. Overall, Warner Music Group has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to TKO and PSKY?
Warner Music Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.05 can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Media - Diversified company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Warner Music Group and its competitors. Warner Music Group's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.05. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Warner Music Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Warner Music Group (STU:WA4) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €31.03, compared to a current price of €24.70 — trading 20.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.05. Warner Music Group's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Warner Music Group (STU:WA4), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.05 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Warner Music Group (STU:WA4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Warner Music Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €24.70 is trading 20.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €31.03. GuruFocus considers Warner Music Group to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:WA4:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.05
  • GF Value™: €31.03 vs. price of €24.70 (20.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:WA4 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Warner Music Group Business Description

Address 1633 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Warner Music is the third-largest of the three major record companies. Recorded music accounts for most of the firm's revenue, with the segment housing notable record labels including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Records. Some of the most successful current artists signed to record deals with Warner include Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa. Warner's remaining revenue comes from its publishing business, where Warner Chappell represents more than 180,000 songwriters and composers, some of whom are also Warner recording artists but many of whom are not recording artists or are attached to other labels. Warner Chappell controls more than 1 million musical compositions. Access Industries controls 98% of Warner's voting rights, while holding a 72% economic interest.
77GF Score

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