Warner Music Group (HAM:WA4) General and Admin. Expense: €800 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


HAM:WA4 Warner Music Group Corp HAM:WA4
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GF Value €29.91
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What is Warner Music Group General and Admin. Expense?

Warner Music Group HAM:WA4 -3.07% 79 General and Admin. Expense is €800 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HAM:WA4 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of €29.91. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Warner Music Group's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €201 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €800 Mil.

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Warner Music Group General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Warner Music Group General and Admin. Expense Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
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Warner Music Group Quarterly Data
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Warner Music Group General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €800 Mil.

* 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of €800 Mil mean?
Warner Music Group (HAM:WA4) has a General and Admin. Expense of €800 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Warner Music Group and its competitors.
Is Warner Music Group's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Warner Music Group's current General and Admin. Expense is €800 Mil. Overall, Warner Music Group has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Warner Music Group's General and Admin. Expense compare to NWSA and TKO?
Warner Music Group's General and Admin. Expense of €800 Mil 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 General and Admin. Expense for a Media - Diversified company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense 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 General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Warner Music Group and its competitors. Warner Music Group's current General and Admin. Expense is €800 Mil. 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?
Warner Music Group (HAM:WA4) has a current General and Admin. Expense of €800 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €29.91, compared to a current price of €23.08 — trading 22.8% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is €800 Mil. Warner Music Group's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Warner Music Group (HAM:WA4), the current General and Admin. Expense is €800 Mil as of Mar. 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 (HAM:WA4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Warner Music Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €23.08 is trading 22.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €29.91.

Key valuation signals for HAM:WA4:

  • General and Admin. Expense: €800 Mil
  • GF Value™: €29.91 vs. price of €23.08 (22.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM: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.
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