Warner Music delivers revenue beat for Q4 as earnings fall short

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Warner Music Group's record revenue and future margin guidance are offset by a significant earnings miss driven by restructuring and impairment charges. The stock faces immediate pressure from the EPS shortfall despite strong operational momentum in streaming and publishing.

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Record quarterly revenue of $1.87 billion and a projected 150-200 bps margin improvement for 2026 are tempered by a significant EPS miss of $0.21 against a $0.34 estimate.

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• guidance
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• WMG
• digital media
• music industry
• operating margin
• streaming