Universal Music Group N.V. (AMS:UMG)

Netherlands flag Netherlands · Delayed Price · Currency is EUR
26.06
-0.09 (-0.34%)
May 6, 2025, 5:35 PM CET
-9.89%
Market Cap 47.78B
Revenue (ttm) 11.83B
Net Income (ttm) 2.09B
Shares Out 1.83B
EPS (ttm) 1.13
PE Ratio 23.06
Forward PE 25.30
Dividend 0.52 (1.99%)
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 1,376,305
Average Volume 2,205,743
Open 26.09
Previous Close 26.15
Day's Range 25.93 - 26.15
52-Week Range 19.93 - 29.49
Beta 0.83
RSI 63.75
Earnings Date Apr 30, 2025

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group N.V. operates as a music company worldwide. It operates through Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Merchandising & Other segments. The Recorded Music segment discovers and develops recording artists, as well as licenses, markets, promotes, distributes, and sells their music across various formats and platforms; and engages in the live events, sponsorship, film, and television operations. The Music Publishing segment discovers and develops songwriters, as well as owns and administers the copyright for musical composition... [Read more]

Industry Entertainment
Founded 2020
Employees 9,636
Stock Exchange Euronext Amsterdam
Ticker Symbol UMG
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, Universal Music Group's revenue was 11.83 billion, an increase of 6.54% compared to the previous year's 11.11 billion. Earnings were 2.09 billion, an increase of 65.69%.

Financial Statements

News

Universal Music sales beat estimates in first quarter

Universal Music Group, the record label for artists such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, reported sales that beat analysts estimates in the first quarter, boosted by global subscriber growth.

6 days ago - Independent Ireland

Universal Music Group reports Q1 results

7 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Universal Music's Subscriptions, Streaming Revenue Beats Forecasts

The record label behind Taylor Swift logged revenue of €2.9 billion for the three months to the end of March, up 9.5% on year.

7 days ago - WSJ

Universal Music Group first-quarter sales beat forecast

Universal Music Group reported first-quarter sales above market expectations on Tuesday, helped by growth in recorded music and music publishing.

7 days ago - Reuters

Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2025

Q1 2025 Results Highlights1 Revenue of €2,901 million increased 11.8% year-over-year, or 9.5% in constant currency, driven by solid growth in Recorded Music and Music Publishing. Recorded Music subscr...

7 days ago - PRNewsWire

European Commission to assess UMG's proposed acquisition of Downtown Music

The European Commission said on Friday it would investigate Universal Music Group's planned $775 million acquisition of independent music services company Downtown Music, confirming earlier media repo...

11 days ago - Reuters

EU set to probe Universal's planned acquisition of Downtown Music, FT reports

The European Commission is set to investigate Universal Music Group's planned $775 million acquisition of independent music services company Downtown Music amid claims the deal will give too much powe...

12 days ago - Reuters

Drake expands lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging defamation at Super Bowl

Lawsuit argues Kendrick Lamar’s half-time performance ‘further solidified’ public belief in allegations made in diss track Not Like Us, but UMG calls amendment ‘absurd’ Drake has expanded his lawsuit ...

18 days ago - The Guardian

Desperate Drake claims he was defamed at Super Bowl show and Grammys

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud, among the biggest in hip-hop, continues... Drake now claims he was defamed at the Super Bowl halftime show and the Grammys. Universal Music has warned Drake “be careful ...

18 days ago - Euronews

Drake claims Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance was 'orchestrated to assassinate' his character

Drake filed an amended complaint against Universal Music Group alleging the label intentionally caused him harm by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

19 days ago - NBC News

Drake adds Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance to his lawsuit against record label

Drake has expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a pedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us at the Super ...

19 days ago - CBC News

Universal Music Group N.V. to Announce Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2025

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands , March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, ...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP BOARD PUBLISHES 2024 ANNUAL REPORT AND AGENDA FOR 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

HILVERSUM, Netherlands , March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. ("UMG" or "the Company") today published its 2024 annual report and the agenda for its 2025 annual general meeting of...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit

Drake’s attorneys accuse Universal of being ‘a greedy company’ that is ‘finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation’. Universal Music Group have moved to dismiss Drake’s...

7 weeks ago - The Guardian

Drake's record label files motion to dismiss his lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

In a court filing Monday, Universal Music Group stated that Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated.”

7 weeks ago - NBC News

Bill Ackman Sells Portion Of Universal Music Stake: 'One Of The Best Businesses We Have Ever Owned'

Hedge funder Bill Ackman announced the sale of a portion of Pershing Square's PSHZF stake in Universal Music Group UNVGY UMGNF Thursday, continuing his recent financial moves betting on future investm...

7 weeks ago - Benzinga

Universal Music Shares Fall After Ackman's Pershing Decides to Cut Stake

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said his Pershing Square firm would reduce its stake in the world's largest music company.

7 weeks ago - WSJ

Pershing Square's Ackman confirms sale of some of its UMG shares

Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman confirmed on Thursday his firm had sold some of its shares in Universal Music Group (UMG).

7 weeks ago - Reuters

Universal Music Group N.V. Announces Resignation of Manning Doherty from its Board of Directors

HILVERSUM, Netherlands , March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that Non-Executive Director Manning Doherty will retire from the Board of Directors w...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

Universal Music Shares Rise on Subscription Revenue Beat

2 months ago - The Wall Street Journal

Universal Music Group reports FY results

Universal Music Group reports FY revenue of €11,834M, up 6.5% YoY with 8.2% growth in subscription revenue.

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha