Universal Music Group N.V. (BST:0VD)
Germany · Delayed Price · Currency is EUR | Market Cap | 26.72B -40.2% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 12.82B +5.2% |
| Net Income | 323.00M -87.6% |
| EPS | 0.18 -87.5% |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| PE Ratio | 82.72 |
| Forward PE | 14.14 |
| Dividend | 0.52 (3.53%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Volume | 1,472 |
| Open | 14.68 |
| Previous Close | 14.68 |
| Day's Range | 14.48 - 14.75 |
| 52-Week Range | 13.93 - 24.54 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | Oct 27, 2026 |
About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. operates as a music company worldwide. The company operates through Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Merchandising & Other segments. Its 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 co... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2025, Universal Music Group's revenue was 12.51 billion, an increase of 5.69% compared to the previous year's 11.83 billion. Earnings were 1.53 billion, a decrease of -26.51%.
Financial StatementsNews
UMG sues DistroKid for allegedly distributing AI 'slop' music
Universal Music Group sued DistroKid in Delaware federal court on Tuesday, accusing the online music distributor of infringing the label's copyrights and "flooding platforms with AI-generated 'slop' t...
Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Weekly Transactions under and Completion of its €250 Million Share Buyback Program
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced that in the period from August 31, 2026 up to and includin...
Vivendi portfolio value falls on UMG share slump
Vivendi said on Thursday the value of its investment portfolio fell to 5.1 billion euros ($5.93 billion) at June 30 from 5.9 billion euros at the end of 2025, largely due to a sharp decline in Univers...
Universal Music Group price target lowered to EUR 26.50 at Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank lowered the firm’s price target on Universal Music Group (UMGNF) to EUR 26.50 from EUR 29 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Weekly Transactions under its €250 Million Share Buyback Program
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced that in the period from August 24, 2026 up to and includin...
Universal Music Group downgraded to Reduce from Hold at HSBC
HSBC downgraded Universal Music Group (UMGNF) to Reduce from Hold with a price target of EUR 12.10, down from EUR 18.50. The firm sees margin weakness persisting for UMG over…
Universal Music Group reinstated with a Buy at Citi
Citi reinstated coverage of Universal Music Group (UMGNF) with a Buy rating and EUR 20 price target The firm sees upside from the company’s higher minimum per subscriber payments and…
UNIVERSAL MUSIC'S SUDDEN MOVE FROM QUALITY GROWTH STOCK TO FALLEN ANGEL
Since going public nearly five years ago, Universal Music Group has traded at a valuation befitting a high-quality compounder with a median forward price-to-earnings multiple of almost 25 times — a hu...
Universal Music Group N.V. Announces Start of its Additional Share Buyback Program of €250 Million
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced the start of its additional share buyback program to repurchase the Company...
Universal Music Group price target lowered to EUR 25 at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley analyst Ed Young lowered the firm’s price target on Universal Music Group (UMGNF) to EUR 25 from EUR 31 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Published…
Universal Music Group price target lowered to EUR 20 from EUR 22 at Guggenheim
Guggenheim lowered the firm’s price target on Universal Music Group (UMGNF) to EUR 20 from EUR 22 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm adjusted estimates after…
Universal Music Shares Plunge After Subscriptions, Streaming Growth Underwhelm
The stock was on course for its second-largest one-day fall after revenue from subscriptions and streaming came in slightly below analyst expectations, disappointing investors.
Universal Music shares sink 23% as subscription growth slows
Universal Music Group shares plunged 23% on Friday after the world's largest music company reported slower growth in subscription revenue, raising concerns about its streaming momentum.
Universal Music Group Earnings Call Transcript: Q2 2026
Revenue grew 13% year-over-year in Q2, with strong gains in recorded music and subscription streaming, though merchandising declined. Strategic investments in AI, catalog, and high-growth markets, plus new Streaming 2.0 deals, are expected to drive future growth and efficiency.
Universal Music Group Quarterly report: Q2 2026
Universal Music Group has published its Q2 2026 quarterly earnings report on July 30, 2026.
Universal Music Group Earnings release: Q2 2026
Universal Music Group released its Q2 2026 earnings on July 30, 2026, summarizing the period's financial results.
Universal Music Group Slides: Q2 2026
Universal Music Group has posted slides in relation to its Q2 2026 quarterly earnings report, which was published on July 30, 2026.
Universal Music Logs Higher Revenue on Subscriptions, Streaming Growth
The music company said revenue for the three months through June increased 13% on year to $3.77 billion.
Universal Music revenue rises 13.3% on Downtown deal, streaming pricing
Universal Music Group reported second-quarter revenue of 3.29 billion euros ($3.79 billion) on Thursday, up 13.3% year-on-year at constant exchange rates, helped by the consolidation of Downto...
Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Weekly Transactions under and Completion of its €500 Million Share Buyback Program
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced that in the period from July 20, 2026 up to and including ...
Universal Music Group initiated with a Neutral at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs analyst Stephen Laszczyk initiated coverage of Universal Music Group (UMGNF) with a Neutral rating and EUR 19 price target The firm says the company gives investors a “best-in-class…
Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Weekly Transactions under its €500 Million Share Buyback Program
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced that in the period from June 29, 2026 up to and including J...
Universal Music Group N.V. successfully prices €1.0bn of new Eurobond Notes
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. ("UMG" or the "Company") today announced that it has successfully priced €500m of 3.375% senior unsecured notes due ...
Universal Music buys back part of Ackman's Pershing stake after $64 billion bid fails
Universal Music Group said on Thursday it has repurchased some of the shares sold by Bill Ackman's Pershing Square , after the billionaire investor's takeover proposal for the music company was rejec...
Universal Music shares fall as Ackman sells $1.5B stake
Universal Music shares fell on Thursday after billionaire investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management sold its remaining stake in the world's largest music company, ending a five-year in...