Universal Music Group N.V. (UMGNF)
| Market Cap | 41.75B -27.3% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 14.68B +5.7% |
| Net Income | 1.80B -26.5% |
| EPS | 0.97 -26.5% |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| PE Ratio | 23.19 |
| Forward PE | 19.20 |
| Dividend | 0.28 (1.25%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Volume | 8,288 |
| Open | 22.79 |
| Previous Close | 22.51 |
| Day's Range | 22.16 - 23.29 |
| 52-Week Range | 17.36 - 33.77 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | Jul 24, 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 numbers in EUR Financial StatementsNews
Universal Music Group Rejects Bill Ackman's $65 Billion Bid That ‘Undervalues' Firm
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Universal Music Group Rejects $65 Billion Buyout Offer From Bill Ackman
Universal's biggest shareholder is opposed to deal, saying it undervalued the world's largest music company.
Universal Music Group declines unsolicited Pershing Square proposal
Universal Music Group (UMGNF) announced that its board of directors has unanimously determined that the unsolicited and non-binding proposal it received from Pershing Square Capital Management on Apri...
Universal Music Group declines Pershing Square proposal
Universal Music Group's board declined an unsolicited takeover proposal from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square on Friday.
Universal Music Group N.V. Board of Directors Declines Unsolicited Pershing Square Proposal
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has unanimously d...
Bill Ackman Dealt Blow In $64 Billion Bid For Universal Music Group By Major Shareholder Bolloré
Ackman announced his bid to acquire the record label in April, saying the company's “stock price has languished due to a combination of issues that are unrelated to the performance of its music busine...
Universal Music Shareholder Bollore Throws Cold Water On Ackman's $65 Billion Bid for Record Label
Cyrille Bollore, the chief executive of the Bollore Group, called on the record label to ditch the bid from Pershing Square Capital, saying that it undervalued Universal.
Bollore urged Universal Music’s management to reject Ackman’s bid, Reuters says
Bollore (BOIVF) CEO Cyrille Bollore was urging Universal Music Group’s (UMGNF) management to reject Bill Ackman’s takeover proposal, Mathieu Rosemain of Reuters reports. Bollore cited three key object...
Bollore rejects Ackman's $64 bln bid on Universal Music
Cyrille Bollore, chief executive of the Bollore Group, said on Wednesday he was urging Universal Music Group's management to reject Bill Ackman's takeover proposal, citing three key objections: the ...
Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music
Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok recently announced the renewal of their licensing agreement, which includes a commitment to get rid of unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform improve ...
Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Weekly Transactions under its €500 Million Share Buyback Program
HILVERSUM, Netherlands, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced that in the period from May 18, 2026 up to and including May 22...
Spotify And Universal Just Put AI Music Behind A Paywall
The press release called it “landmark.” The real story is control. On May 21, Spotify and Universal Music Group announced recorded-music and publishing deals that will let Premium subscribers use gene...
Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes
Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first time
Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Watch out, Suno. Spotify on Thursday announced it has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to allow fans to use generative AI technology to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs.
Spotify (SPOT) Stock Rallies after New AI Deal with Universal Music
Spotify ($SPOT) shares are surging after the company gave investors a clearer long-term plan and announced a new AI partnership with Universal Music ($UMGNF). Importantly, the streaming platform said ...
Spotify, Universal Music announce fan-made cover and remix agreements
Spotify (SPOT) and Universal Music Group (UMGNF) announced recorded music and music publishing licensing agreements enabling Spotify to launch a new tool allowing fans to create covers and remixes of…
Spotify strikes deal with Universal Music to let premium users create AI covers, remixes
Spotify has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to let subscribers create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs, marking the first time the audio-streaming giant will allow users to produce ...
Universal Music Group Transcript: J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference
Operational execution is driving growth across distribution, live events, and partnerships, with robust demand for UFC, WWE, and Zuffa Boxing globally. Strategic focus on media rights, financial incentives, and margin expansion positions the business for continued success and global scale.
Universal Music Group price target raised to EUR 48.10 from EUR 41 at JPMorgan
JPMorgan raised the firm’s price target on Universal Music Group (UMGNF) to EUR 48.10 from EUR 41 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares.
Universal Music Group N.V. Announces Results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. ("UMG" or "the Company") today announced the results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") held...
Universal Music Group N.V. To Participate in the JP Morgan 2026 Global Technology, Media, and Communications Conference
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that its CFO, Matt Ellis, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the J...
Ackman Talks Succession, Universal Music Bid and Mamdani
Pershing Square founder and CEO Bill Ackman says succession at the company is already in place. Speaking with Bloomberg's Dani Burger at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Califo...
Universal Music Shares Slide on Weak Revenue, Earnings
Shares in Amsterdam fell more than 7% and the stock has fallen about 30% over the past 12 months.
Universal Music to monetize half of equity stake in Spotify
Universal Music Group (UMGNF) said its board authorized the monetization of half of the company’s equity stake in Spotify (SPOT). UMG said, “Against the backdrop of a healthy industry, we…
Universal Music Logs Strong Subscriptions, Streaming Revenue Growth
The music company behind Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift said revenue for the three months to the end of March grew 8.1% on year at constant currency to 2.90 billion.