401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$446M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,247
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$198,642
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Warner Music Group · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$446M in assets, 2,247 participants

Warner Music Group's Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan reported $446M in total assets and 2,247 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,891 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in New York

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan covers 2,247 participants in New York, 2.8x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $446M.

#2,891
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+10.4%
assets growth YoY
4.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$446,347,508 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,247 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $65M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $404M in the plan year 2023 filing to $446M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,207 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,247 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 133565869 · Warner Music Group PY 2024 · 401(k)

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan · $446M · 2,247 · 97th

  • ASSETS $446M
  • PCT 2,247
  • EIN 97th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Duncan Aviation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #2891

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Western Union Company Incentive Savings PlanThe Western Union Company In…$447MWarner Music Group 401(k) PlanWarner Music Group 401(k) Pl…$446MDuncan Aviation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanDuncan Aviation, Inc. 401(k)…$446MWells Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Enterprises, Inc. 401(…$446MQualtrics 401(k) Plan$446M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$404M
Net Assets (End of Year)$446M
Net Income$42M
Employer EIN133565869
Plan Effective Date2004-03-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Warner Music Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Warner Music Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$446M 31.520123466188643% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $339M $446M ▲ +31.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,054 $339M
2023 1 2,207 $404M
2024 1 2,247 $446M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.446347508 · Participants: 2247Warner Music Group 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Duncan Aviation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NE ($446M); by covered participants it is Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NC (2,247 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($446M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,247 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2024, from $404M to $446M. Reported net income was $42M.
How have Warner Music Group plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Warner Music Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.5%, from $339M to $446M.
Where does Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Duncan Aviation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NE ($446M, 2,914 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Warner Music Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NC (2,247 participants, $481M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133565869.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.