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Fiscal year 2025

Robert Kyncl — FY2025 total compensation $15,909,250

Robert Kyncl is Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG). The company reported total compensation of $15,909,250 for fiscal year 2025.

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Fiscal year 2025 compensation

Salary$2,000,000
Bonus$3,202,480
Stock awards$10,675,719
Option awards$0
Non-equity incentive plan$0
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$0
All other compensation$31,051
Total$15,909,250

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.

Cited to the compensation disclosure Warner Music Group Corp. filed January 20, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-001664.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2025Chief Executive Officer$2,000,000$3,202,480$10,675,719$0$0$0$31,051$15,909,250
FY2024Chief Executive Officer$2,000,000$3,102,300$13,518,806$0$0$0$11,500$18,632,606
FY2023Chief Executive Officer$2,000,000$2,289,610$15,347,525$0$0$0$789,250$20,426,385

Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Warner Music Group Corp..

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The other named executive officers of Warner Music Group Corp.

Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Robert Kyncl this pageChief Executive Officer$15,909,250
Armin ZerzaExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$12,340,581
Guy MootCo-Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Chappell Music$6,003,921
Carianne MarshallCo-Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Music$5,372,455
Carletta HigginsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer$4,782,970
Bryan CastellaniFormer Chief Financial Officer$4,696,813

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Warner Music Group Corp. compensation brief.

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The company page

Robert Kyncl's compensation sits inside Warner Music Group Corp.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) compensation brief