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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

While intercompany transactions are treated like third-party transactions to determine segment performance, the revenues (and corresponding expenses recognized by the segment that is counterparty to the transaction) are eliminated in consolidation, and therefore, do not themselves impact consolidated results.

			Recorded Music						Music Publishing						Corporate expenses and eliminations						Total
Three Months Ended			(in millions)
June 30, 2025
Revenues			$	1,354					$	336					$	(1)					$	1,689
Adjusted OIBDA			321						96						(44)						373
June 30, 2024
Revenues			$	1,251					$	305					$	(2)					$	1,554
Adjusted OIBDA			281						79						(44)						316
			Recorded Music						Music Publishing						Corporate expenses and eliminations						Total
Nine Months Ended			(in millions)
June 30, 2025
Revenues			$	3,874					$	969					$	(4)					$	4,839
Adjusted OIBDA			914						264						(139)						1,039
June 30, 2024
Revenues			3,885						915						(4)						4,796
Adjusted OIBDA			965						247						(133)						1,079

Schedule of Components of Adjusted OIBDA to Operating Income

Adjusted OIBDA is not a measure defined by U.S. GAAP but is computed using amounts that are determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted OIBDA to operating income is presented below.

						For the Three Months Ended June 30,												For the Nine Months Ended June 30,
						2025						2024						2025						2024
Operating income						$	169					$	207					$	551					$	680
Amortization expense						67						55						186						167
Depreciation expense						29						25						86						77
Restructuring and impairments						69						1						109						96
Transformation initiative costs						19						18						54						56
Executive transition costs						4						—						4						—
Net gain on divestitures						—						(1)						—						(32)
Non-cash stock-based compensation and other related costs						16						11						49						35
Adjusted OIBDA						$	373					$	316					$	1,039					$	1,079

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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