Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Announces Promotion of Boyd Muir to Chief Operating Officer, Plans for Chief Financial Officer Transition
Summary Q3 2024 Results1
-Revenue of €2,870 million increased 4.3% year-over-year, or 4.9% in constant currency, with growth in all segments. Excluding a prior-year item affecting comparability, detailed below, revenue grew 6.3% year-over-year, or 7.0% in constant currency.
-Recorded Music subscription revenue grew 7.6% year-over-year, or 8.2% in constant currency while streaming revenue declined 0.8% year-over-year, but grew 0.3% in constant currency.
-Adjusted EBITDA of €621 million increased 6.9% year-over-year, or 8.2% in constant currency, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 0.5 percentage points to 21.6%. Excluding a prior-year item affecting comparability, detailed below, Adjusted EBITDA grew 8.9% year-over-year, or 10.3% in constant currency.
-Top sellers included Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Post Malone.
Summary YTD Results1
-Revenue of €8,396 million increased 6.3% year-over-year, or 7.4% in constant currency, driven by strong growth in all segments. Excluding a prior-year item affecting comparability, detailed below, revenue grew 7.0% year-over-year, or 8.2% in constant currency.
-Recorded Music subscription revenue grew 8.2% year-over-year, or 9.2% in constant currency and streaming revenue grew 0.9% year-over-year, or 1.8% in constant currency.
-Adjusted EBITDA of €1,862 million increased 10.0% year-over-year, or 11.7% in constant currency, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 0.8 percentage points to 22.2%. Excluding a prior-year item affecting comparability, detailed below, Adjusted EBITDA grew 10.8% year-over-year, or 12.4% in constant currency.
-Top sellers included Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter and Noah Kahan.