Universal Music Group Posts Lower H1 Profit; Revenue Up

12:02 AM EDT, 07/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) said Thursday that profit for the first half decreased, while revenue increased year over year. Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent for the six months ended June 30 was 222 million euros, compared with 1.43 billion euros earlier. EPS moved to 0.12 euro from 0.77 euro. The music company's revenue was 6.19 billion euros, compared with 5.88 billion euros a year ago. Meanwhile, the board declared an unchanged interim dividend of 0.24 euro per share for the period, payable Oct. 27 to shareholders on record Oct. 6.