Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | May 12, 2026 | $0.21vs $0.21+0.0% | $168Mvs $1.1B-85.3% |
| Q2 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | $0.17vs $0.23-24.2% | $179Mvs $1.2B-85.1% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | $0.22vs $0.21+4.8% | $1.2Bvs $1.2B+0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 12, 2025 | $0.23vs $0.20+15.0% | $1.2Bvs $1.1B+2.8% |
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales/Revenue | 10.98B | 18.98B | 25.43B | 29.15B | 31.24B | 28.34B | 27.75B | 28.4B | 32.9B |
Revenue Growth % | 151.8% | 72.89% | 33.97% | 14.62% | 7.17% | -9.3% | -2.07% | 2.34% | 15.85% |
Cost of Goods Sold | 7.17B | 11.71B | 16.76B | 19.85B | 21.84B | 19.57B | 17.96B | 16.38B | 18.37B |
COGS % of Revenue | 65.3% | 61.67% | 65.9% | 68.09% | 69.9% | 69.04% | 64.71% | 57.66% | 55.82% |
Gross Profit | 3.81B▲ 0% | 7.28B▲ 91.0% | 8.67B▲ 19.2% | 9.3B▲ 7.3% | 9.4B▲ 1.1% | 8.77B▼ 6.7% | 9.79B▲ 11.6% | 12.03B▲ 22.8% | 14.54B▲ 20.9% |
Gross Margin % | 34.7% | 38.33% | 34.1% | 31.91% | 30.1% | 30.96% | 35.29% | 42.34% | 44.18% |
Gross Profit Growth % | 209.25% | 91% | 19.18% | 7.25% | 1.1% | -6.71% | 11.65% | 22.77% | 20.87% |
Operating Expenses | 2.4B | 3.97B | 4.05B | 4.59B | 5.6B | 4.33B | 3.74B | 3.31B | 4.8B |
OpEx % of Revenue | 21.89% | 20.92% | 15.93% | 15.75% | 17.94% | 15.28% | 13.46% | 11.67% | 14.58% |
Selling, General & Admin | 2.43B | 3.97B | 4.74B | 5.58B | 6.69B | 5.56B | 5.02B | 4.68B | 2.54B |
SG&A % of Revenue | 22.17% | 20.92% | 18.65% | 19.13% | 21.4% | 19.61% | 18.08% | 16.46% | 7.72% |
Research & Development | 797M | 937M | 1.16B | 0 | 0 | 2.58B | 2.52B | 0 | 2.32B |
R&D % of Revenue | 7.26% | 4.94% | 4.56% | - | - | 9.1% | 9.1% | - | 7.04% |
Other Operating Expenses | 6M | -1.58B | -1.85B | -984M | -1.08B | -3.81B | -3.81B | -1.36B | -59M |
Operating Income | 1.59B▲ 0% | 2.04B▲ 28.0% | 4.62B▲ 126.7% | 4.71B▲ 1.9% | 3.8B▼ 19.3% | 4.44B▲ 16.9% | 6.06B▲ 36.4% | 8.71B▲ 43.8% | 9.74B▲ 11.8% |
Operating Margin % | 14.51% | 10.74% | 18.17% | 16.16% | 12.16% | 15.68% | 21.83% | 30.67% | 29.59% |
Operating Income Growth % | 1446.6% | 28% | 126.68% | 1.9% | -19.32% | 16.92% | 36.37% | 43.75% | 11.79% |
EBITDA | 1.97B | 2.41B | 5.14B | 5.53B | 4.8B | 5.6B | 6.78B | 9.69B | 11.11B |
EBITDA Margin % | 17.96% | 12.68% | 20.22% | 18.98% | 15.37% | 19.77% | 24.43% | 34.11% | 33.77% |
EBITDA Growth % | 481.71% | 22.11% | 113.62% | 7.58% | -13.25% | 16.7% | 20.99% | 42.91% | 14.7% |
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 379M | 369M | 522M | 824M | 1B | 1.16B | 720M | 978M | 1.38B |
EBIT | 1.6B | 2.04B | 4.09B | 4.73B | 3.75B | 4.49B | 5B | 8.84B | 13.4B |
Net Interest Income | 93M | 247M | 547M | 523M | 410M | 596M | 928M | 1.07B | 932M |
Interest Income | 93M | 282M | 615M | 622M | 530M | 711M | 1.05B | 1.2B | 1.05B |
Interest Expense | 0 | 35M | 64M | 97M | 121M | 115M | 124M | 124M | 122M |
Other Income/Expense | 185M | -36M | -82M | -78M | -168M | -70M | -14M | 2M | 3.54B |
Pretax Income | 1.6B▲ 0% | 2B▲ 25.4% | 4.54B▲ 126.7% | 4.63B▲ 2.0% | 3.63B▼ 21.6% | 4.37B▲ 20.4% | 6.04B▲ 38.2% | 8.71B▲ 44.1% | 13.28B▲ 52.4% |
Pretax Margin % | 14.54% | 10.55% | 17.85% | 15.89% | 11.62% | 15.43% | 21.78% | 30.68% | 40.35% |
Income Tax | 278M | 171M | 563M | 456M | 417M | 534M | 825M | 1.6B | 1.92B |
Effective Tax Rate % | 17.41% | 8.54% | 12.4% | 9.84% | 11.48% | 12.21% | 13.65% | 18.4% | 14.49% |
Net Income | 1.33B▲ 0% | 1.83B▲ 38.2% | 3.98B▲ 117.2% | 4.16B▲ 4.3% | 3.03B▼ 27.1% | 3.68B▲ 21.4% | 4.92B▲ 33.8% | 6.64B▲ 35.0% | 11.06B▲ 66.4% |
Net Margin % | 12.08% | 9.65% | 15.66% | 14.25% | 9.69% | 12.98% | 17.73% | 23.39% | 33.6% |
Net Income Growth % | 1517.07% | 38.24% | 117.24% | 4.34% | -27.1% | 21.39% | 33.8% | 35.04% | 66.41% |
Net Income (Continuing) | 1.32B | 1.83B | 3.98B | 4.18B | 3.21B | 3.84B | 5.22B | 7.11B | 11.35B |
Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minority Interest | 7M | 51M | 12.63M | 486M | 738M | 1.03B | 1.29B | 1.86B | 2.76B |
EPS (Diluted) | 0.81▲ 0% | 1.16▲ 43.2% | 2.38▲ 105.2% | 2.48▲ 4.2% | 1.80▼ 27.4% | 2.28▲ 26.7% | 3.10▲ 36.0% | 4.24▲ 36.8% | 6.92▲ 63.2% |
EPS Growth % | 1516.77% | 43.21% | 105.17% | 4.2% | -27.42% | 26.67% | 35.96% | 36.77% | 63.21% |
EPS (Basic) | 0.82 | 1.19 | 2.44 | 2.50 | 1.82 | 2.30 | 3.16 | 4.30 | 7.00 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 1.64B | 1.58B | 1.67B | 1.68B | 1.68B | 1.62B | 1.58B | 1.57B | 1.55B |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 1.62B | 1.54B | 1.64B | 1.66B | 1.66B | 1.6B | 1.58B | 1.57B | 1.53B |
Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 1.04% | 0.8% | - | - | - | - | 22.7% | 17.43% |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Current Assets | 7.47B | 20.78B | 3.89B | 31.69B | 26.79B | 26.56B | 29.94B | 34.54B | 32.48B |
Cash & Short-Term Investments | 5.17B | 17.44B | 3.23B | 26.02B | 20.43B | 20.88B | 23.54B | 27.21B | 24.35B |
Cash Only | 5.17B | 17.36B | 2.21B | 11.13B | 6.59B | 9.55B | 13.57B | 13.16B | 8.49B |
Short-Term Investments | 0 | 81M | 1.01B | 14.89B | 13.84B | 11.33B | 9.97B | 14.04B | 15.86B |
Accounts Receivable | 1.3B | 1.48B | 344.69M | 2.99B | 3.8B | 2.92B | 2.92B | 3.51B | 3.91B |
Days Sales Outstanding | 43.28 | 28.51 | 4.95 | 37.41 | 44.36 | 37.65 | 38.38 | 45.08 | 43.33 |
Inventory | 30M | 35M | 3.73M | 18M | 24M | 14M | 8M | 23M | 41.03M |
Days Inventory Outstanding | 1.53 | 1.09 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.4 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.51 | 0.82 |
Other Current Assets | 39M | 55M | 62.16M | 53M | 56M | 87M | 267M | 1.38B | 4.19B |
Total Non-Current Assets | 22.53B | 23.83B | 3.68B | 36.59B | 40.46B | 40.45B | 45.6B | 55.9B | 70.11B |
Property, Plant & Equipment | 127M | 168M | 46.94M | 487M | 526M | 721M | 857M | 1.1B | 1.49B |
Fixed Asset Turnover | 86.46x | 113.01x | 541.79x | 59.86x | 59.40x | 39.31x | 32.38x | 25.87x | 22.10x |
Goodwill | 16.26B | 17.09B | 2.46B | 17.49B | 19.12B | 19.49B | 19.54B | 19.65B | 20.53B |
Intangible Assets | 1.72B | 1.76B | 232.86M | 2.02B | 4.32B | 4.85B | 4.47B | 4.41B | 2.9B |
Long-Term Investments | 4.12B | 3.78B | 813.56M | 15.33B | 15.4B | 14.33B | 19.84B | 29.89B | 42.03B |
Other Non-Current Assets | 204M | 901M | 117.15M | 956M | 743M | 709M | 540M | 425M | 2.66B |
Total Assets | 30B▲ 0% | 44.6B▲ 48.7% | 7.56B▼ 83.0% | 68.27B▲ 802.6% | 67.25B▼ 1.5% | 67.01B▼ 0.4% | 75.54B▲ 12.7% | 90.44B▲ 19.7% | 102.59B▲ 13.4% |
Asset Turnover | 0.37x | 0.43x | 3.36x | 0.43x | 0.46x | 0.42x | 0.37x | 0.31x | 0.32x |
Asset Growth % | 27.47% | 48.68% | -83.04% | 802.65% | -1.49% | -0.36% | 12.73% | 19.74% | 13.43% |
Total Current Liabilities | 3.53B | 6.24B | 1.23B | 9.6B | 10.45B | 11.72B | 12.01B | 16.55B | 14.6B |
Accounts Payable | 1.04B | 1.83B | 367.37M | 3.56B | 4.33B | 5B | 5.01B | 6.88B | 6.29B |
Days Payables Outstanding | 53.19 | 57.05 | 8 | 65.55 | 72.35 | 93.24 | 101.75 | 153.32 | 124.96 |
Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 9.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.15B | 116.07M |
Deferred Revenue (Current) | 1.05B | 1.54B | 258.41M | 1.71B | 1.83B | 2.31B | 3.05B | 3.44B | 3.54B |
Other Current Liabilities | 1.05B | 0 | 527.73M | 0 | -12M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.56B |
Current Ratio | 2.12x | 3.33x | 3.16x | 3.30x | 2.56x | 2.27x | 2.49x | 2.09x | 2.22x |
Quick Ratio | 2.11x | 3.33x | 3.16x | 3.30x | 2.56x | 2.27x | 2.49x | 2.09x | 2.22x |
Cash Conversion Cycle | -8.39 | -27.45 | -2.97 | -27.81 | -27.59 | -55.33 | -63.21 | -107.73 | -80.82 |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 325M | 595M | 64.32M | 5.94B | 5.75B | 6.17B | 6.32B | 4.17B | 4.89B |
Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.17B | 5.06B | 5.54B | 5.64B | 3.57B | 3.5B |
Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 11.2M | 218M | 205M | 306M | 297M | 219M | 200.13M |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 304M | 354M | 34.02M | 265M | 271M | 211M | 239M | 198M | 504.32M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 201M | 0 | 204M | 125M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379.24M |
Total Liabilities | 3.85B | 6.83B | 1.29B | 15.54B | 16.2B | 17.88B | 18.33B | 20.72B | 19.48B |
Total Debt | 0 | 0 | 21.1M | 5.5B | 5.36B | 5.96B | 6.05B | 6.05B | 3.82B |
Net Debt | -5.17B | -17.36B | -2.19B | -5.63B | -1.23B | -3.59B | -7.52B | -7.11B | -4.67B |
Debt / Equity | - | - | 0.00x | 0.10x | 0.10x | 0.12x | 0.11x | 0.09x | 0.05x |
Debt / EBITDA | - | - | 0.00x | 0.99x | 1.12x | 1.06x | 0.89x | 0.62x | 0.34x |
Net Debt / EBITDA | -2.62x | -7.21x | -0.43x | -1.02x | -0.26x | -0.64x | -1.11x | -0.73x | -0.42x |
Interest Coverage | - | 58.23x | 63.86x | 48.77x | 31.01x | 39.03x | 40.31x | 71.26x | 109.83x |
Total Equity | 26.15B▲ 0% | 37.77B▲ 44.5% | 6.27B▼ 83.4% | 52.73B▲ 740.9% | 51.05B▼ 3.2% | 49.13B▼ 3.8% | 57.2B▲ 16.4% | 69.73B▲ 21.9% | 83.1B▲ 19.2% |
Equity Growth % | 26.72% | 44.45% | -83.4% | 740.95% | -3.18% | -3.78% | 16.44% | 21.89% | 19.18% |
Book Value per Share | 15.98 | 23.91 | 3.75 | 31.38 | 30.36 | 30.38 | 36.11 | 44.54 | 53.46 |
Total Shareholders' Equity | 26.14B | 37.72B | 6.26B | 52.24B | 50.32B | 48.1B | 55.91B | 67.86B | 80.34B |
Common Stock | 2M | 2M | 287.12K | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M |
Retained Earnings | 1.23B | 3.04B | 875.58M | 11.11B | 14.19B | 12.05B | 16.97B | 20.05B | 29.4B |
Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | -4.45M | -134M | -3.66B | -6.35B | -7B | -550M | -1.47B |
Accumulated OCI | 997M | 903M | 444.32M | 6.3B | 3.73B | 6.14B | 9.66B | 19.84B | 0 |
Minority Interest | 7M | 51M | 12.63M | 486M | 738M | 1.03B | 1.29B | 1.86B | 2.76B |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | 2.5B | 5.63B | 6.2B | 4.88B | 5.24B | 7.48B | 7.34B | 10.28B | 10.16B |
Operating CF Margin % | 22.77% | 29.67% | 24.38% | 16.76% | 16.77% | 26.4% | 26.44% | 36.18% | 30.88% |
Operating CF Growth % | 186.37% | 125.28% | 10.09% | -21.21% | 7.25% | 42.79% | -1.92% | 40.04% | -1.12% |
Net Income | 1.6B | 2B | 4.54B | 4.63B | 3.63B | 4.37B | 6.04B | 8.71B | 10.75B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 379M | 369M | 583M | 824M | 1B | 1.16B | 1B | 978M | 1.34B |
Stock-Based Compensation | 362M | 487M | 519M | 569M | 647M | 665M | 649M | 596M | 0 |
Deferred Taxes | -188M | 150M | 160M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Non-Cash Items | -105M | 1.24B | -584M | -643M | -614M | -938M | -1.15B | -1.57B | -928.01M |
Working Capital Changes | 455M | 1.39B | 982M | -497M | 573M | 2.22B | 786M | 1.56B | -1B |
Change in Receivables | -447M | -182M | -733M | -520M | -769M | 906M | -204M | -539M | -345.33M |
Change in Inventory | -16M | -4M | 9M | 8M | -6M | 10M | 7M | -15M | -16.54M |
Change in Payables | 4M | 780M | 717M | 644M | 631M | 663M | 52M | 1.84B | -761.67M |
Cash from Investing | -483M | -1.19B | -8.1B | -14.21B | -6B | -1.45B | -1.86B | -6.82B | -10.27B |
Capital Expenditures | -77M | -144M | -286M | -108M | -159M | -85M | -165M | -319M | -1.16B |
CapEx % of Revenue | 0.7% | 0.76% | 1.12% | 0.37% | 0.51% | 0.3% | 0.59% | 1.12% | 3.51% |
Acquisitions | -15M | -693M | -44M | -525M | -2.08B | -144M | 57M | -41M | -1.03B |
Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Investing | -591M | -24M | -14M | -347M | -2.51B | -890M | -895M | -630M | 7.78M |
Cash from Financing | 99M | 7.74B | -31M | 5.29B | -3.71B | -3.42B | -1.54B | -3.83B | -4.41B |
Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -56M | 5.33B | -116M | -130M | -116M | -134M | -2.07B |
Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 7.32B | 15M | -134M | -3.47B | -3.12B | -1.2B | -1.93B | -234.43M |
Dividends Paid | 0 | -19M | -32M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.51B | -1.93B |
Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | -134M | -3.48B | -3.13B | -1.25B | -1.93B | -652.72M |
Other Financing | 99M | 441M | 42M | 96M | -128M | -165M | -225M | -263M | -173.15M |
Net Change in Cash | 2.1B▲ 0% | 12.18B▲ 479.3% | -1.93B▼ 115.8% | -4.3B▼ 122.7% | -4.54B▼ 5.6% | 2.96B▲ 165.3% | 4.01B▲ 35.4% | -403M▼ 110.0% | -4.13B▼ 925.1% |
Free Cash Flow | 2.42B▲ 0% | 5.49B▲ 126.5% | 5.91B▲ 7.8% | 4.38B▼ 25.9% | 2.48B▼ 43.4% | 6.43B▲ 159.1% | 6.17B▼ 4.0% | 9.24B▲ 49.7% | 9.86B▲ 6.7% |
FCF Margin % | 22.07% | 28.91% | 23.25% | 15.04% | 7.94% | 22.68% | 22.24% | 32.54% | 29.98% |
FCF Growth % | 191.23% | 126.5% | 7.76% | -25.87% | -43.41% | 159.09% | -3.97% | 49.73% | 6.71% |
FCF per Share | 1.48 | 3.47 | 3.53 | 2.61 | 1.48 | 3.97 | 3.90 | 5.90 | 6.35 |
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.89x | 3.07x | 1.56x | 1.18x | 1.73x | 2.03x | 1.49x | 1.55x | 0.92x |
Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | 0.4% | 5.67% | 5.74% | 18.08% | 14.08% | 5.84% | 7.34% | 9.25% | 10.47% | 14.47% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 0.44% | 6.2% | 7.39% | 28.31% | 13.81% | 5.88% | 6.99% | 9.54% | 11.63% | 10.36% |
Gross Margin | 28.25% | 34.7% | 38.33% | 34.1% | 31.91% | 30.1% | 30.96% | 35.29% | 42.34% | 44.18% |
Net Margin | 1.88% | 12.08% | 9.65% | 15.66% | 14.25% | 9.69% | 12.98% | 17.73% | 23.39% | 33.6% |
Debt / Equity | - | - | - | 0.00x | 0.10x | 0.10x | 0.12x | 0.11x | 0.09x | 0.05x |
Interest Coverage | - | - | 58.23x | 63.86x | 48.77x | 31.01x | 39.03x | 40.31x | 71.26x | 109.83x |
FCF Conversion | 10.65x | 1.89x | 3.07x | 1.56x | 1.18x | 1.73x | 2.03x | 1.49x | 1.55x | 0.92x |
Revenue Growth | - | 151.8% | 72.89% | 33.97% | 14.62% | 7.17% | -9.3% | -2.07% | 2.34% | 15.85% |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) reported $32.01B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 634% increase from $4.36B in 2016.
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) grew revenue by 15.8% over the past year. This is strong growth.
Yes, Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) is profitable, generating $10.75B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (33.6% net margin).
Yes, Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.10%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.5%. This is reasonable for most industries.
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) generated $7.84B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.