NYSE$TME

Tencent Music Entertainment Group-ADR · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Tencent Music reported strong revenue and a surge in net income in Q1 2025, fueled by subscription growth and a large investment gain.

Tencent Music posted Q1 2025 revenue of $1.01 billion and net income of $591 million, boosted by music subscriptions and a $327 million gain from investment disposal.

  • Revenue reached $1.01 billion, growing 8.7% YoY, led by subscription and advertising growth.
  • Net income rose sharply to $591 million, aided by a $327 million gain from a deemed investment disposal.
  • Paying music users climbed to 122.9 million, with ARPPU rising to $1.57.
  • Gross margin expanded due to own content ramp-up and lower revenue-sharing fees.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.01B

Previous: $942M+7.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.19

Previous: $0.15+26.7%
Net Income

$591M

Previous: $198M+198.8%
Operating Income

$666M

Previous: $227M+192.8%
Gross Profit

$447M

Previous: $385M+16.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Tencent Music · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.01B

Q1 2025+7.7%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 12 of 14 quarters(86%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Tencent Music · $12.8B total across 3 segments · Q2 2025

  • Online music services
    $6.85B
  • Music subscriptions
    $4.38B
  • Social entertainment services and others
    $1.59B

Forward guidance

Management remains confident about achieving sustainable growth in 2025 with stronger user engagement and expanding music offerings.

Tailwinds

  • Growth in SVIP memberships driving higher ARPPU.
  • Expanded collaborations with global music labels.
  • Increased monetization via exclusive audio effects and perks.
  • Strong performance of original content and artist merchandise.
  • Robust liquidity with over $5.19 billion in cash and equivalents.

Headwinds

  • Social entertainment revenue declined due to functional and compliance changes.
  • Flattening MAU growth in online music services.
  • Market exposure from investment-linked gains may not recur.
  • Continued operational cost pressures from artist-related content.
  • Potential regulatory and macroeconomic challenges in China.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

16 / 29 earnings

Positive

+18.4%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-22.0%

Q4 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-22.0%
Q3 2025-8.3%-8.9%-12.2%
Q2 2025+11.9%+12.6%+12.9%
Q1 2025+2.6%+16.0%+31.3%
Q4 2024+15.5%+7.2%-5.9%
Q3 2024-7.6%-4.2%+4.5%
Q2 2024-15.2%-19.8%-25.7%
Q1 2024+9.9%+15.6%+7.5%
Q4 2023+12.6%+5.5%+11.6%
Q3 2023+11.0%+12.7%+21.4%
Q2 2023+4.1%+6.2%+2.8%
Q1 2023+4.4%-1.9%+4.6%
Q4 2022-8.7%-2.5%+0.6%
Q3 2022+18.4%+25.4%+72.4%
Q2 2022+8.6%-8.1%+40.9%
Q1 2022-0.2%-0.7%+10.7%
Q4 2021+0.8%-2.0%-14.2%
Q3 2021+1.9%+13.5%-11.8%
Q2 2021-20.2%-23.9%-18.6%
Q1 2021-2.4%-0.5%+0.9%
Q4 2020+4.5%-33.9%-40.6%
Q3 2020+1.3%+9.1%+23.1%
Q2 2020-3.2%-10.1%+2.1%
Q1 2020+5.3%+8.4%+13.4%
Q4 2019-7.9%-16.7%-5.0%
Q3 2019-5.6%-9.4%-13.8%
Q2 2019+0.6%-3.3%-5.3%
Q1 2019-9.5%-16.5%-15.1%
Q4 2018-12.8%-11.1%-4.7%
Q3 2018
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Q4 2017
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