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The Walt Disney Company

DIS

Communication Services · 106.56 +0.7% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

The Walt Disney Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 11 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 6.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income decreased 49.9% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 11 activeBranded Consumer Products · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Disney disclosed higher other operating expense from new guest offerings, volume growth, and inflation, alongside a higher SG&A line.
  • Net interest expense for the six months ended March 28, 2026 decreased to $(515)m, driven primarily by lower average rates reported in the filing.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if DIS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Communication Services · Entertainment

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 11 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 6.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.7 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net income decreased 49.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 11.8 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Disney disclosed higher other operating expense from new guest offerings, volume growth, and inflation, alongside a higher SG&A line.
  • Net interest expense for the six months ended March 28, 2026 decreased to $(515)m, driven primarily by lower average rates reported in the filing.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements361
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +1.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +7.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 73% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

106.56
6m+7.2%12m-8.0%24m+21.1%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-10-02$67.4B+3.1%$1.09+1.1%
2022-10-01$82.7B+22.7%$1.72-0.1%
2023-09-30$88.9B+7.5%$1.29+0.2%
2024-09-28$91.4B+2.8%$2.72+0.1%
2025-09-27$94.4B+3.4%$6.85-1.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
Interest expense, net Interest expense, net is as follows: Nine Months Ended (in millions) June 27, 2026 June 28, 2025 % Change Better (Worse) Interest expense $ (1,379) $ (1,396) 1 % Interest income, investment income and other 566 359 58 % Interest expense,…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
Revenues - Parks licensing and other The increase in parks licensing and other revenue was primarily due to higher co-branding and sponsorship revenue, partially offset by an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 5 filings
Selling, general, administrative and other Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $119 million, to $3,142 million from $3,023 million, primarily due to new guest offerings and inflation.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
Other operating expense increased due to new guest offerings, higher volumes, inflation and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.0× · EV/sales 2.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

106.56+0.7% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for DIS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+11.0%
Capital spending / revenue
+8.9%
Free-cash-flow margin
+7.5%
FCF margin change
-2.9 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 6.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.7 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Net income decreased 49.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 11.8 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Higher other operating expense was primarily due to new guest offerings, volume growth and inflation.

Revenues - Parks licensing and other The increase in parks licensing and other revenue was primarily due to higher co-branding and sponsorship revenue, partially offset by an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.

Selling, general, administrative and other Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $119 million, to $3,142 million from $3,023 million, primarily due to new guest offerings and inflation.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind DIS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.customerNov 13, 2025

We have licensed the rights for physical distribution to third parties who generally sell to retailers, such as Walmart and Amazon.

WMTWalmart Inc.customerNov 13, 2025

We have licensed the rights for physical distribution to third parties who generally sell to retailers, such as Walmart and Amazon.

Depended on by

PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts Inc.competitorMar 3, 2026

Principal direct competitors of our theme parks include theme parks operated by The Walt Disney Company, Universal Parks and Resorts, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Merlin Entertainments ltd., and Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

DIS is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Branded Consumer Products. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.