Walt Disney Company DIS
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Walt Disney Company is a large-cap company in the Communication Services sector (Entertainment), with a market value of $176.5B, based in the USA.
It employs about 175,560 people and has been listed since Nov 12, 1957.
The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company in Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 20.9 versus 21.3 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 7% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 13.8 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 126.61, 24% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 45% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 10 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (3% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (29 vs 1).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.5% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.7% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLC -2.3%).
This week's news
- 3 Media Stocks Investors Are Screening As Skydance Reshapes Hollywood finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Disney licenses a series of titles including 'Ice Age’ to Netflix seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- 'Like I didn't exist': Former Disney CEO explains why he doesn't visit the theme parks anymore finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Comcast (CMCSA) vs. Disney (DIS): Both Stocks Are Struggling. Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Disney Could be Making Big Changes to its TV Business. Why It’s Necessary. finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Why Disney is planning yet another round of layoffs finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.