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The Walt Disney Company

$96.00Up+0,38 (+0,40%)
Research reviewed: Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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Research overview

The Walt Disney Company operates in Movies and Entertainment within the communication services sector. This profile tracks its company-specific earnings drivers, valuation conditions, and primary-source risks.

Eröffnung
96,10
Hoch
97,54
Tief
95,83
Marktkapitalisierung
166,71 Mrd.
KGV
15.36
52-Wochen-Hoch
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Dividende
1.570%
Quartalsdividende
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Investment thesis

Base case
Improving direct-to-consumer profitability and deeper integration of Disney's streaming services can turn subscriber engagement into more durable earnings. The base case remains conditional on linear-network decline staying manageable.
Bull case
Improving direct-to-consumer profitability and deeper integration of Disney's streaming services can turn subscriber engagement into more durable earnings. New cruise ships and continued investment in parks and attractions can expand capacity and monetize Disney's intellectual property across destinations. A strong release slate and the evolution of ESPN's direct-to-consumer offering can extend franchise engagement and create new distribution and bundling opportunities.
Bear case
Cord-cutting and audience fragmentation can continue reducing affiliate and advertising economics before streaming fully offsets the decline. Economic weakness, international visitation pressure, weather, construction execution and high fixed costs can reduce returns from parks and cruise investment. Unpredictable content performance and rising sports-rights and production costs can pressure margins across Entertainment and Sports.
Thesis invalidation
Reassess the thesis if cord-cutting and audience fragmentation can continue reducing affiliate and advertising economics before streaming fully offsets the decline.

Key catalysts

  • Streaming economics

    Improving direct-to-consumer profitability and deeper integration of Disney's streaming services can turn subscriber engagement into more durable earnings.

  • Experiences capacity expansion

    New cruise ships and continued investment in parks and attractions can expand capacity and monetize Disney's intellectual property across destinations.

  • Franchise and sports platform

    A strong release slate and the evolution of ESPN's direct-to-consumer offering can extend franchise engagement and create new distribution and bundling opportunities.

Principal risks

  • Linear-network decline

    Cord-cutting and audience fragmentation can continue reducing affiliate and advertising economics before streaming fully offsets the decline.

  • Experiences demand and costs

    Economic weakness, international visitation pressure, weather, construction execution and high fixed costs can reduce returns from parks and cruise investment.

  • Content and sports-rights economics

    Unpredictable content performance and rising sports-rights and production costs can pressure margins across Entertainment and Sports.

Latest earnings research

Q2 FY2026

Disney reported results for the quarter ended March 28, 2026, with its shareholder materials addressing Entertainment, Sports and Experiences performance, streaming economics and the company's fiscal-year outlook.

Valuation interpretation

  • A stronger earnings-quality interpretation requires streaming gains to outpace linear-network erosion without relying on unsustainably high content or sports-rights spending.
  • Experiences and franchise value can support a premium only if major capacity investments generate attractive returns through economic and attendance cycles.

Peer research

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Recent news

Yahoo Finance Video · vor 10 Stunden

Disney's live-action Moana bombed. Is old IP not working anymore?

Motley Fool · vor 4 Stunden

Why FuboTV Stock Rallied Today

Barrons.com · vor 7 Stunden

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’ Struggles Compared With Animated Original

Reuters · vor 8 Stunden

California-led states sue to block Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros Discovery deal

Stocktwits · vor 9 Stunden

DIS Stock Gains Nearly 2% — Why Wells Fargo Says Disney Could Jump 40% If It Exits Streaming

Axios · vor 10 Stunden

A dozen states file lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger

Data and research sources

Research updated: Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
3 verified sources
Disney's Q2 FY26 Earnings Results Webcast and Shareholder LetterThe Walt Disney Company · earningsVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 5/6/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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The Walt Disney Company Investor RelationsThe Walt Disney Company · companyVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 28, 2026The Walt Disney Company · filingVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 5/6/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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