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The Walt Disney Company (DIS)

Communication Services | Entertainment | Burbank, United States | NYSE
108.10 USD +1.28 (1.198%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 108.09 -0.01 (-0.012%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT

Disney presents a classic turnaround dilemma. While the stock price is rallying, trading above key moving averages and showing strong recent momentum, the underlying earnings engine is sputtering with nearly 50% earnings contraction. The balance sheet is stretched with high leverage and a current ratio below 1.0, which limits flexibility. However, the forward P/E of 14.5x suggests the market prices in a significant recovery, supported by a 'Strong Buy' analyst consensus. The dividend yield sits below inflation, making it less attractive for income seekers. For investors, this is a speculative bet on operational execution rather than a defensive hold. The short-term momentum is positive, but the long-term fundamentals require careful monitoring of the debt reduction and earnings stabilization.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.037143
AutoTheta0.037249
AutoETS0.037370
MSTL0.038974

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 1.35
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.181
Excess Kurtosis -1.02
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 39.404
Revenue per Share 55.799
Market Cap 186,654,851,072
Trailing P/E 22.02
Forward P/E 14.52
Beta 1.40
Profit Margins 8.70%
Website https://thewaltdisneycompany.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a slight upside bias. Heavy open interest clusters exist at the 105-110 strike range for both calls and puts, acting as a magnet. Deep out-of-the-money strikes show inflated implied volatility, suggesting hedging against tail risks rather than pure directional bets. Recent flow indicates some buying pressure near current prices, but put volume remains significant at lower strikes, reflecting caution ahead of earnings.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.78% 1.46% 1.04% 0.62%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.750000 0.779221
2025-12-15 0.750000 0.678794
2025-06-24 0.500000 0.421407
2024-12-16 0.500000 0.445991
2024-07-08 0.450000 0.462155
2023-12-08 0.300000 0.323206
2019-12-13 0.880000 0.601175
2019-07-05 0.880000 0.617761
2018-12-07 0.880000 0.785855
2018-07-06 0.840000 0.801680
2017-12-08 0.840000 0.805910
2017-07-06 0.780000 0.754717
2016-12-08 0.780000 0.754498
2016-07-07 0.710000 0.721471
2015-12-10 0.710000 0.641026
2015-07-01 0.660000 0.573265
2014-12-11 1.150000 1.253406
2013-12-12 0.860000 1.235100
2012-12-06 0.750000 1.528740
2011-12-14 0.600000 1.706485
2010-12-09 0.400000 1.088732
2009-12-10 0.350000 1.118211
2008-12-11 0.350000 1.533742
2007-12-05 0.350000 1.068702
2006-12-13 0.305815 0.899855
2005-12-08 0.266355 1.077844
2004-12-08 0.236760 0.882353
2003-12-10 0.207165 0.937082
2002-12-11 0.207165 1.245552
2001-12-05 0.207165 0.969977
2000-12-06 0.207165 0.667992
1999-11-12 0.207165 0.837905
1999-10-07 0.052285 0.206831
1998-10-07 0.051298 0.208521
1998-07-22 0.051298 0.139832
1998-04-07 0.051956 0.146467
1998-01-07 0.043406 0.134010
1997-10-15 0.043406 0.151942
1997-07-09 0.043406 0.171290
1997-04-09 0.043406 0.178983
1997-01-08 0.036172 0.162064
1996-10-09 0.036172 0.173230
1996-07-10 0.036172 0.189249
1996-04-10 0.036172 0.180700
1995-12-29 0.029595 0.152866
1995-10-11 0.029595 0.161435
1995-07-06 0.029595 0.161798
1995-04-07 0.029595 0.164009
1995-01-03 0.024663 0.160861
1994-10-07 0.024663 0.198024
1994-07-05 0.024663 0.174931
1994-04-11 0.024663 0.177518
1994-01-04 0.020388 0.138938
1993-10-06 0.020388 0.160520
1993-07-02 0.020388 0.152150
1993-04-05 0.020388 0.146315
1993-01-05 0.017099 0.120928
1992-10-05 0.017099 0.149101
1992-07-06 0.017099 0.148569
1992-04-06 0.017264 0.132077
1992-01-06 0.014386 0.145981
1991-10-07 0.014386 0.155378
1991-07-08 0.014386 0.146592
1991-04-08 0.014386 0.147364
1991-01-14 0.011920 0.153032
1990-10-05 0.011920 0.155078
1990-07-09 0.011920 0.108714
1990-04-06 0.011920 0.127330
1990-01-08 0.009865 0.102674
1989-10-06 0.009865 0.093842
1989-07-10 0.009865 0.122605
1989-04-10 0.009865 0.150235
1989-01-09 0.008221 0.147062
1988-10-07 0.008221 0.152675
1988-07-11 0.008221 0.160003
1988-04-13 0.008221 0.176604
1988-01-12 0.006577 0.137052
1987-09-16 0.006577 0.107029
1987-06-01 0.006577 0.125497
1987-03-09 0.006577 0.130088
1986-12-02 0.006577 0.177787
1986-09-15 0.006577 0.205139
1986-06-02 0.006577 0.170221
1986-03-12 0.006577 0.230227
1985-12-09 0.006166 0.289174
1985-09-10 0.006166 0.341415
1985-05-30 0.006166 0.334748
1985-03-05 0.006166 0.390903
1984-12-04 0.006166 0.520639
1984-09-13 0.006166 0.510669
1984-06-07 0.006166 0.461567
1984-03-08 0.006166 0.594096
1983-12-12 0.006166 0.588271
1983-10-07 0.006166 0.478117
1983-07-01 0.006166 0.447788
1983-03-07 0.006166 0.385876
1982-11-29 0.006166 0.468779
1982-09-27 0.006166 0.519512
1982-06-28 0.006166 0.519512
1982-03-08 0.006166 0.606098
1969-11-24 0.000385 0.065442
1969-09-09 0.000385 0.087130
1969-06-10 0.000385 0.096999
1969-03-06 0.000385 0.099412
1968-11-25 0.000385 0.093664
1968-09-10 0.000385 0.098271
1968-03-11 0.000385 0.154897
1967-12-01 0.000385 0.119891
1967-09-08 0.000257 0.106993
1967-06-09 0.000257 0.102341
1967-03-10 0.000257 0.113038
1966-11-25 0.000257 0.152731
1966-09-09 0.000257 0.229974
1966-06-10 0.000257 0.188751
1966-03-09 0.000257 0.186988
1965-11-26 0.000257 0.187865
1965-09-10 0.000257 0.208413
1965-06-11 0.000257 0.192381
1965-03-12 0.000257 0.177846
1964-11-30 0.000257 0.222928
1964-06-12 0.000257 0.251670
1964-03-13 0.000257 0.247008
1963-12-13 0.000257 0.250097
1963-09-06 0.000257 0.231302
1963-06-07 0.000257 0.278854
1963-03-12 0.000257 0.285826
1962-12-18 0.000257 0.365436
1962-09-11 0.000249 0.338416
1962-06-12 0.000249 0.334165
1962-03-13 0.000249 0.253541
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.5
dividendYield 1.39
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014042314
lastDividendValue 0.75
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08598971
Address1 500 South Buena Vista Street
All Time High 203.02
All Time Low 0.052378
Ask 108.08
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,873,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 10,494,525
Average Volume 10,494,525
Average Volume10Days 7,873,880
Beta 1.395
Bid 107.61
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 63.602
City Burbank
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 108.1
Current Ratio 0.709
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 108.195
Day Low 107.03
Debt To Equity 39.404
Dividend Date 1,784,678,400
Dividend Rate 1.5
Dividend Yield 1.39
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Earnings Growth -0.483
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.499
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,486,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,486,600
Ebitda 20,963,000,320
Ebitda Margins 0.21205
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.178
Enterprise To Revenue 2.37
Enterprise Value 234,320,855,040
Eps Current Year 6.89406
Eps Forward 7.44386
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.91
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 100.7062
Fifty Day Average Change 7.393799
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0734195
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.598971
Fifty Two Week High 119.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -11.68
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09751211
Fifty Two Week Low 92.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.909996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17257832
Fifty Two Week Range 92.19 - 119.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.38
Float Shares 1,723,872,402
Forward Eps 7.44386
Forward P E 14.522036
Free Cashflow 4,860,375,040
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 175,560
Fullday Change 1.28
Fullday Change Percent 1.19828
Fullday Price 108.0877
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.37595
Gross Profits 37,167,001,600
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00063
Held Percent Institutions 0.78656
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,726,686,902
Industry Entertainment
Industry Disp Entertainment
Industry Key entertainment
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.75
Last Fiscal Year End 1,758,931,200
Last Split Date 1,181,692,800
Last Split Factor 10,000:9865
Long Business Summary 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. It also provides direct-to-consumer streaming services through Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, and Hulu; sports-related video streaming content through ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+ DTC, and Star; sale/licensing of film and episodic content to television and video-on-demand services; theatrical, home entertainment, and music distribution services; DVD and Blu-ray discs, electronic home video licenses, and VOD rental services; staging and licensing of live entertainment events; and post-production services. In addition, the company operates theme parks and resorts, such as Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, National Geographic Expeditions, and Adventures by Disney, as well as Aulani, a Disney resort and spa in Hawaii. Further, it licenses its intellectual property (IP) to a third party that owns and operates Tokyo Disney Resort; licenses trade names, characters, visual, literary, and other IP for use on merchandise, published materials, and games; operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform; sells branded merchandise through retail, online, and wholesale businesses; and develops and publishes books, comic books, and magazines. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.
Long Name The Walt Disney Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 186,654,851,072
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_191564
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,518,400
Net Income To Common 8,600,000,512
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,467,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 184,444,694,871
Number Of Analyst Opinions 32
Open 107.25
Operating Cashflow 16,988,999,680
Operating Margins 0.19301
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3093
Peg Ratio 2.65
Phone 818 560 1000
Post Market Change -0.012298584
Post Market Change Percent -0.011377044
Post Market Price 108.0877
Post Market Time 1,787,961,572
Previous Close 106.82
Price Eps Current Year 15.680164
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.699632
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8880534
Profit Margins 0.086990006
Quick Ratio 0.562
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.42424
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.28
Regular Market Change Percent 1.19828
Regular Market Day High 108.195
Regular Market Day Low 107.03
Regular Market Day Range 107.03 - 108.195
Regular Market Open 107.25
Regular Market Previous Close 106.82
Regular Market Price 108.1
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,405
Regular Market Volume 5,440,769
Return On Assets 0.048070002
Return On Equity 0.0801
Revenue Growth 0.068
Revenue Per Share 55.799
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 1,726,686,902
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.011
Shares Short 18,936,358
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 22,638,865
Short Name Walt Disney Company (The)
Short Percent Of Float 0.011
Short Ratio 1.7
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol DIS
Target High Price 160.0
Target Low Price 88.0
Target Mean Price 127.84312
Target Median Price 129.5
Total Cash 5,184,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 3.003
Total Debt 46,041,001,984
Total Revenue 98,860,998,656
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014042314
Trailing Eps 4.91
Trailing P E 22.016294
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.6517
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 104.04495
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.055046
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.038973983
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,440,769
Website https://thewaltdisneycompany.com
Zip 91,521