DIS Walt Disney Company (The)

Communication Services · Entertainment

6 · Fair Momentum 7.0 · Neutral Watch

106.15

+0.56%

About the company

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.

Website Annual reports (10-K)

1.41%

30.93%

1.50

183.3B

21.89

4.85

104.01

52-week range

106

low 92.2 high 117

Dividend deep dive

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) operates in the Entertainment industry within the Communication Services sector. Its current dividend yield is 1.41%. This yield is higher than its 5-year average of 0.45%, suggesting it may be undervalued based on yield theory, which indicates a status of "undervalued". The company has an overall rating score of 6.0. It shows strong price momentum with a score of 7.0 and appears to offer value with a score of 7.5.

Dividend history

The Walt Disney Company currently maintains a dividend increase streak of 2 years. The 3-year and 5-year Dividend CAGRs are not available in the provided data. The company pays semi-annually, typically in June, July, and December. Historical annual dividends per share in USD are: 0.60 in 2011, 0.75 in 2012, 0.86 in 2013, 1.15 in 2014, 0.685 in 2015, 0.745 in 2016, 0.81 in 2017, 0.86 in 2018, and 0.88 in 2019. After a period without dividends, payments resumed with 0.30 in 2023, followed by 0.475 in 2024, and a projected 0.625 for 2025.

Dividend safety

The dividend payout ratio for The Walt Disney Company stands at 30.93% based on EPS, which indicates a reasonable portion of earnings is allocated to dividends.

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AI-generated from Quantic's dividend data · Updated 14 Sep 2026 · Information, not financial advice.