Ticker: DIS
The Walt Disney Company, together with the subsidiaries through which businesses are conducted (the Company), is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in three segments: Entertainment, Sports and Experiences. The terms “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” are used in this report to refer collectively to the parent company and the subsidiaries through which businesses are conducted. ENTERTAINMENT The Entertainment segment generally encompasses the Company’s non-sports focused global film and episodic content production and distribution activities. The lines of business within Entertainment along with their significant business activities include the following: • Linear Networks ◦ Domestic: ABC Television Network (ABC Network); Disney, Freeform, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels; and eight owned ABC television stations ◦ International: Disney, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels ◦ A 50% equity investment in A+E Global Media (formerly A+E Television Networks) (A+E), which develops and distributes content globally • Direct-to-Consumer ◦ Disney+: a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) service that primarily offers general entertainment and family programming. Subscribers to both Disney+ and one of the ESPN DTC plans (see Sports segment discussion) have access to certain sports content through Disney+. ◦ Hulu: a U.S. DTC service that offers general entertainment programming and a virtual multi-channel video programming distributor (vMVPD) service that includes live linear streams of various cable and broadcast networks (Hulu Live TV service). Subscribers to both Hulu and one of the ESPN DTC plans have access to certain sports content through Hulu. • Content Sales/Licensing ◦ Theatrical distribution ◦ Sale/licensing of film and episodic content to television and video-on-demand (TV/VOD) services ◦ Home entertainment distribution: electronic home video licenses, video-on-demand rentals and licensing of physical (DVD/Blu-ray discs) distribution rights ◦ Intersegment allocation of revenues from the Experiences segment, which is meant to reflect royalties on consumer products merchandise licensing revenues generated on intellectual property (IP) created by the Entertainment segment ◦ Staging and licensing of live entertainment events on Broadway and around the world (Stage Plays) ◦ Music distribution ◦ Post-production services by Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound Theatrical, TV/VOD and home entertainment distribution revenues are collectively referred to as “content sales.” Entertainment also includes the following activities that are reported with Content Sales/Licensing: • National Geographic magazine and online business (owned 73% by the Company) • A 30% ownership interest in Tata Play Limited, which operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform in India The revenues of Entertainment are as follows: • Subscription fees - Fees charged to customers/subscribers for our DTC streaming services, including fees charged to multi-channel video programming distributors (i.e. cable, satellite and telecommunications providers and vMVPDs) (MVPDs) and other distributors • Advertising - Sales of advertising time/space • Affiliate fees - Fees charged to MVPDs for the right to deliver our programming to their customers. Linear Networks also generates revenues from fees charged to television stations affiliated with ABC Network. …
Verdict: Hold · 50/100
Confidence: HIGH · Data as of 2025-09-27 · Sourced from SEC EDGAR filings.
Verdict: Hold · 50/100. Quality: ROE: 11.3%, ROA: 6.3%, net margin: 13.1%.
Current ratio: 0.71, D/E: N/A, interest coverage: N/A
52-week return: -8.7%, 3-month: 7.5%
ROA change: 148.2% YoY, asset efficiency change: 2.7% YoY
Value score: sector ratios vs median (60%) + intrinsic method signal (40%)