# The Walt Disney Company (DIS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Entertainment. Price $105.31, market value $181.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.7×** (5-yr avg 64.3×, 3-yr avg 37.2×). The Walt Disney Company trades at 21.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 64.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 14.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.09**. A PEG of 0.09 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.8×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.2×**. Enterprise value is 9.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.6%** (5-yr avg 2.9%). Free cash flow equals 4.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 4.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 18.4%**. 18.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.1%**. 13.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.3%**. 11.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.9%.
- **Return on assets: 4.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.4%** (3-yr 4.5%/yr, 5-yr 7.6%/yr). Revenue grew 3.4% over the last year, against 7.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 151.8%** (3-yr 58.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 151.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 111.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 111.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.38**. Debt is 0.38 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.5×**. It would take 1.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.42%** ($1.50 per share, trailing). The Walt Disney Company yields 1.42%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 15%**. 15% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (32 analysts). 32 analysts cover The Walt Disney Company; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $127.84 (+21% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.1%** (YTD -6.7%, 3-mo 6.4%). The shares are down 10.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.5%** (14.2% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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