The $43B Big Pharma Story is Starting Over-With a New Player
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About Walt Disney Co
The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company in the 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 offers 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.
General
| Name | Walt Disney Co |
| Ticker | DIS |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | September |
| Full Time Employees | 177,080 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 135.78 |
| Market Cap | 198,653,700,000 |
| PE Ratio | 17.32 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.89 |
| EBITDA | 19,491,000,320 |
Share Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 1,797,000,000 |
| Shares Float | 1,796,480,000 |
| Shares Short | 19,070,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 7% |
| Institution Holdings | 73.98% |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 135.78 |
| Market Cap | 198,653,700,000 |
| PE Ratio | 17.32 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.89 |
| EBITDA | 19,491,000,320 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 17.45 |
| Forward PE | 17.61 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 2.12 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 1.85 |
Dividend
Walt Disney Co pays out a dividend of $0.89 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.80%.
DIS's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on July 23, 2025.
They pay out 27.62% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jul 23, 2025 | $0.50 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | $0.50 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | $0.45 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | $0.30 |
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