The Walt Disney Company

NYSE:DIS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$162.7b

Walt Disney Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Walt Disney is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 16.8% and 3.8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 16.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 10.4% in 3 years.

Key information

16.8%

Earnings growth rate

16.9%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment earnings growth23.1%
Revenue growth rate3.8%
Future return on equity10.4%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated22 Apr 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Disney: Opportunity Knocks - Upgrade To Buy

Apr 21

Why We're Not Concerned About The Walt Disney Company's (NYSE:DIS) Share Price

Apr 16
Why We're Not Concerned About The Walt Disney Company's (NYSE:DIS) Share Price

Disney Stock: Growth Or Just Retreading IP?

Mar 30

Disney Charts Mission To Correct Course, But Must Navigate New Obstacles In The Short Term

Mar 21

Disney: Surging DTC Profitability

Mar 12

Happy Ending In H2 - Upgrading Disney To Buy

Feb 22

Disney: 2025 Deep-Dive Reveals A Wonderful Business And A Real Undervaluation

Feb 15

Disney Q1 Earnings: What To Make Of These Double Beat Results

Feb 05

Here's Why Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Feb 04
Here's Why Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Disney Still Has Upside Potential Ahead Of Earnings

Jan 28

Estimating The Fair Value Of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Jan 24
Estimating The Fair Value Of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Mickey's Moment Is Here: Upgrading Disney To Buy For 2 Reasons

Jan 14

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)?

Jan 13
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)?

Disney And FuboTV Tie The Knot: This Changes Everything

Jan 06

Return Trends At Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Aren't Appealing

Dec 10
Return Trends At Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Aren't Appealing

Disney Stock: Moana 2 Sells Out Theaters And A Nice Dividend Boost For Christmas

Dec 06
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Narrative update from Goran Damchevski

Dec 05Disney is slowly growing its core experience segment, but surprised on the upside with growth in entertainment.

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Passed With Ease

Nov 29
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Passed With Ease

Bullish On Disney, But Average-In On Price-Decline Days

Nov 27

Disney's Trump Recession Risk (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 21

Wall Street Lunch: House Of Mouse Gets Some Momentum

Nov 14

Disney Is Heading Into Earnings: Challenges, Legacy, And The Path Forward

Nov 04

Is Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 31
Is Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Using Too Much Debt?

Disney's Movie Pipeline Shows Promise Amid Tech-Led Hollywood

Oct 21

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Oct 20
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Walt Disney: No Significant Upside Potential At Current Valuation

Oct 14

Disney: Deeply Undervalued As Turnaround Brings Results

Oct 08

Disney Shares Are Headed Upwards (Technical Analysis)

Sep 30

The Disney Magic Is Not Gone Forever

Sep 23

Disney, DIRECTV, The Blackout, And The Next Phase Of The Pay-TV Revolution

Sep 07

When Should You Buy The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)?

Sep 06
When Should You Buy The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)?
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New Cruise Ships And Disney+ Innovations Set To Propel Growth Despite Cost Challenges

Sep 02 Expansion in the Experiences segment and new broadcasting rights indicate avenues for significant revenue growth through diversified offerings and international expansions.

Disney Is A Strong Buy: The Flywheel Is Spinning Again

Aug 27
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Narrative update from Bailey Pemberton

Aug 27Disney's quarterly performance in the Entertainment segment showed marginal revenue improvement but a significant improvement in operating profit. The impact of Disney's strategic content production a

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Aug 26
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Solid Earnings Reflect Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Strength As A Business

Aug 15
Solid Earnings Reflect Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Strength As A Business

The Charts And Insider Buying Agree Disney Is At Support (Technical Analysis)

Aug 15

Disney's Slump Is An Overreaction

Aug 08

How Disney Turned A Problem Area Inside Out Ahead Of Critical Earnings Period

Aug 02

Disney: The Moat Has Long Dried Up In The New World Of Media Free For All

Jul 26

These 4 Measures Indicate That Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 23
These 4 Measures Indicate That Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:DIS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
9/30/2027103,94410,9109,49717,18617
9/30/202699,5549,5528,39216,01427
9/30/202594,4238,3936,60414,70326
12/28/202492,5025,6158,41214,991N/A
9/28/202491,3614,9728,55913,971N/A
6/29/202490,0284,7767,95813,255N/A
3/30/202489,2031,6958,35813,455N/A
12/30/202388,9352,9867,93813,025N/A
9/30/202388,8982,3544,8979,866N/A
7/1/202387,8072,2522,8457,588N/A
4/1/202386,9814,1211,3956,708N/A
12/31/202284,4153,3201065,249N/A
10/1/202282,7223,1931,0676,010N/A
7/2/202281,1063,1911,2166,121N/A
4/2/202276,6242,7051,5515,659N/A
1/1/202272,9883,1471,4715,270N/A
10/2/202167,4182,0241,9895,567N/A
7/3/202163,5911,1541,4024,599N/A
4/3/202158,348-4,4871,3324,299N/A
1/2/202160,760-4,9312,6476,091N/A
10/3/202065,388-2,8323,5967,618N/A
6/27/202069,799-1,3453,3697,971N/A
3/28/202078,2824,8033475,418N/A
12/28/201975,1819,7651,0996,118N/A
9/28/201969,60710,4251,7306,606N/A
6/29/201964,79511,9703,6718,439N/A
3/30/201959,76213,4568,70013,511N/A
12/29/201859,38610,9639,47814,157N/A
9/29/201859,43412,598N/A14,295N/A
6/30/201857,90712,023N/A14,012N/A
3/31/201856,91611,473N/A14,433N/A
12/30/201755,70410,924N/A13,135N/A
9/30/201755,1378,980N/A12,343N/A
7/1/201755,5009,004N/A12,294N/A
4/1/201755,5399,235N/A11,824N/A
12/31/201655,1728,990N/A12,125N/A
10/1/201655,6329,391N/A13,136N/A
7/2/201656,0029,229N/A12,943N/A
4/2/201654,8269,115N/A12,121N/A
1/2/201654,3189,080N/A11,510N/A
10/3/201552,4658,382N/A11,385N/A
6/27/201551,3428,272N/A10,686N/A
3/28/201550,7078,034N/A10,814N/A
12/27/201449,8957,843N/A10,423N/A
9/27/201448,8137,501N/A9,780N/A
6/28/201447,9927,396N/A9,410N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: DIS's forecast earnings growth (16.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: DIS's earnings (16.8% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: DIS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: DIS's revenue (3.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: DIS's revenue (3.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: DIS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.4%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/25 10:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2024/12/28
Annual Earnings2024/09/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

The Walt Disney Company is covered by 89 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David HeasmanAccountability Research Corporation
Hannah KleivenArete Research Services LLP
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP