Walt Disney Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Walt Disney is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.89% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 16th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 16th December, 2024.
Key information
0.9%
Dividend yield
1.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -8.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | 16 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 16 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$1.000 |
| Payout ratio | 29% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Return Trends At Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Aren't Appealing
Dec 10
Disney Stock: Moana 2 Sells Out Theaters And A Nice Dividend Boost For Christmas
Dec 06We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Passed With Ease
Nov 29Bullish On Disney, But Average-In On Price-Decline Days
Nov 27Disney's Trump Recession Risk (Rating Downgrade)
Nov 21Wall Street Lunch: House Of Mouse Gets Some Momentum
Nov 14Disney Is Heading Into Earnings: Challenges, Legacy, And The Path Forward
Nov 04Is Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 31Disney's Movie Pipeline Shows Promise Amid Tech-Led Hollywood
Oct 21The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Oct 20Walt Disney: No Significant Upside Potential At Current Valuation
Oct 14Disney: Deeply Undervalued As Turnaround Brings Results
Oct 08Disney Shares Are Headed Upwards (Technical Analysis)
Sep 30The Disney Magic Is Not Gone Forever
Sep 23Disney, DIRECTV, The Blackout, And The Next Phase Of The Pay-TV Revolution
Sep 07When Should You Buy The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)?
Sep 06Disney Is A Strong Buy: The Flywheel Is Spinning Again
Aug 27Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Aug 26Solid Earnings Reflect Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Strength As A Business
Aug 15The Charts And Insider Buying Agree Disney Is At Support (Technical Analysis)
Aug 15Disney's Slump Is An Overreaction
Aug 08How Disney Turned A Problem Area Inside Out Ahead Of Critical Earnings Period
Aug 02Disney: The Moat Has Long Dried Up In The New World Of Media Free For All
Jul 26These 4 Measures Indicate That Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jul 23Disney: Caitlin Clark And The WNBA Might Spark Some Disney Magic
Jul 18What The Walt Disney Company's (NYSE:DIS) P/S Is Not Telling You
Jul 11Disney: Still Missing The Magic
Jul 08Disney Is Back On Track
Jul 01A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
Jun 26Disney: Great Opener For Inside Out 2 May Divert Attention From Bearish Signals
Jun 20Disney's Q2 Earnings Sparkle With Shares Still Trading At An Undervaluation
Jun 13Disney: 3 Reasons To Buy The Drop
Jun 06Should You Think About Buying The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Now?
Jun 02Disney: Shares Have Been Decimated From $200 To $100 -- Can The Magic Return For Shareholders?
May 20Disney Nearing Fair Value With Upside Potential, Buy This Dip
May 11Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: DIS's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: DIS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Walt Disney Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (DIS) | 0.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Entertainment) | 1.2% |
| Analyst forecast (DIS) (up to 3 years) | 1.1% |
Notable Dividend: DIS's dividend (0.89%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: DIS's dividend (0.89%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (28.7%), DIS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (21.2%), DIS's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 17:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* 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 90 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Heasman | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Andrew Charles Beale | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Hannah Kleiven | Arete Research Services LLP |