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The Walt Disney Company

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 7% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (824/wk), no spike
$DIS·$188B·Entertainment·Communication Services
$110.55-0.1%YTD-2.4%1Y+0.6%
Price updated 3h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
DIDIS
$DISThe Walt Disney Company
$110.55-0.12%824 posts1×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $DIS on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

824X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $DIS's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 69% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

Disney holds the backtest of a 5+ year downtrend line and bounces off the 200 day EMA, drawing common-share longs with stops below the 200EMA. Long-thesis posts frame the 'war against woke' as over and DIS creative output as AI-resistant.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $DIS — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

A long drawdown that's finally reclaiming structure — streaming, parks, and cost cuts converging into a real Q4.

Disney is a media-and-parks conglomerate working through the end of a multi-year drawdown. Streaming is finally profitable, parks are structurally resilient, and the cost program under Dana D'Amaro is doing the unglamorous work of trimming SG&A — all three show up unevenly in the quarterlies but are moving in the same direction.

  • The business is already compounding at a modest clip: last quarter revenue grew 6.5% YoY at a 20% operating margin, with EPS beats of 11% and 5% on the last two prints — Disney isn't a story stock, it's one earning its way back onto the chart.
  • The chart is where the setup actually is: holding a backtest of a 5+ year downtrend line and bouncing off the 200EMA, with the stock at 37% of its 52-week range — this is where turnarounds that work usually start before the fundamental case is widely accepted.

The licensing deal with Netflix (Ice Age, Will Trent) adds non-trivial high-margin revenue without the ecosystem damage bears used to warn about. Nov 12 earnings is the next test — streaming operating income direction and parks margin are the two lines that have to keep moving; another quarter of them lifting is the trigger.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish downtrend-line reclaim framing matches the fundamentals catching up — a rare case where chart technicians and the P&L agree. The 'AI-resistant creative output' tagline is cheerleading; weight the margins and the cost program instead.

What to watch: Nov 12 Q4 earnings — streaming operating income direction, parks operating margin, and FY27 guidance commentary. Positive streaming OpInc plus parks margin expansion is continuation; another streaming loss or soft parks line is where the move stalls.

On the calendar: 2026-11-12 — Q4 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Runs Disney+/Hulu streaming, theme parks, ESPN sports media, and film studios including Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Entertainment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $DIS.

Entertainment · Communication Services

No material change from last week — NFLX -4.

What this means for $DIS

Neutral — Runs Disney+/Hulu streaming, theme parks, ESPN sports media, and film studios including Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+14.9%YTD
+13.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
15.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
15.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
37.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$2.06$1.86+10.8%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$1.57$1.49+5.4%
Q4 2025Feb 2, 2026$1.63$1.57+3.8%
Q3 2025Nov 13, 2025$1.11$1.05+5.7%
Next earningsTue, Nov 17·consensus EPS $1.69

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$25.2B+6.5%36.8%19.7%$1.27$4.9B
Q1 FY26$26.0B+5.2%35.8%14.9%$1.34$-2.3B
Q4 FY25$22.5B-0.5%37.6%11.6%$0.73$2.6B
Q3 FY25$23.6B+2.1%38.6%15.4%$2.92$1.9B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 23 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$101.5B$100.9B – $102.3B$6.92$6.72 – $7.0722
FY27$106.3B$104.2B – $108.2B$7.50$7.19 – $7.6423
FY28$111.0B$107.3B – $113.5B$8.42$6.56 – $9.9321
FY29$115.5B$114.2B – $117.5B$9.62$8.96 – $10.814
FY30$121.2B$118.1B – $123.7B$10.71$10.37 – $11.002

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.74%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+4.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+6.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.7B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 8Brent WoodfordEVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax3.6K sh$381KSellSep 1Brent WoodfordEVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax3.6K sh$388KSellAug 19Paul M RoederSr EVP and Chief Comm Officer3.6K sh$382KSellAug 14Brent WoodfordEVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax7.2K sh$762K
+ 46 other (21 awards · 13 exempts · 12 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 8 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 11-Ks · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Walt Disney (DIS) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Factszacks.com·1d agoEarnings Growth & Price Strength Make Walt Disney (DIS) a Stock to Watchzacks.com·2d agoDisney Can Leverage Its Hard-Won Financial Strength To Fend Off Competitionseekingalpha.com·2d agoHere's Why Walt Disney (DIS) is a Strong Momentum Stockzacks.com·3d agoDisney: Cruise Expansion, Strong Live Event Schedule, And Retention Support Good FY 2027 Growthseekingalpha.com·3d ago

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