DIS vs IMAX vs WBD Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Imax and Warner Bros. Discovery Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.41 +4.0% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$191.51B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$52.10 -7.1% 1M +64.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
70.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Imax leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Imax 6, Walt Disney 4, Warner Bros. Discovery 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISIMAXWBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $191.51B $2.86B $77.70B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 70.0x -24.6x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 22.8x — DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +14.8% -6.1% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 9.8% -8.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 13.2% -1.6% IMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -0.8x 7.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.1% +64.4% +62.4% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr +20.3%/yr +3.2%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 42.8% 26.7% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 31/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

DISIMAXWBD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDISIMAXWBD
Valuation 42 #72 of 124 37 #128 of 203 23 #42 of 54
Growth 61 #43 of 108 92 #16 of 187 25 #34 of 45
Profitability 39 #65 of 106 83 #33 of 185 36 #28 of 43
Financial Health 63 #49 of 132 84 #37 of 219 41 #37 of 62
Shareholder Returns 82 #14 of 74 15 #131 of 153 –
Overall 58 62 31
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDISIMAXWBDSPY
1 month +4.0%-7.1%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months +14.2%+15.5%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months +7.9%+40.4%+13.2% +7.0%
Year to date -3.0%+41.0%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year -1.1%+64.4%+62.4% +13.0%
3 years +39.2%+190.4%+201.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.7%+42.7%+44.5% +23.1%
5 years -34.9%+151.8%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.2%+20.3%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years +18.1%+68.7%+11.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%+5.4%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDISIMAXWBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%42.8%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%35.9%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.130.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.041.502.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-42.3%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-7.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $116.65$56.35$30.98 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$32.22$17.10 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDISIMAXWBD
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.7x 70.0xmedian 26.0x -24.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 6.9xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.6x 18.4xmedian 14.0x 28.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 9.3x 22.6xmedian 21.4x 35.6xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 6.4xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.29 0.65median 1.26 -1.04median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDISIMAXWBD
Revenue $98.86B $416.08M $36.12B
Gross profit $43.29B $248.12M $17.06B
Operating income -$40.54B $83.87M -$1.27B
Net income $9.24B $47.12M -$3.15B
Free cash flow $8.29B $126.59M $2.18B
R&D – $6.42M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $0.72 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $159.92M $3.37B
Total debt $46.04B $38.84M $32.02B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 56.57M 2.58B
Enterprise value $169.27B $2.26B $63.36B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDISIMAXWBD
P/E 22.3x 70.0x -24.6x
P/FCF 23.0x 22.6x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 21.5x 22.7x
P/S 1.9x 6.9x 2.2x
P/B 1.6x 6.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 6.8x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 18.4x 28.0x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 32.6x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 6.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF 27.9x 21.6x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 20.6x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.65 -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISIMAXWBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 14.8% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 5.8% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 20.4% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 9.6% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 39.8% -675.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 42.6% 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 10.6% -595.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 79.6% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 21.7% -500.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 107.7% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 72.7% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 40.0% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 88.4% -46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 44.5% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISIMAXWBD
Gross margin 43.8% 59.6% 47.2%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 35.7% 10.5%
Operating margin -41.0% 20.2% -3.5%
Pretax margin 12.9% 15.0% -10.4%
Net margin 8.7% 9.8% -8.8%
FCF margin 8.4% 30.4% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 31.9% 9.5%
Return on equity 8.0% 10.7% -9.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 5.2% -3.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 13.2% -1.6%
Return on capital employed -23.9% – -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.8x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 6.5% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISIMAXWBD
Debt / assets 22.5% 4.2% 32.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -0.8x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.3x 14.7x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 51.0% 65.0%
Equity / assets 57.1% 49.0% 35.0%
Interest coverage – 11.2x -0.6x
Current ratio 0.7x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.52 – 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISIMAXWBD
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 4.3% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% -0.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDISIMAXWBD
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $-1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +4.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $497.98MFY2026 $34.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -5.7% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISIMAXWBD
Held by institutions 75.9% 91.5% 77.8%
Institutions holding 2,940 257 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +4.5% +10.9%
Institutions buying 1,209 144 628
Institutions selling 1,369 69 436
Buyers to sellers 0.88 2.09 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DISIMAXWBD
DIS 1.00 0.17 0.16
IMAX 0.17 1.00 0.06
WBD 0.16 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, IMAX and WBD?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $191.51B, Imax (IMAX) $2.86B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, IMAX and WBD?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Imax (IMAX) 70.0x, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, Imax (IMAX) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Imax (IMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Imax (IMAX) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Imax (IMAX) 13.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -1.1%, Imax (IMAX) +64.4%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.2%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +20.3%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Imax (IMAX) 0.00%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 0.00%. Imax (IMAX) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, IMAX and WBD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Imax (IMAX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.