DIS vs RCL vs TKO Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Royal Caribbean Cruises and TKO Group Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
$276.50 +20.0% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$75.33B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.68B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$173.12 -8.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.82B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Caribbean Cruises leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Caribbean Cruises 6, Walt Disney 4, TKO Group Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISRCLTKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.02B $75.33B $12.82B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 17.1x 55.8x RCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 14.7x 39.0x RCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +8.7% +5.1% RCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 23.5% 4.3% RCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 15.6% 6.7% RCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 3.1x 2.6x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% TKO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% -12.7% -7.3% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +26.7%/yr +23.6%/yr RCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 47.5% 31.8% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 66/100 79/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

DISRCLTKO

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

AxisDISRCLTKO
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 50 #15 of 29 33 #9 of 13
Growth 61 #43 of 109 64 #10 of 26 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 92 #3 of 26 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 50 #16 of 31 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 74 #6 of 20 –
Overall 57 66 79
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • RCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISRCLTKOSPY
1 month +8.7%+20.0%-8.5% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%-5.8%-4.2% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%+4.0%-7.2% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%-0.9%-17.2% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%-12.7%-7.3% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%+235.2%+115.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%+49.7%+29.1% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%+226.7%+188.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+26.7%+23.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+298.6%+776.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%+14.8%+24.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISRCLTKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%47.5%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%42.1%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.700.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.27-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-67.6%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-20.6%-23.0% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$348.03$224.96 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$230.35$172.46 $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.

MultipleDISRCLTKO
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x 16.8xmedian 18.8x 56.4xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 4.0xmedian 1.5x 6.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 13.7xmedian 15.0x 24.2xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x -177.8xmedian 16.0x 19.7xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 7.1xmedian 2.5x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 0.05median 0.37 —median 0.26

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 monthsDISRCLTKO
Revenue $98.86B $18.68B $5.30B
Gross profit $43.29B $9.17B $3.15B
Operating income -$40.54B $5.10B $997.63M
Net income $9.24B $4.43B $661.36M
Free cash flow $8.29B -$416.00M $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $16.41 $3.03
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $875.00M $592.49M
Total debt $182.30B $85.57B $16.77B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 268.00M 75.87M
Enterprise value $169.78B $72.69B $9.75B

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
MetricDISRCLTKO
P/E 22.7x 16.8x 56.4x
P/FCF 23.4x -177.8x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 10.9x 18.4x
P/S 2.0x 4.0x 6.2x
P/B 1.7x 7.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 7.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 13.7x 24.2x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 18.8x 37.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.1x 7.0x
EV/FCF 28.4x -230.6x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 14.1x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISRCLTKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 8.7% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 15.9% 63.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 9.4% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 26.7% 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 12.6% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 55.6% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 22.2% 73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 342.6% 21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 25.3% 155.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 338.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 18.3% 126.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 28.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -111.6% 142.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISRCLTKO
Gross margin 43.8% 49.1% 59.5%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 37.4% 28.8%
Operating margin -41.0% 27.3% 18.8%
Pretax margin 12.9% 22.8% 14.2%
Net margin 8.7% 23.5% 4.3%
FCF margin 8.4% -2.2% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 36.3% 33.9%
Return on equity 8.0% 43.2% 7.9%
Return on assets 4.5% 10.2% 4.1%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 15.6% 6.7%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 16.1% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISRCLTKO
Debt / assets 22.5% 51.2% 28.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 3.1x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -54.9x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 76.6% 48.8%
Equity / assets 57.1% 23.4% 51.2%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 4.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.54 2.07 2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISRCLTKO
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 2.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 4.6% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – 36.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – 14.4%
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.

ConsensusDISRCLTKO
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $18.79FY2026 $4.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +96.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +10.2% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +8.3% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISRCLTKO
Held by institutions 75.9% 88.5% 98.3%
Institutions holding 2,940 1,224 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +6.3% -2.9%
Institutions buying 1,209 606 316
Institutions selling 1,369 446 240
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.36 1.32

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.

DISRCLTKO
DIS 1.00 0.33 0.35
RCL 0.33 1.00 0.24
TKO 0.35 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, RCL and TKO?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) $75.33B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, RCL and TKO?

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 17.1x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 55.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 14.7x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 39.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +8.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 23.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 15.6%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) -12.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -7.3%. Over five years, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +26.7%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 0.00%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%. Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 47.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, RCL and TKO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 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.