DIS vs TKO vs IMAX Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, TKO Group Holdings and Imax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.91 +5.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$196.55B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$178.77 +0.6% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
60.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
3 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$51.31 -8.9% 1M +55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
67.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, Imax 4, TKO Group Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISTKOIMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.55B $13.84B $2.75B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 60.3x 67.2x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 39.8x 22.4x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.1% +14.8% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 4.3% 9.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 6.7% 13.2% IMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.6x -0.8x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% TKO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -4.2% +55.9% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr +24.0%/yr +22.2%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 31.9% 43.0% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 83/100 62/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

DISTKOIMAX

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

AxisDISTKOIMAX
Valuation 40 #74 of 123 42 #8 of 13 39 #124 of 203
Growth 60 #43 of 107 100 #1 of 11 93 #14 of 188
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 100 #1 of 11 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health 64 #48 of 130 91 #2 of 12 83 #38 of 216
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 74 – 14 #131 of 152
Overall 56 83 62
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISTKOIMAXSPY
1 month +5.2%+0.6%-8.9% +0.7%
3 months +15.4%-2.7%+7.9% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-3.9%+35.0% +7.1%
Year to date -2.5%-14.5%+38.8% +12.8%
1 year +0.6%-4.2%+55.9% +11.9%
3 years +37.5%+115.6%+181.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.2%+29.2%+41.2% +22.8%
5 years -34.4%+192.6%+172.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%+24.0%+22.2% +10.9%
10 years +18.2%+889.3%+69.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%+25.8%+5.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISTKOIMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%31.9%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%31.2%36.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.460.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.131.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-37.2%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-20.5%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$224.96$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$171.25$32.43 $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.

MultipleDISTKOIMAX
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 17.5x 58.2xmedian 52.7x 68.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 1.5x 6.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.8x 24.9xmedian 18.6x 18.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 9.2x 20.4xmedian 17.7x 22.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 2.5x 6.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.38 —median 0.28 0.64median 1.45

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 monthsDISTKOIMAX
Revenue $98.86B $5.30B $416.08M
Gross profit $43.29B $3.15B $248.12M
Operating income -$40.54B $997.63M $83.87M
Net income $9.24B $661.36M $47.12M
Free cash flow $8.29B $1.67B $126.59M
R&D – – $6.42M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $3.03 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $592.49M $159.92M
Total debt $46.04B $4.63B $38.84M
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 75.87M 56.57M
Enterprise value $174.31B $10.77B $2.15B

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
MetricDISTKOIMAX
P/E 22.4x 58.2x 68.9x
P/FCF 23.1x 20.4x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 19.0x 21.2x
P/S 1.9x 6.4x 6.8x
P/B 1.6x 4.1x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 6.6x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 24.9x 18.1x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 38.2x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 7.2x 6.5x
EV/FCF 28.0x 22.8x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 21.2x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISTKOIMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 63.0% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 22.4% 20.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 53.5% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 43.5% 39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 19.8% 42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 73.5% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 21.6% 79.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 155.3% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – 107.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 126.3% 72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 142.4% 88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISTKOIMAX
Gross margin 43.8% 59.5% 59.6%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 28.8% 35.7%
Operating margin -41.0% 18.8% 20.2%
Pretax margin 12.9% 14.2% 15.0%
Net margin 8.7% 4.3% 9.8%
FCF margin 8.4% 31.5% 30.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 33.9% 31.9%
Return on equity 8.0% 7.9% 10.7%
Return on assets 4.5% 4.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 6.7% 13.2%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 7.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.5% 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISTKOIMAX
Debt / assets 22.5% 28.5% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.6x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.8x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 48.8% 51.0%
Equity / assets 57.1% 51.2% 49.0%
Interest coverage – 4.1x 11.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.52 3.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISTKOIMAX
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 4.3% 0.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 1.8% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusDISTKOIMAX
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 39.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +98.7%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +19.6% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026 $497.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -5.9% -5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISTKOIMAX
Held by institutions 75.9% 38.3% 91.5%
Institutions holding 2,944 657 257
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.9% +4.5%
Institutions buying 1,213 316 144
Institutions selling 1,369 241 69
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.31 2.09

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.

DISTKOIMAX
DIS 1.00 0.35 0.18
TKO 0.35 1.00 0.30
IMAX 0.18 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, TKO and IMAX?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $196.55B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $13.84B, Imax (IMAX) $2.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, TKO and IMAX?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.9x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 60.3x, Imax (IMAX) 67.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 39.8x, Imax (IMAX) 22.4x). 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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Imax (IMAX) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Imax (IMAX) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) +0.6%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -4.2%, Imax (IMAX) +55.9%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.1%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +24.0%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +22.2%/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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%, Imax (IMAX) 0.00%. Imax (IMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.9%, Imax (IMAX) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 5. 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.