DIS vs WBD vs IMAX Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Imax 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
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
IMAX Imax Corp
$53.44 +0.2% 1M +64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
70.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

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.

QuestionDISWBDIMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.02B $77.70B $2.87B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x -24.6x 70.1x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 24.5x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% -6.1% +14.8% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -8.8% 9.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% -1.6% 13.2% IMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 7.5x -0.8x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% +62.4% +64.7% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +3.2%/yr +19.6%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 26.7% 42.8% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 31/100 62/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

DISWBDIMAX

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

AxisDISWBDIMAX
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 23 #42 of 54 35 #132 of 203
Growth 61 #43 of 109 25 #34 of 45 92 #16 of 188
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 36 #28 of 43 83 #33 of 187
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 41 #37 of 62 83 #38 of 222
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 – 15 #131 of 153
Overall 57 31 62
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISWBDIMAXSPY
1 month +8.7%+9.7%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%+18.6%+23.2% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%+13.2%+46.6% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%+7.5%+44.6% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%+62.4%+64.7% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%+201.4%+192.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%+44.5%+43.0% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%+17.1%+144.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+3.2%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+11.3%+71.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%+1.1%+5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISWBDIMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%26.7%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%18.6%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.500.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.022.341.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-78.5%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%0.0%-5.2% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$30.98$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$17.10$31.70 $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.

MultipleDISWBDIMAX
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x -24.6xmedian 18.8x 71.8xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 0.7x 7.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 28.0xmedian 11.1x 18.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x 35.6xmedian 9.4x 23.2xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 6.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 -1.04median 0.44 0.67median 1.19

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 monthsDISWBDIMAX
Revenue $98.86B $36.12B $416.08M
Gross profit $43.29B $17.06B $248.12M
Operating income -$40.54B -$1.27B $83.87M
Net income $9.24B -$3.15B $47.12M
Free cash flow $8.29B $2.18B $126.59M
R&D – – $6.42M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-1.23 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $3.37B $159.92M
Total debt $182.30B $32.02B $146.59M
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 2.58B 56.57M
Enterprise value $169.78B $63.36B $2.27B

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
MetricDISWBDIMAX
P/E 22.7x -24.6x 71.8x
P/FCF 23.4x 35.6x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 22.7x 22.1x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 7.0x
P/B 1.7x 2.3x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 9.6x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 28.0x 18.9x
EV/EBIT -5.8x -83.6x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.9x 6.8x
EV/FCF 28.4x 48.8x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 31.1x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -1.04 0.67

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISWBDIMAX
Debt / assets 22.5% 32.9% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 7.5x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 14.7x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 65.0% 51.0%
Equity / assets 57.1% 35.0% 49.0%
Interest coverage – -0.6x 11.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.54 0.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISWBDIMAX
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 4.2% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 0.0% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusDISWBDIMAX
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $-1.08FY2026 $2.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026 +50.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026 $489.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +11.6% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

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

DISWBDIMAX
DIS 1.00 0.16 0.17
WBD 0.16 1.00 0.06
IMAX 0.17 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, WBD and IMAX?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Imax (IMAX) $2.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, WBD and IMAX?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x, Imax (IMAX) 70.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Imax (IMAX) 24.5x). 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%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%, Imax (IMAX) +64.7%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +19.6%/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%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 0.00%, Imax (IMAX) 0.00%. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Imax (IMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, WBD 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, 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.