SKYD vs DIS Stock Comparison

Skydance and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.76 -22.1% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
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

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionSKYDDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.24B $192.02B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 22.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -18.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.9% -0.5% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.0%/yr -7.9%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 57/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

SKYDDIS

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

AxisSKYDDIS
Valuation – 42 #73 of 124
Growth – 61 #43 of 109
Profitability – 39 #66 of 107
Financial Health 59 #26 of 62 64 #49 of 133
Shareholder Returns – 81 #15 of 73
Overall – 57
  • SKYD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKYDDISSPY
1 month -22.1%+8.7% -1.0%
3 months -5.5%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months -29.3%+9.6% +6.4%
Year to date -42.1%-1.1% +11.4%
1 year -52.9%-0.5% +13.1%
3 years -30.4%+36.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -11.4%+10.9% +21.5%
5 years -79.3%-33.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -27.0%-7.9% +10.9%
10 years -86.5%+20.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -18.2%+1.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSKYDDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.3%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-3.6% -2.5%
52-week high $16.74$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$92.42 $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.

MultipleSKYDDIS
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.8x 22.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x -6.7xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 23.4xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.39median 0.29

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 monthsSKYDDIS
Revenue – $98.86B
Gross profit – $43.29B
Operating income – -$40.54B
Net income – $9.24B
Free cash flow – $8.29B
EPS (diluted) – $4.93
Cash & equivalents $3.27B $5.19B
Total debt $13.66B $182.30B
Shares (diluted) 1.10B 1.74B
Enterprise value $8.24B $169.78B

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
MetricSKYDDIS
P/E – 22.7x
P/FCF – 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.4x
P/S – 2.0x
P/B 0.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – -6.7x
EV/EBIT – -5.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x
EV/FCF – 28.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYDDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYDDIS
Gross margin – 43.8%
EBITDA margin – -35.4%
Operating margin – -41.0%
Pretax margin – 12.9%
Net margin – 8.7%
FCF margin – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.2%
Return on equity – 8.0%
Return on assets – 4.5%
Return on invested capital – -18.0%
Return on capital employed – -23.9%
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYDDIS
Debt / assets 31.5% 22.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 42.9%
Equity / assets 29.7% 57.1%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYDDIS
Dividend yield – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 4.2%
Shareholder yield – 5.6%
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.

ConsensusSKYDDIS
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYDDIS
Held by institutions – 75.9%
Institutions holding – 2,940
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8%
Institutions buying – 1,209
Institutions selling – 1,369
Buyers to sellers – 0.88

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.

SKYDDIS
SKYD 1.00 0.24
DIS 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYD and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skydance (SKYD) $8.24B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Skydance (SKYD) -52.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Skydance (SKYD) -27.0%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Skydance (SKYD) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Skydance (SKYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Skydance (SKYD) 58.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SKYD and DIS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.24, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SKYD and DIS?

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 4. 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.