Walt Disney DIS
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Walt Disney (DIS) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026)

Walt Disney (DIS) posted Gross Margin of 42.72% for Q1 2026, down 55.67% sequentially from 96.37% in Q4 2025, and down 65.0% YoY from 122.05% in Q1 2025.

Walt Disney (DIS) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walt Disney has reported Gross Margin for 9 years, with the latest figure at 42.72% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 65.0% year-over-year to 42.72% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 108.79% (up 2795.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 96.55%, up 333.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 42.72% in Q1 2026 per DIS's latest filing, from 96.37% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 264.48% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 39.67% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 86.62% and a median of 93.23% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Gross Margin tumbled 5376 bps in 2023, then surged 17131 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 93.17% in 2022, then plunged by 56 bps to 40.88% in 2023, then soared by 129 bps to 93.45% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 96.37% in 2025, then plunged by 56 bps to 42.72% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 42.72%, 96.37%, and 264.48% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 325.80 Bn 316.67 Bn 6.52 Bn 51.93%
2 Walt Disney 180.88 Bn 175.70 Bn 11.57 Bn 45.84%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.60 Bn 68.23 Bn 4.10 Bn 46.99%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 41.97 Bn 32.90 Bn 1.94 Bn 25.34%
5 Fox 26.42 Bn 22.22 Bn - -
6 Liberty Media 23.42 Bn 21.96 Bn 329.00 Mn 35.22%
7 Roku 23.35 Bn 20.80 Bn 673.70 Mn 49.73%
8 News 18.65 Bn 16.55 Bn - -
9 TKO Group Holdings 14.38 Bn 12.83 Bn 990.96 Mn 64.05%
10 Paramount Skydance 11.45 Bn 8.18 Bn -2.08 Bn 35.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 45.84%
Mar 28, 2026 42.72%
Dec 27, 2025 96.37%
Sep 27, 2025 264.48%
Jun 28, 2025 44.89%
Mar 29, 2025 43.36%
Dec 28, 2024 93.45%
Sep 28, 2024 93.17%
Jun 29, 2024 93.64%
Mar 30, 2024 93.17%
Dec 30, 2023 40.88%
Sep 30, 2023 105.65%
Jul 1, 2023 93.30%
Apr 1, 2023 39.67%
Dec 31, 2022 93.17%
Oct 1, 2022 40.11%
Jul 2, 2022 94.06%
Apr 2, 2022 93.43%
Jan 1, 2022 93.56%
Oct 2, 2021 -106.43%