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Walt Disney (DIS) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Walt Disney recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $21.4 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.29% quarter-over-quarter from $22.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 6.28% year-over-year from $20.1 billion in Q1 2025.

Walt Disney's Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $21.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.28% year-over-year to $21.4 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $83.4 billion (up 3.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $80.6 billion, up 1.44% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $21.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Walt Disney, down from $22.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $22.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $17.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $20.0 billion and a median of $19.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 24.58% in 2022 and dropped 4.21% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Walt Disney's Operating Expenses stood at $21.5 billion in 2022, then decreased by 4.21% to $20.6 billion in 2023, then dropped by 0.0% to $20.6 billion in 2024, then increased by 7.25% to $22.1 billion in 2025, then declined by 3.29% to $21.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $21.4 billion, $22.1 billion, and $19.9 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.06 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 2.49 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 952.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 1.26 Bn
10 Paramount Skydance 12.11 Bn 10.03 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 21.38 Bn
Dec 27, 2025 22.11 Bn
Sep 27, 2025 19.86 Bn
Jun 28, 2025 20.01 Bn
Mar 29, 2025 20.12 Bn
Dec 28, 2024 20.61 Bn
Sep 28, 2024 19.83 Bn
Jun 29, 2024 19.80 Bn
Mar 30, 2024 19.20 Bn
Dec 30, 2023 20.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 19.16 Bn
Jul 1, 2023 19.69 Bn
Apr 1, 2023 19.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 21.52 Bn
Oct 1, 2022 19.61 Bn
Jul 2, 2022 19.07 Bn
Apr 2, 2022 17.65 Bn
Jan 1, 2022 19.62 Bn
Oct 2, 2021 17.94 Bn
Jul 3, 2021 15.67 Bn
Apr 3, 2021 14.17 Bn
Jan 2, 2021 15.99 Bn
Oct 3, 2020 15.16 Bn
Jun 27, 2020 11.73 Bn
Mar 28, 2020 16.66 Bn
Dec 28, 2019 18.04 Bn
Sep 28, 2019 16.84 Bn
Jun 29, 2019 17.51 Bn
Mar 30, 2019 11.53 Bn
Dec 29, 2018 11.89 Bn
Sep 29, 2018 11.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 11.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 10.51 Bn