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

Walt Disney (DIS) reported Operating Expenses of $21.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.28% on a YoY basis from $20.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.29% sequentially from $22.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Walt Disney (DIS) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walt Disney (DIS) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $21.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.28% year-over-year to $21.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $83.4 billion (up 3.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $80.6 billion, up 1.44% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $21.4 billion in Q1 2026, 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 gained 24.58% in 2022 and slipped 4.21% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing DIS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $21.5 billion in 2022, then fell by 4.21% to $20.6 billion in 2023, then decreased by 0.0% to $20.6 billion in 2024, then climbed by 7.25% to $22.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 3.29% to $21.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DIS's Operating Expenses at $21.4 billion in Q1 2026, $22.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $19.9 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 1.32 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.52 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 1.26 Bn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 2.49 Bn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 952.00 Mn
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 1.64 Bn

Historic Data

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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