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Walt Disney (DIS) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Walt Disney recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.85% in Q1 2026, up 80.44% quarter-over-quarter from 9.44% in Q4 2025, and up 726.0% year-over-year from 0.22% in Q1 2025.

Walt Disney's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.85% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 726.0% year-over-year to 1.85%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.85% (up 726.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.76%, up 2917.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.85% for Q1 2026 at Walt Disney, up from 9.44% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.52% in Q4 2022 to a low of 39.95% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 12.57% and a median of 9.82% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 4617 bps in 2023 and jumped 3085 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Walt Disney's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.45% in 2022, then slumped by 689 bps to 32.08% in 2023, then jumped by 72 bps to 9.08% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 9.44% in 2025, then jumped by 80 bps to 1.85% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.85%, 9.44%, and 9.24% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 30.18%
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn -1.85%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.04%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 12.17%
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 4.99%
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 7.02%
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 6.90%
10 Paramount Skydance 12.11 Bn 10.03 Bn - -0.29%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -1.85%
Dec 27, 2025 -9.44%
Sep 27, 2025 -9.24%
Jun 28, 2025 -15.96%
Mar 29, 2025 -9.10%
Dec 28, 2024 -9.08%
Sep 28, 2024 -10.21%
Jun 29, 2024 -33.04%
Mar 30, 2024 -39.95%
Dec 30, 2023 -32.08%
Sep 30, 2023 -39.64%
Jul 1, 2023 5.51%
Apr 1, 2023 5.73%
Dec 31, 2022 5.45%
Oct 1, 2022 6.52%
Jul 2, 2022 -12.25%
Apr 2, 2022 -11.58%
Jan 1, 2022 -16.08%
Oct 2, 2021 -10.30%
Jul 3, 2021 -30.74%
Apr 3, 2021 -25.90%
Jan 2, 2021 -26.84%
Oct 3, 2020 -25.31%
Jun 27, 2020 -9.53%
Mar 28, 2020 -14.78%
Dec 28, 2019 -20.73%
Sep 28, 2019 -19.33%
Jun 29, 2019 -17.09%