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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |