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

Walt Disney (DIS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.42% for Q1 2026, up 1608.0% on a YoY basis from 0.79% in Q1 2025, and down 6.53% sequentially from 14.36% in Q4 2025.

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

Walt Disney (DIS) has 8 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.42% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1608.0% year-over-year to 13.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.42% (up 1608.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.5%, up 306.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 13.42% in Q1 2026, from 14.36% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.36% in Q4 2025 to a low of 26.22% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 5.4% and a median of 4.66% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 2756 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1039 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing DIS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.49% in 2022, then sank by 86 bps to 10.22% in 2023, then soared by 142 bps to 4.27% in 2024, then surged by 236 bps to 14.36% in 2025, then decreased by 7 bps to 13.42% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DIS's Return on Capital Employed at 13.42% in Q1 2026, 14.36% in Q4 2025, and 13.97% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 30.16%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 13.42%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.04%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 4.99%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 5.95%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 14.30%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 7.85%
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.04 Bn 9.96 Bn 2.09 Bn 6.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 13.42%
Dec 27, 2025 14.36%
Sep 27, 2025 13.97%
Jun 28, 2025 -9.55%
Mar 29, 2025 -2.66%
Dec 28, 2024 4.27%
Sep 28, 2024 -4.02%
Jun 29, 2024 -2.77%
Mar 30, 2024 -3.17%
Dec 30, 2023 -10.22%
Sep 30, 2023 -3.50%
Jul 1, 2023 -11.86%
Apr 1, 2023 -11.90%
Dec 31, 2022 -5.49%
Oct 1, 2022 -5.29%
Jul 2, 2022 -20.50%
Apr 2, 2022 -26.22%
Jan 1, 2022 -26.05%
Oct 2, 2021 -32.84%
Jul 3, 2021 -16.89%