Walt Disney (DIS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026)
Walt Disney (DIS) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.96% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 3.32 percentage points from 11.28% a year earlier and down 2.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Walt Disney (DIS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Walt Disney posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 12.20%, up 6.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +14.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 5.51% in FY2024 (+2.17 pp), 3.34% in FY2023 (-0.31 pp), 3.65% in FY2022 (+0.89 pp) and 2.77% in FY2021 (+5.48 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.30 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 9.09 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 3.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 10.76% (Q2 2026), 11.61% (Q1 2026) and 11.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 181.20 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 7.96% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.44 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 74.22% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 860.38 Mn | 665.88 Mn | 59.96 Mn | - |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 625.02 Mn | 537.33 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 2.10% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 36.70 Mn | 19.57 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 6.83 Mn | 6.83 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.08 Mn | -16.54 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 580,168.11 | -70,064.89 | - | -7.06% |
| 10 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -2.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.96% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 10.76% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.61% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 11.76% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 11.28% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.90% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.65% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.90% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.73% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 3.67% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 3.31% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 3.89% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.72% |
Walt Disney Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "DIS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();