Walt Disney (DIS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026)
Walt Disney's Return on Sales [ROS] was -35.31% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 4.39 percentage points from -39.70% a year earlier and up 6.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Walt Disney (DIS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Walt Disney's Return on Sales [ROS] was -41.01% through Jun 27, 2026, down 4.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at -41.14%, up 3.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +20.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -44.43% in FY2024 (+5.23 pp), -49.66% in FY2023 (+7.92 pp), -57.58% in FY2022 (+3.94 pp) and -61.51% in FY2021 (-0.21 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.98 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 38.31 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 20.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DIS's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -42.23% (Q2 2026), -42.83% (Q1 2026) and -43.95% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 176.43 Bn | 161.00 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -35.31% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.03 Bn | 11.52 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 16.36% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.32 Bn | 2.28 Bn | - | 3.30% |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 753.52 Mn | 559.02 Mn | 59.96 Mn | -16.57% |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 627.66 Mn | 539.97 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 12.97% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 34.83 Mn | 17.70 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 7.96 Mn | 7.96 Mn | - | 58.00% |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 1.88 Mn | -16.73 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 348,100.85 | -302,132.15 | - | -85.16% |
| 10 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -35.31% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -42.23% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -42.83% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -43.95% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -39.70% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -41.79% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -39.33% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -23.46% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -49.04% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -51.14% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -53.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -26.28% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -52.98% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -56.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -61.22% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -64.60% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -52.32% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -57.11% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -56.70% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -63.35% |
Walt Disney Return on Sales [ROS] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();