Walt Disney (DIS) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026)
Walt Disney's Share-based Compensation was $423 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 18.5% from $357 million a year earlier and up 4.4% from the prior quarter.
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Walt Disney (DIS) Share-based Compensation (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Walt Disney's Share-based Compensation was $1.52 billion through Jun 27, 2026, up 13.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $1.36 billion, down 0.2% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation was $1.37 billion in FY2024 (+19.5%), $1.14 billion in FY2023 (+17.0%), $977 million in FY2022 (+62.8%) and $600 million in FY2021 (+14.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation in data going back to fiscal Q3 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 86.8%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 10.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, DIS's Share-based Compensation in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $405 million (Q2 2026), $332 million (Q1 2026) and $359 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 182.51 Bn | 167.08 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 423.00 Mn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.20 Bn | 11.69 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 2.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.27 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - | 41.10 Mn |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 841.96 Mn | 647.45 Mn | 59.96 Mn | 3.54 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 629.64 Mn | 541.95 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 1.82 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 35.46 Mn | 18.33 Mn | - | -193,000.00 |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 2.46 Mn | -16.15 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 696,201.70 | 45,968.70 | - | - |
| 10 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 423.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 405.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 332.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 359.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 357.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 330.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 317.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 330.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 361.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 367.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 308.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 282.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 291.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 270.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 254.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 273.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 254.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 196.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 172.00 Mn |
API Access
Walt Disney Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=DIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=DIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();