Walt Disney (DIS) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 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 (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Walt Disney's Share-based Compensation was $1.52 billion through Jun 27, 2026, up 15.8% 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 Q4 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation has increased for three straight quarters.
- 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 | 205.42 Bn | 189.99 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 423.00 Mn |
| 2 | Warner Music | 16.90 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 2.00 Mn |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 4.18 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 240.40 Mn | 22.20 Mn |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 905.05 Mn | 728.30 Mn | 100.00 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 675.30 Mn | 590.68 Mn | 32.16 Mn | 1.17 Mn |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 31.10 Mn | -22.52 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -193,000.00 |
| 7 | American Picture House | 4.55 Mn | 4.55 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 792,061.23 | -15.85 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 58,016.81 | -592,216.19 | - | - |
| 10 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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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 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 308.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 291.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 262.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 270.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 134.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 142.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -465.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 115.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 393.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 364.00 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();