Walt Disney Company

WDP.DE

Entertainment · Communication Services

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

The Walt Disney Company makes movies, TV shows, and runs theme parks. Its most famous brands include Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. It sells entertainment to families and fans around the world through theaters, streaming, and physical experiences like its parks and cruise ships.

Disney earns money in several ways: ticket sales at its theme parks, subscriptions to its Disney+ streaming service, movie ticket and merchandise revenue, and advertising on its TV networks like ABC and ESPN. It operates globally, with parks in the US, Europe, and Asia, and Disney+ available in over 100 countries. The company's deep library of beloved characters and franchises gives it a strong competitive advantage that is hard to replicate. The biggest challenge Disney faces is growing its streaming business to consistent profitability while its traditional TV networks continue losing viewers to online competitors.

Growth Profile

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When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+7.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-47.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€12.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Walt Disney Company is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

40.2%

Healthy — 40.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

18.9%

Healthy — 18.9% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

9.7%

Below par — 9.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+4.7%

Slow sales growth (+4.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-23.9%

Earnings shrinking (-23.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

198%

Turns 198% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

8.4%

Modest free cash flow (8.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.42

Conservative — low debt load (0.42)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

8.72x

Comfortably covers interest (8.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.9x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 18.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+5.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.9 → 13.3)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.40%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.40% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+54.4%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (54.4% YoY)

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