CluenexThe Walt Disney Company DIS
The Walt Disney Company scores average on business quality (4.8 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What The Walt Disney Company does
Disney generates revenue through global entertainment experiences, spanning filmed content, theme parks, and streaming subscriptions paid by consumers worldwide. The company is navigating industry shifts as Skydance reshapes Hollywood's studio and streaming landscape.
- What it does best
Disney dominates box office and character monetization through unmatched IP ecosystems. Its gross margin of 37.6% trails Netflix's 49.1% due to physical park overhead, yet its cultural lock-in remains nearly impossible to replicate.
- The main risk
Industry consolidation led by Skydance reshapes Hollywood, threatening Disney's content distribution economics and box office share across its core media segments.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margin stands at 15.2% and FCF margin at 8.4%. Profitability remains modest at a 3.8 score, showing the park and media segments struggle to scale efficiently.
Disney locks in consumers through generational brand loyalty, though its 24th percentile gross margin ranking shows this intellectual property yields modest pricing power relative to peers.
Revenue growth sits at 3.4%, landing in the bottom quartile at the 38th sector percentile and marking a clear slowdown from past expansion.
Debt-to-equity of 0.4 highlights manageable leverage alongside interest coverage of 8.4x. Free cash flow reached $8.3B, leaving the balance sheet on firmer ground.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
1 sold $382K outside pre-planned sales.
Our sealed record on DIS
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
The Walt Disney Company scores average on the Cluenex quality check (4.8 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat weak, growth slow and financial health strong.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 1 sold $382K outside pre-planned sales.
Nov 11, 2026, after the close.
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