The Walt Disney Company · DIS · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q1 2026

Disney maintains FY27 outlook as streaming and experiences grow

Disney's latest earnings analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: streaming growth, experiences expansion, and sports-content investments reinforce the growth story, while unchanged guidance leaves margin execution, film performance, capital spending, and international demand as key tests.

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Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.63 Consensus $1.57
EPS surprise +3.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $25.98B Consensus $25.70B
Revenue surprise +1.1% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -7.4% Event window
SPY move +0.5% Same window
Abnormal move -7.9% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.7× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -1.1% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current call emphasized 13% streaming revenue growth, an experiences segment above $10 billion in quarterly revenue, the closed NFL Network assets acquisition, and an OpenAI Sora licensing arrangement. Management also maintained FY27 adjusted EPS guidance and CapEx expectations.

Guidance delta

Management maintained FY27 adjusted EPS guidance and CapEx expectations.

Key takeaways

  • Management highlighted streaming growth from pricing, bundling, and international expansion.
  • Experiences revenue exceeded $10 billion, supported by park expansion and new cruise capacity.
  • The earnings narrative remains constructive, but execution depends on streaming margins, film releases, and international visitation.

Management priorities

  • Build streaming profitability through pricing, bundling, international content, and product integration.
  • Expand parks and cruise capacity, including Frozen Land and Disney Adventure.
  • Strengthen ESPN's content ecosystem through the ESPN Limited app and NFL Network assets.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
DIS EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.99 Q1 '24 actual $1.22, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.10 Q2 '24 actual $1.21, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.19 Q3 '24 actual $1.39, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.45 Q3 '25 actual $1.61, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.05 Q4 '25 actual $1.11, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.57 Q1 '26 actual $1.63, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.49 Q2 '26 actual $1.57, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.86 Q3 '26 actual $2.06, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1.66 Q1 '27 estimate $1.92 Q2 '27 estimate $1.85

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy60 ratings
Bullish3863.3%
Neutral1830.0%
Bearish46.7%

3 unmapped firm ratings excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$101.33Current
$50Low
$138.4Average
$263High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 2, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainSep 28, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 6, 2026
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainAug 6, 2026
Benchmark Buy BuyMaintainAug 6, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 6, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $101.33. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
UBSAnalyst unavailable$115$109.82 +13.5%Aug 24, 2026
Wells FargoSteven Cahall$132$101.74 +30.3%Aug 6, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$115$101.74 +13.5%Aug 6, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$115$97.72 +13.5%Aug 3, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$125$94.64 +23.4%Jul 30, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Operating worldwide through its various subsidiaries, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) stands as a prominent global entertainment enterprise. Its vast array of activities is organized into two primary divisions: Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Within its media and entertainment arm, Disney is actively engaged in developing and distributing both cinematic films and television series. This segment encompasses the management of well-known broadcast networks such as ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star, as well as renowned film studios responsible for productions under banners like Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Searchlight Pictures. The company also delivers content directly to consumers through its popular streaming platforms, including Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, ESPN+, Hulu, and Star+.…

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Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-02. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.