Walt Disney Company (WDP.DE) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

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.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-29.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$5.7B 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.

Share count broadly stable

−0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.83B (2021) → 1.81B (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Gross Margin

31.5%

Modest — 31.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

15.3%

Healthy — 15.3% operating margin

ROCE

2.5%

Weak — 2.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+1.0%

Nearly flat sales (1.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

+122.9%

Earnings growing fast (122.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

180%

Turns 180% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

15.0%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.44

Conservative — low debt load (0.44)

Interest Cover

7.81x

Adequate interest coverage (7.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.7x

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.7

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

P/E vs Forward

+2.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.51%

Small dividend — 1.51% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+55.1%

Dividend growing fast (55.1% YoY)

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