DIS (The Walt Disney Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.48 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is The Walt Disney Co Debt-to-Equity?

The Walt Disney Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $6,845 Mil. The Walt Disney Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $41,898 Mil. The Walt Disney Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $100,696 Mil. The Walt Disney Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.48.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DIS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39 Med: 0.52 Max: 0.74
Current: 0.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of The Walt Disney Co was 0.74. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.52.

DIS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
61.01% of 831 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs DIS: 0.48

The Walt Disney Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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The Walt Disney Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

The Walt Disney Co Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.74

0.65

0.54

0.50

0.48

The Walt Disney Co Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.50	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.48

Competitive Comparison of The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Walt Disney Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

The Walt Disney Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

The Walt Disney Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(6845	+	41898)	/	100696
	=	0.48

The Walt Disney Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(6845	+	41898)	/	100696
	=	0.48

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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The Walt Disney Co Business Description

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Address

500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA, USA, 91521

Website

https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com

Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from the firm's ownership of iconic franchises and characters. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.

Executives

Robert A Iger	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O WALT DISNEY CO, 500 S BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-1062
Brent Woodford	officer: EVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax	1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Sonia L Coleman	officer: Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Calvin Mcdonald	director	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Amy Chang	director	2100 SEAPORT BLVD., C/O INFORMATICA CORPORATION, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Kevin A Lansberry	officer: Interim Chief Finan Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Christine M Mccarthy	officer: SEVP-Chief Financial Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-0964
Carolyn Everson	director	C/O THE HERTZ CORPORATION, 225 BRAE BOULEVARD, PARK RIDGE NJ 07656-0713
Kristina K Schake	officer: Sr. EVP and Chief Comm Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Horacio E Gutierrez	officer: Sr EVP, General Counsel & Secy	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Geoff Morrell	officer: SEVP Chf Corp Affairs Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Robert A Chapek	officer: Chief Executive Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Paul J Richardson	officer: Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Zenia B. Mucha	officer: SEVP Corporate Communications	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Mary Jayne Parker	officer: SEVP and Chief HR Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-0966