Disney Dividends

DIS Stock  USD 100.30  1.64  1.66%   
A practical payout history view for Disney supports income-focused analysis and forward planning. Walt Disney posted a Dividend Paid And CAPEX Coverage Ratio of 221.0%, $2.2 billion in Dividends Paid, and a Last Dividend of 1.50 for the reported period.
 
Number Of Dividends  
 Years Issued
42
 Previous Year
2 Times
 Current Year
1 Times
 Year Average
2.38
  Volatility
1.38
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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Dividends Paid2.1 B2.2 B
Dividend Yield 0.01 0.01
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.26 0.27
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.99 2.21
Disney's financing activity trend is shown below, covering dividends paid, borrowing changes, and equity transactions. This view adds capital-structure context that pure dividend history alone does not capture.
  
Walt Disney has logged 6 dividend events, supporting a clearer read on distribution timing and sustainability. The latest distribution recorded is 0.75 per share.

Dividends Paid Over Time

Looking at Walt Disney dividends paid over time gives investors more context than a single current value because payout quality is usually revealed through pattern, not through one observation. The stronger workflow is to compare the historical pattern with earnings quality, cash generation, and management's willingness to maintain or expand distributions. Dividends Paid is tracking at 2.18 Billion after a 4.76% move from the prior year. The most recent annual figure for Dividends Paid was 2.07 Billion.
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Dividend Yield Growth History

Studying Walt Disney dividend yield growth is useful because a durable payout story usually depends on repeatable progress rather than on occasional dividend increases. This framework works best when dividend growth is evaluated together with earnings quality, capital allocation, and the probability of future payout continuity. Financial indicators imply that Dividend Yield is moving in a strengthening direction. Year-ago financials show Disney with Dividend Yield of 0.01.
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Recent Dividend Payments (per share)

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Dividend Income Outlook Per Share

Expected dividend income per share is useful when evaluating Walt Disney because it translates payout policy into a clearer estimate of what one share may contribute over the next year if current conditions persist. The practical question is whether the expected cash income is being supported by a stable business rather than by a payout pattern that may prove temporary.
$1.03
Downside Case
$1.05
$1.07
Upside Case
Next 12 Months
Walt Disney expected dividend income per share adjusted for ongoing price standard deviation

Historical Distributions to Stockholders

For securities such as Walt Disney, the dividend record can provide useful context because payout announcements, ex-dividend timing, and distribution continuity often matter as much as the latest quoted yield. The current history set includes about 6 recorded dividend events, which offers more context for evaluating payout consistency. Investors usually want to know whether the payout cadence has looked deliberate enough to support future expectations.

Dividends Overview and Assumptions

Dividend history for Disney helps compare payout consistency across reporting periods. The most recent distribution was $0.75 on January 15, 2026.

Inputs for Walt Disney come from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and are mapped into a consistent schema for analysis. Sell-side coverage, where present, supplements the data shown. Some fields can appear with publication lag.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Gabriel Shpitalnik - Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board
Last reviewed on March 11th, 2026
 Quarterly Earnings Growth
-0.04
 Dividend Share
1.5
 Earnings Share
6.79
 Revenue Per Share
53.25
 Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.052
Investors evaluate Walt Disney using market value and book value, each describing different facets of the business. Disney's market capitalization is 174.96 B. A P/B ratio of 1.62 indicates the market values Disney above its accounting book value. Enterprise value stands at 216.86 B. Value and price for Disney are related but not identical, and they can diverge across cycles. Trading price represents the transaction level agreed by market participants.
It is useful to distinguish Disney's value from its trading price, which are computed with different methods. For Disney, key inputs include a P/E ratio of 56.03, a P/B ratio of 1.62, a profit margin of 12.8%, and ROE of 12.02%. In practice, Disney price is set by the continuous auction process on its listing exchange.

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