DIS The Walt Disney Company — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
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+. Further activities involve licensing its film and television content to external broadcasters and subscription video-on-demand services, overseeing theatrical releases, home entertainment distribution, and music distribution, staging and licensing live entertainment spectacles, and offering specialized post-production services via Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. The "Parks, Experiences and Products" segment manages a celebrated collection of global theme parks and resorts, which notably includes Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and Shanghai Disney Resort. This division also features the Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, National Geographic Expeditions, Adventures by Disney, and Aulani, a resort and spa located in Hawaii. The company extends its brand presence by licensing its intellectual property to a third party for the operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort. A substantial part of this segment involves consumer products, where Disney licenses its iconic trade names, characters, visual elements, literary works, and other intellectual property for use on a diverse range of merchandise, published materials, and games. Moreover, it sells branded merchandise directly through its retail stores, online platforms, and wholesale channels, and actively develops and publishes various books, comic books, and magazines. The Walt Disney Company was founded
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for DIS
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 26% (TTM to Jun 27, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 27% (TTM to Jun 27, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x (TTM to Jun 27, 2026) | 88 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 10.2x (TTM to Jun 27, 2026) | 90 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 2 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension Jun 13, 2020, within 10 years: capped at 20 | 20 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for DIS
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | N/A (not used) | N/A | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 1 consecutive annual increase (through 2025) | 25 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 26% (TTM to Jun 27, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR 58.5% (FY2022–FY2025) | 100 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR 4.5% (FY2022–FY2025) | 78 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR -0.9% (2015–2025) | 20 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for DIS
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 47th percentile of its 73 month-end yields | 47 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 23.2 is 0.42x its 5-year median of 54.8 | 100 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 4.3% (TTM to Jun 27, 2026) | 59 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 23.2 vs peer median 16.2 (1.43x; 28 corporation / Communication Services securities) | 12 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
1.35%
At the Oct 30, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.5000
Declared Nov 13, 2025
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
S Semi-Annual
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
58
As of Oct 30, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$92.42 – $116.65
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
25.99%
12 months to Jun 27, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
44
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
1.78
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
DIS has raised its annual dividend in 27 separate years since March 1982, which ranks 234 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 2 years the annual total fell by more than a fifth.
Of the 310 companies we track with 25 or more years of increases, 173 — 56 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.
Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
DIS's dividend yield fell from 1.53% to 1.35% over the past ~90 days (-0.18 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.18 pp from the share price ($98.14 on Aug 03, 2026 → $110.91 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), DIS's current yield is higher than approximately 25% of them. Our stored price history for DIS covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.7500 S | Regular | Nov 13, 2025 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| $0.7500 S | Regular | Nov 13, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| $0.5000 S | Regular | Dec 04, 2024 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| $0.5000 S | Regular | Dec 04, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Jan 16, 2025 |
| $0.4500 S | Regular | Feb 07, 2024 | Jul 08, 2024 | Jul 08, 2024 | Jul 25, 2024 |
| $0.3000 S | Regular | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 08, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | Jan 10, 2024 |
| $0.8800 S | Regular | Dec 04, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Jan 16, 2020 |
| $0.8800 S | Regular | Jun 26, 2019 | Jul 05, 2019 | Jul 08, 2019 | Jul 25, 2019 |
| $0.8800 S | Regular | Nov 28, 2018 | Dec 07, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| $0.8400 S | Regular | Jun 26, 2018 | Jul 06, 2018 | Jul 09, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| $0.8400 S | Regular | Nov 29, 2017 | Dec 08, 2017 | Dec 11, 2017 | Jan 11, 2018 |
| $0.7800 S | Regular | Jun 29, 2017 | Jul 06, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | Jul 27, 2017 |
| $0.7800 S | Regular | Dec 01, 2016 | Dec 08, 2016 | Dec 12, 2016 | Jan 11, 2017 |
| $0.7100 S | Regular | Jun 29, 2016 | Jul 07, 2016 | Jul 11, 2016 | Jul 28, 2016 |
| $0.7100 S | Regular | Dec 03, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 | Dec 14, 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 |
| $0.6600 S | Regular | Jun 25, 2015 | Jul 01, 2015 | Jul 06, 2015 | Jul 29, 2015 |
| $1.1500 A | Regular | Dec 04, 2014 | Dec 11, 2014 | Dec 15, 2014 | Jan 08, 2015 |
| $0.8600 A | Regular | Dec 05, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | Dec 16, 2013 | Jan 16, 2014 |
| $0.7500 A | Regular | Nov 28, 2012 | Dec 06, 2012 | Dec 10, 2012 | Dec 28, 2012 |
| $0.6000 A | Regular | Dec 02, 2011 | Dec 14, 2011 | Dec 16, 2011 | Jan 18, 2012 |
| $0.4000 A | Regular | Dec 02, 2010 | Dec 09, 2010 | Dec 13, 2010 | Jan 18, 2011 |
| $0.3500 A | Regular | Dec 03, 2009 | Dec 10, 2009 | Dec 14, 2009 | Jan 19, 2010 |
| $0.3500 A | Regular | Dec 04, 2008 | Dec 11, 2008 | Dec 15, 2008 | Jan 20, 2009 |
| $0.3500 A | Regular | Nov 28, 2007 | Dec 05, 2007 | Dec 07, 2007 | Jan 11, 2008 |
| $0.3100 A | Regular | Nov 28, 2006 | Dec 13, 2006 | Dec 15, 2006 | Jan 12, 2007 |
| $0.2700 A | Regular | Dec 02, 2005 | Dec 08, 2005 | Dec 12, 2005 | Jan 06, 2006 |
| $0.2400 A | Regular | Dec 01, 2004 | Dec 08, 2004 | Dec 10, 2004 | Jan 06, 2005 |
| $0.2100 A | Regular | Dec 02, 2003 | Dec 10, 2003 | Dec 12, 2003 | Jan 06, 2004 |
| $0.2100 A | Regular | Dec 05, 2002 | Dec 11, 2002 | Dec 13, 2002 | Jan 09, 2003 |
| $0.2100 A | Regular | Nov 27, 2001 | Dec 05, 2001 | Dec 07, 2001 | Dec 21, 2001 |
| $0.2100 A | Regular | Nov 28, 2000 | Dec 06, 2000 | Dec 08, 2000 | Dec 22, 2000 |
| $0.2100 M | Regular | Nov 04, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 | Nov 16, 1999 | Dec 17, 1999 |
| $0.0523 A | Regular | N/A | Oct 07, 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0525 S | Regular | Sep 29, 1998 | Oct 07, 1998 | Oct 09, 1998 | Nov 20, 1998 |
| $0.0525 Q | Regular | Jun 24, 1998 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jul 24, 1998 | Aug 21, 1998 |
| $0.1575 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 1998 | Apr 07, 1998 | Apr 10, 1998 | May 22, 1998 |
| $0.1325 Q | Regular | Nov 24, 1997 | Jan 07, 1998 | Jan 09, 1998 | Feb 20, 1998 |
| $0.1325 Q | Regular | Sep 22, 1997 | Oct 15, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | Nov 21, 1997 |
| $0.1325 Q | Regular | Jun 23, 1997 | Jul 09, 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 |
| $0.1325 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 1997 | Apr 09, 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | May 16, 1997 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Nov 25, 1996 | Jan 08, 1997 | Jan 10, 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Sep 30, 1996 | Oct 09, 1996 | Oct 11, 1996 | Nov 22, 1996 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jun 24, 1996 | Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 12, 1996 | Aug 16, 1996 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 1996 | Apr 10, 1996 | Apr 12, 1996 | May 17, 1996 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Nov 27, 1995 | Dec 29, 1995 | Jan 03, 1996 | Feb 16, 1996 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Sep 26, 1995 | Oct 11, 1995 | Oct 13, 1995 | Nov 17, 1995 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Jun 26, 1995 | Jul 06, 1995 | Jul 10, 1995 | Aug 18, 1995 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | N/A | Apr 07, 1995 | Apr 14, 1995 | May 19, 1995 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | N/A | Jan 03, 1995 | Jan 09, 1995 | Feb 17, 1995 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | N/A | Oct 07, 1994 | Oct 14, 1994 | Nov 18, 1994 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | N/A | Jul 05, 1994 | Jul 11, 1994 | Aug 19, 1994 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 1994 | Apr 11, 1994 | Apr 15, 1994 | May 20, 1994 |
| $0.0625 Q | Regular | Nov 25, 1993 | Jan 04, 1994 | Jan 10, 1994 | Feb 18, 1994 |
| $0.0625 Q | Regular | Sep 30, 1993 | Oct 06, 1993 | Oct 13, 1993 | Nov 19, 1993 |
| $0.0625 Q | Regular | Jul 01, 1993 | Jul 02, 1993 | Jul 09, 1993 | Aug 20, 1993 |
| $0.0625 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 1993 | Apr 05, 1993 | Apr 12, 1993 | May 20, 1993 |
| $0.0525 Q | Regular | Nov 27, 1992 | Jan 05, 1993 | Jan 11, 1993 | Feb 19, 1993 |
| $0.0525 Q | Regular | Sep 25, 1992 | Oct 05, 1992 | Oct 09, 1992 | Nov 20, 1992 |
| $0.0525 Q | Regular | N/A | Jul 06, 1992 | Jul 10, 1992 | Aug 20, 1992 |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | N/A | Apr 06, 1992 | Apr 10, 1992 | May 20, 1992 |
| $0.1750 Q | Regular | Nov 29, 1991 | Jan 06, 1992 | Jan 10, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 |
| $0.1750 Q | Regular | Oct 04, 1991 | Oct 07, 1991 | Oct 14, 1991 | Nov 20, 1991 |
| $0.1750 Q | Regular | Jul 01, 1991 | Jul 08, 1991 | Jul 12, 1991 | Aug 20, 1991 |
| $0.1750 Q | Regular | Mar 22, 1991 | Apr 08, 1991 | Apr 12, 1991 | May 20, 1991 |
| $0.1450 Q | Regular | Nov 30, 1990 | Jan 14, 1991 | Jan 18, 1991 | Feb 20, 1991 |
| $0.1450 Q | Regular | Sep 26, 1990 | Oct 05, 1990 | Oct 12, 1990 | Nov 15, 1990 |
| $0.1450 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 1990 | Jul 09, 1990 | Jul 13, 1990 | Aug 15, 1990 |
| $0.1450 Q | Regular | Feb 22, 1990 | Apr 06, 1990 | Apr 13, 1990 | May 15, 1990 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Nov 29, 1989 | Jan 08, 1990 | Jan 12, 1990 | Feb 15, 1990 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Sep 27, 1989 | Oct 06, 1989 | Oct 13, 1989 | Nov 15, 1989 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Jun 23, 1989 | Jul 10, 1989 | Jul 14, 1989 | Aug 15, 1989 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Feb 16, 1989 | Apr 10, 1989 | Apr 14, 1989 | May 15, 1989 |
| $0.0996 Q | Regular | Nov 16, 1988 | Jan 09, 1989 | Jan 13, 1989 | Feb 15, 1989 |
| $0.0996 Q | Regular | N/A | Oct 07, 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0996 Q | Regular | Jun 29, 1988 | Jul 11, 1988 | Jul 15, 1988 | Aug 15, 1988 |
| $0.0996 Q | Regular | Jan 13, 1988 | Apr 13, 1988 | Apr 19, 1988 | May 16, 1988 |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | Nov 25, 1987 | Jan 12, 1988 | Jan 19, 1988 | Feb 15, 1988 |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 1987 | Sep 16, 1987 | Sep 22, 1987 | Oct 07, 1987 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 1987 | Jun 01, 1987 | Jun 05, 1987 | Jul 06, 1987 |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | Feb 12, 1987 | Mar 09, 1987 | Mar 13, 1987 | Apr 06, 1987 |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | Nov 26, 1986 | Dec 02, 1986 | Dec 08, 1986 | Jan 05, 1987 |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 15, 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 02, 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0804 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 12, 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 09, 1985 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 10, 1985 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | May 30, 1985 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 05, 1985 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 04, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 13, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 07, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 08, 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 12, 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Oct 07, 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Jul 01, 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 07, 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 29, 1982 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 27, 1982 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 28, 1982 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 08, 1982 | N/A | N/A |
Peer Comparison
Selected Entertainment dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX | Fox Corporation | 1.00% | 3.6% | 5 yrs | 69 |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | 0.88% | 3.6% | 5 yrs | 68 |
| UMGNF | Universal Music Group N.V. | 3.11% | N/A | 3 yrs | 68 |
| UNVGY | Universal Music Group N.V. | 3.13% | N/A | 3 yrs | 68 |
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DIS dividend — frequently asked questions
Does The Walt Disney Company pay a dividend?
Yes. The Walt Disney Company (DIS) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.50 per share, a yield of approximately 1.35%.
What is The Walt Disney Company's dividend yield?
The Walt Disney Company's dividend yield is approximately 1.35%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does The Walt Disney Company pay dividends?
The Walt Disney Company pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.
How long has The Walt Disney Company paid dividends?
The Walt Disney Company has 44 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.