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Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS)

Cash Flow Statement 
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Walt Disney Co., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Mar 28, 2026 Dec 27, 2025 Sep 27, 2025 Jun 28, 2025 Mar 29, 2025 Dec 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 Jun 29, 2024 Mar 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 Apr 1, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 1, 2022 Jul 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Jan 1, 2022 Oct 2, 2021 Jul 3, 2021 Apr 3, 2021 Jan 2, 2021 Oct 3, 2020 Jun 27, 2020 Mar 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2019
Net income (loss) from continuing operations 2,465 2,484 1,443 5,943 3,401 2,644 564 2,842 216 2,151 694 (153) 1,488 1,361 254 1,502 597 1,200 256 1,128 1,122 30 (629) (4,509) 528 2,168
Depreciation and amortization 1,405 1,316 1,394 1,332 1,324 1,276 1,285 1,220 1,242 1,243 1,409 1,344 1,310 1,306 1,317 1,290 1,287 1,269 1,275 1,266 1,272 1,298 1,335 1,377 1,334 1,299
Impairments of goodwill, produced and licensed content and other assets 452 179 240 1,473 2,038 862 2,266 4,953
Deferred income taxes 393 525 176 (3,008) 68 25 (332) (278) (160) (51) (447) (853) (31) (15) (405) (378) 257 726 (492) (193) (451) (105) 156 (845) (237) 534
Equity in the income of investees (57) (93) (92) (75) (36) (92) (107) (146) (141) (181) (227) (191) (173) (191) (142) (225) (210) (239) (113) (211) (213) (224) (106) (186) (135) (224)
Cash distributions received from equity investees 59 93 35 31 46 33 110 27 147 153 189 168 187 176 204 169 183 223 208 174 179 193 207 162 186 219
Net change in produced and licensed content costs and advances 846 1,153 (242) (1,070) 748 1,141 (75) (578) (943) 2,642 (47) (1,037) (1,382) 558 (1,965) (2,027) (2,786) 507 (1,109) (1,507) (2,456) 771 1,880 (558) (848) (77)
Equity-based compensation 405 332 359 357 330 317 330 361 367 308 282 291 300 270 254 273 254 196 172 158 136 134 137 142 131 115
Other, net 46 9 5 (118) (241) 206 (123) (14) 58 (64) 322 (27) (157) (163) 193 530 622 584 144 375 109 46 (365) 47 3 67
Receivables 641 (1,806) 377 (293) 910 (1,277) 808 (1,217) 1,398 (1,554) 1,102 (331) 1,010 (1,423) 1,111 (164) 1,059 (1,401) (56) (264) 1,287 (1,324) (157) 1,272 2,252 (1,424)
Inventories 25 (22) (44) (69) (5) 4 (40) (28) 18 8 (63) (13) (19) (88) (161) (162) (83) (14) 16 61 81 94 (72) 16 (11) 81
Other assets (130) (220) 159 (211) 126 (116) 191 259 (215) 30 (137) 281 98 (443) (23) (8) (561) (115) 284 18 5 (136) (165) 182 (16) (158)
Accounts payable and other liabilities 1,142 (1,650) 544 718 508 (1,533) 970 261 321 (1,396) 467 524 245 (2,378) 1,856 457 1,230 (2,579) 2,069 1,121 (138) (642) (307) (1,098) (174) (714)
Income taxes (326) (1,386) (92) (47) (666) 577 464 (107) (680) (1,104) 396 533 360 56 31 665 (84) (566) (22) (660) 460 (60) (247) 207 144 (256)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 1,352 (5,084) 944 98 873 (2,345) 2,393 (832) 842 (4,016) 1,765 994 1,694 (4,276) 2,814 788 1,561 (4,675) 2,291 276 1,695 (2,068) (948) 579 2,195 (2,471)
Cash provided by (used in) operations 6,914 735 4,474 3,669 6,753 3,205 5,518 2,602 3,666 2,185 4,802 2,802 3,236 (974) 2,524 1,922 1,765 (209) 2,632 1,466 1,393 75 1,667 1,162 3,157 1,630
Investments in parks, resorts and other property (1,973) (3,013) (1,916) (1,780) (1,862) (2,466) (1,489) (1,365) (1,259) (1,299) (1,374) (1,165) (1,249) (1,181) (1,148) (1,735) (1,079) (981) (1,110) (938) (770) (760) (729) (708) (1,247) (1,338)
Proceeds from sale of investments 4 4 101 458 13 39
Acquisitions and purchase of investments, net (540) (15) (83) (500) (1,006)
Other, net (219) 276 62 75 47 (109) 7 (80) (48) 53 (8) (11) (111) (1) (152) 42 (6) 24 180 175 28 199 (6) (9) (12)
Cash used in investing activities (2,732) (2,737) (1,850) (1,720) (1,898) (2,575) (1,978) (2,350) (1,307) (1,246) (1,382) (718) (1,249) (1,292) (1,136) (1,848) (1,037) (987) (1,086) (758) (595) (732) (530) (714) (1,256) (1,350)
Commercial paper borrowings (payments), net (527) 4,007 555 (707) (622) (169) 155 1,335 (1,004) 1,046 (231) (674) (85) 799 (59) (145) (6) (124) 73 (12) 92 (179) (4,727) (1,765) 1,966 1,172
Borrowings 3,984 1,062 1,057 (1) 133 13 3 67 181 82 37 33 21 6 36 1 90 11,959 6,020 51
Reduction of borrowings (2,650) (887) (766) (56) (1,962) (951) (2,335) (84) (336) (309) (356) (319) (1,000) (2,616) (1,400) (1,418) (503) (1,677) (139) (1,236) (1,249) (1,002) (46)
Dividends (1,337) (898) (905) (817) (549) (1,587)
Repurchases of common stock (3,466) (2,034) (1,004) (711) (991) (794) (469) (1,522) (1,001)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 12 9 16 541 178 26 48
Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests (439) (8,610) (900) (350)
Other, net (150) (164) (175) (624) (76) (140) (109) (626) (61) (133) (39) (549) (1) (187) (14) (135) (448) (189) 60 (21) (359) (16) (566) (642) 102 (60)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (4,146) 1,984 (2,276) (2,537) (4,556) (997) (3,566) (898) (2,818) (8,006) (597) (1,001) (83) (1,043) (2,482) (150) (1,817) (280) (1,614) (530) (1,908) (333) (6,439) 8,303 5,499 1,117
Cash provided by (used in) operations, discontinued operations 8 3 (6) (5) 9 (2) 23 (19)
Cash provided by investing activities, discontinued operations 4 4 15 198
Cash used in financing activities, discontinued operations (12)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations (4) 3 (2) (1) 9 15 (2) 221 (19)
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (33) 5 (26) 107 77 (153) 79 (31) (62) 79 (101) (23) 33 164 (249) (238) (81) (35) (47) 7 (69) 139 87 27 (117) 41
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 3 (13) 322 (481) 376 (520) 53 (677) (521) (6,988) 2,722 1,060 1,937 (3,145) (1,343) (314) (1,170) (1,515) (112) 183 (1,180) (842) (5,200) 8,776 7,504 1,419

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28).


The cash flow profile exhibits a transition from pandemic-driven liquidity preservation to a phase of aggressive capital reinvestment and shareholder returns. Operating cash flows demonstrate a significant recovery and growth trajectory following the volatility experienced between 2020 and 2022.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Cash provided by operations shows a general upward trend, moving from a low of negative 209 million in early 2022 to a peak of 6.9 billion in March 2026. This growth is supported by a recovery in net income from continuing operations, which shifted from severe losses in 2020 to consistent multi-billion dollar quarterly gains by 2024 and 2025. Depreciation and amortization remained remarkably stable, averaging between 1.2 billion and 1.4 billion per quarter throughout the period, providing a consistent non-cash add-back. Periodic impairments of goodwill and other assets created significant spikes in operating cash flow in June 2020, July 2023, and March 2024, though these are non-cash charges.
Investing Activities and Capital Expenditure
Investing activities are characterized by a consistent and increasing commitment to capital expenditures, specifically in parks, resorts, and other property. Expenditures in this category rose from approximately 1.3 billion per quarter in 2019 to a peak of 3.0 billion in December 2025. The steady increase in these outflows indicates a long-term strategic investment in physical assets. Other investing activities, such as the purchase of investments and sale of assets, remained secondary to the primary driver of park and resort development.
Financing Activities and Capital Allocation
The financing strategy evolved from high-volume borrowing to debt reduction and shareholder distributions. During 2020, massive inflows from commercial paper and borrowings were utilized to maintain liquidity. This trend reversed by 2024, marked by a significant increase in the reduction of borrowings and the resumption of dividends and common stock repurchases. A notable event occurred in March 2024, where 8.6 billion was used for the acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests. By 2025 and 2026, stock repurchases became a primary use of cash, peaking at 3.4 billion in March 2026.
Working Capital and Liquidity Dynamics
Changes in operating assets and liabilities introduced significant quarterly volatility. Receivables and accounts payable showed erratic swings, typical of a business with seasonal revenue streams. The impact of exchange rates on cash fluctuated throughout the period, though it remained a relatively minor component of the overall change in cash position compared to operating and financing flows.

Overall, the financial data indicates a company that has successfully leveraged its operational recovery to fund both an expansion of its physical footprint and a renewed commitment to returning capital to shareholders.

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