Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

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: Jun 27, 2026 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 2,844 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 1,414 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 investments and produced content 959 452 179 240 1,473 2,038 862 2,266 4,953
Deferred income taxes 110 393 525 176 (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 (83) (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 39 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 (893) 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 423 405 332 359 357 330 317 330 361 367 308 282 291 300 270 254 273 254 196 172 158 136 134 137 142 131 115
Other, net (176) 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 (5) 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 (2) 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 156 (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 (21) 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 101 (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 229 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 4,866 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 (1,794) (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 7 (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 (1,787) (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 (1,212) (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 (88) (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 (1,745) (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 (533) (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 (3,578) (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 9 (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 (490) 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: 2026-06-27), 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 company's cash flow profile exhibits a period of extreme volatility followed by a sustained recovery and a strategic shift toward shareholder returns. A significant disruption occurred in 2020, characterized by substantial net losses and a sharp decline in operational cash generation, which was offset by aggressive borrowing to maintain liquidity. Since 2021, there has been a consistent upward trajectory in both net income and cash provided by operations, culminating in peak quarterly operational cash flows exceeding 6.9 billion US dollars by early 2026.

Operational Cash Flow and Earnings Trends
Net income from continuing operations demonstrated a volatile recovery path, moving from a low of negative 4.5 billion US dollars in June 2020 to consistent profitability. A notable acceleration in earnings is observed from 2024 onwards, with a peak of 5.9 billion US dollars in June 2025. Cash provided by operations has remained generally positive and grew more robustly than net income, supported by stable depreciation and amortization charges averaging between 1.2 and 1.4 billion US dollars per quarter. Significant volatility persists in the "changes in operating assets and liabilities," particularly regarding receivables and accounts payable, which frequently cause quarterly swings in operational cash totals.
Investment Strategy and Capital Expenditure
Investing activities are consistently negative, reflecting a long-term commitment to capital-intensive growth. Expenditures for parks, resorts, and other property have increased from a range of 700 to 1,300 million US dollars per quarter in 2019-2020 to higher levels between 1.7 and 3.0 billion US dollars per quarter in 2024-2026. This indicates an intensified investment cycle in physical infrastructure. Periodic impairments of investments and produced content, such as the 4.9 billion US dollar charge in June 2020, have created intermittent non-cash drags on net income but have stabilized in later periods.
Financing Activities and Capital Allocation
A pivot in financing strategy is evident across the analyzed period. During 2020, the company engaged in massive borrowing, with commercial paper and long-term borrowings totaling billions of dollars to buffer against operational losses. This trend reversed as the company shifted toward debt reduction and shareholder distributions. Starting in late 2023 and accelerating through 2026, there is a marked increase in cash outflows for repurchases of common stock, reaching 3.4 billion US dollars in a single quarter by March 2026. Dividend payments have also been reintroduced and scaled, indicating a transition from a liquidity-preservation mode to a capital-return mode.
Working Capital and Content Costs
The "net change in produced and licensed content costs and advances" reveals high seasonality and strategic timing in content spending. Large outflows were observed in early 2021 and early 2022, followed by significant inflows or reductions in later quarters, suggesting a cyclical nature to content investment. The volatility in receivables and accounts payable further suggests a complex working capital cycle that fluctuates heavily on a quarterly basis.

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