Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Walt Disney Co., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Walt Disney Co. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Walt Disney Co. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Walt Disney Co. cash ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Current Ratio
Walt Disney Co., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 25,971) | 32,763) | 30,174) | 28,263) | 26,912) | 29,098) | 31,422) | 31,427) | 32,913) | 33,657) | 33,966) | 32,877) | 34,874) | 35,251) | 41,330) | 33,274) | 27,776) | 28,124) | 31,370) | 34,277) | 17,537) | 16,825) | 17,729) | 16,808) | 17,274) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 31,033) | 31,139) | 28,234) | 28,056) | 27,070) | 29,073) | 30,704) | 29,601) | 30,037) | 31,077) | 27,413) | 26,642) | 26,546) | 26,628) | 30,917) | 35,473) | 34,797) | 31,341) | 44,593) | 44,376) | 17,619) | 17,860) | 20,214) | 19,728) | 19,875) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.84 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.87 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | — | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 2.93 | 2.98 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.07 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.66 | 3.37 | 3.78 | 3.98 | 3.96 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | — | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.32 | 2.07 | 2.20 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 3.15 | 4.23 | 5.43 | 6.08 | 5.05 | 5.51 | 6.02 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.66 | 4.47 | 5.38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Netflix Inc. | — | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.61 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 25,971 ÷ 31,033 = 0.84
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Walt Disney Co. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Quick Ratio
Walt Disney Co., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,192) | 14,182) | 11,458) | 10,399) | 8,470) | 11,615) | 12,959) | 13,272) | 14,444) | 15,959) | 16,070) | 15,890) | 17,068) | 17,914) | 23,115) | 14,339) | 6,833) | 5,418) | 6,728) | 10,108) | 4,455) | 4,150) | 4,326) | 4,179) | 4,677) | ||||||||
| Receivables, net | 14,115) | 12,330) | 13,112) | 12,770) | 13,993) | 12,652) | 13,685) | 13,746) | 14,882) | 13,367) | 13,355) | 12,533) | 14,051) | 12,708) | 12,622) | 14,532) | 17,100) | 15,481) | 15,673) | 14,593) | 10,123) | 9,334) | 10,071) | 9,678) | 9,886) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 21,307) | 26,512) | 24,570) | 23,169) | 22,463) | 24,267) | 26,644) | 27,018) | 29,326) | 29,326) | 29,425) | 28,423) | 31,119) | 30,622) | 35,737) | 28,871) | 23,933) | 20,899) | 22,401) | 24,701) | 14,578) | 13,484) | 14,397) | 13,857) | 14,563) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 31,033) | 31,139) | 28,234) | 28,056) | 27,070) | 29,073) | 30,704) | 29,601) | 30,037) | 31,077) | 27,413) | 26,642) | 26,546) | 26,628) | 30,917) | 35,473) | 34,797) | 31,341) | 44,593) | 44,376) | 17,619) | 17,860) | 20,214) | 19,728) | 19,875) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.73 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | — | 1.94 | 1.87 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 2.85 | 3.01 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 3.27 | 3.26 | 3.46 | 3.21 | 3.62 | 3.84 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.51 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | — | 2.55 | 2.43 | 2.20 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.62 | 2.94 | 3.94 | 5.09 | 5.86 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 5.81 | 4.48 | 4.28 | 4.50 | 4.32 | 5.22 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Netflix Inc. | — | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.49 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 21,307 ÷ 31,033 = 0.69
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Walt Disney Co. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Cash Ratio
Walt Disney Co., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,192) | 14,182) | 11,458) | 10,399) | 8,470) | 11,615) | 12,959) | 13,272) | 14,444) | 15,959) | 16,070) | 15,890) | 17,068) | 17,914) | 23,115) | 14,339) | 6,833) | 5,418) | 6,728) | 10,108) | 4,455) | 4,150) | 4,326) | 4,179) | 4,677) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 7,192) | 14,182) | 11,458) | 10,399) | 8,470) | 11,615) | 12,959) | 13,272) | 14,444) | 15,959) | 16,070) | 15,890) | 17,068) | 17,914) | 23,115) | 14,339) | 6,833) | 5,418) | 6,728) | 10,108) | 4,455) | 4,150) | 4,326) | 4,179) | 4,677) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 31,033) | 31,139) | 28,234) | 28,056) | 27,070) | 29,073) | 30,704) | 29,601) | 30,037) | 31,077) | 27,413) | 26,642) | 26,546) | 26,628) | 30,917) | 35,473) | 34,797) | 31,341) | 44,593) | 44,376) | 17,619) | 17,860) | 20,214) | 19,728) | 19,875) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.24 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | — | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 2.04 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.30 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.41 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 3.09 | 3.27 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | — | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 2.08 | 2.27 | 3.26 | 4.31 | 5.05 | 4.14 | 4.66 | 5.15 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.92 | 3.74 | 4.57 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Netflix Inc. | — | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.49 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-30).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 7,192 ÷ 31,033 = 0.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Walt Disney Co. cash ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |