Walt Disney Company (The)
Sector unknown·DIS · USA (SEC 10-K)·Fiscal year to 27/09/2025
ENTERTAINMENT The Entertainment segment generally encompasses the Company’s non-sports focused global film and episodic content production and distribution activities. The lines of business within Entertainment along with their significant business activities include the following: •Linear Networks ◦Domestic: ABC Television Network (ABC Network); Disney, Freeform, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels; and eight owned ABC television stations ◦International: Disney, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels ◦A 50% equity investment in A+E Global Media (formerly A+E Television Networks) (A+E), which develops and distributes content globally •Direct-to-Consumer ◦Disney+: a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) service that primarily offers general entertainment and family programming.
Exposure profile
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Media and entertainment
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Increased competitive pressures impact our revenues, increase our costs and impact our results of operations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“For example, our advertising revenue is negatively impacted by the increased supply of advertising tools and platforms on which to place advertising, including search, social media, online marketplaces and other ad-supported DTC services, which depresses advertising rates across our DTC streaming services and linear networks and creates demand uncertainty.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“As these contracts expire, we renew or renegotiate the contracts, which from time to time has led to service blackouts when distribution contracts expired before renewal terms were agreed.”
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DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Significant negative claims or publicity regarding the Company or its operations, products, management, employees, practices, business partners, business decisions, social responsibility and culture, which may be amplified by social media, adversely impact our brands or reputation, even if such claims are untrue.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“In addition, licensing revenues fluctuate with the timing and performance of our theatrical releases and cable programming broadcasts.”
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DriverMixed impact: mixed
“•Revenues from television networks and stations are subject to seasonal and other cyclical advertising patterns and changes in viewership levels, including related to certain sporting events.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“In general, domestic general entertainment linear networks advertising revenues are typically somewhat higher during the fall and somewhat lower during the summer months, domestic advertising revenues are typically higher during election cycles and sports advertising revenues are impacted by the timing of sports seasons and events, which varies throughout the year and/or take place periodically. •Revenues from content sales/licensing fluctuate due to the timing of content releases across various distribution markets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“•DTC revenues fluctuate based on changes in the number of subscribers, mix of subscribers to different offerings and subscriber fees; viewership levels; and the demand for sports and film and television content. Each of these is sensitive to the availability of content, which varies from time to time throughout the year based on, among other things, sports seasons, content production schedules and sports league work stoppages.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“ENTERTAINMENT The Entertainment segment generally encompasses the Company’s non-sports focused global film and episodic content production and distribution activities. The lines of business within Entertainment along with their significant business activities include the following: •Linear Networks ◦Domestic: ABC Television Network (ABC Network); Disney, Freeform, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels; and eight owned ABC television stations ◦International: Disney, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels ◦A 50% equity investment in A+E Global Media (formerly A+E Television Networks) (A+E), which develops and distributes content globally •Direct-to-Consumer ◦Disney+: a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) service that primarily offers general entertainment and family programming.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“TABLE OF CONTENTS Disney+ Disney+ offers general entertainment and family programming from the Company’s various studios, including library titles, as well as programming licensed from third parties. Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic branded programming are all top-level selections or “tiles” within the Disney+ interface.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“The success of our businesses depends on our ability to consistently produce compelling creative content, which may be distributed, among other ways, through DTC services, linear networks and theaters and used in theme park attractions, hotels and other resort facilities and travel experiences and consumer products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“•Our linear networks, television stations and DTC services compete for the sale of advertising time with traditional and new media platforms, including other television and video-on-demand services and various forms of internet and mobile delivered platforms and content, which offer advertising delivery technologies that are more targeted than can be achieved through traditional means, as well as with other forms of advertising. •Our linear networks compete for carriage of their programming with other programming providers. •Our theme parks, resorts and experiences compete for guests with other theme parks and resorts, all other forms of entertainment, lodging, tourism and recreation activities and compete for technology, creative, performing and business talent, including with other theme park and resort operators. •Our content sales/licensing operations, including theatrical releases, compete for customers with all other forms of entertainment.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Entertainment also includes the following activities that are reported with Content Sales/Licensing: •National Geographic magazine and online business (owned 73% by the Company) •A 30% ownership interest in Tata Play Limited, which operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform in India The revenues of Entertainment are as follows: •Subscription fees - Fees charged to customers/subscribers for our DTC streaming services, including fees charged to multi-channel video programming distributors (i.e. cable, satellite and telecommunications providers and vMVPDs) (MVPDs) and other distributors •Advertising - Sales of advertising time/space •Affiliate fees - Fees charged to MVPDs for the right to deliver our programming to their customers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
USD vs DKK/EUR
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates impact our results of operations, including our revenues and costs. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar impact our results of operations, including by impacting the cost in U.S. dollars of providing our goods and services, our revenues in U.S. dollars generated by our international businesses and the international demand for our domestic products and services.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“An increase or sustained strength in the value of the U.S. dollar adversely impacts the U.S. dollar value of revenue we receive and expect to receive from other markets and contributes to reduced international demand for our domestic products and services, including international travel to our domestic parks and resorts.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“A decrease or sustained weakness in the value of the U.S. dollar often increases the cost of labor, goods and services in, or originating from, as applicable, non-U.S. markets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“Although we hedge exposure to fluctuations in certain foreign currencies, any such hedging activity may not substantially offset the negative financial impact of exchange rate fluctuations and is not expected to offset all such negative financial impact, particularly in periods of sustained U.S. dollar strength or weakness relative to multiple foreign currencies.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this mixed effect United States
E-commerce
Technology
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“In addition, the implementation of our DTC strategy may further contribute to such declines.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“In order to respond to the impact of new technologies on our businesses, we regularly consider, and from time to time implement, new initiatives and changes to our business models, including by developing and investing in DTC streaming services and content offerings and new media offerings.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“There can be no assurance that the DTC model and other business models we may develop will each be or remain profitable or be as profitable over the long term as our historic business models.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“◦Hulu: a U.S. DTC service that offers general entertainment programming and a virtual multi-channel video programming distributor (vMVPD) service that includes live linear streams of various cable and broadcast networks (Hulu Live TV service).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“A+E operates a variety of cable channels, the most significant of which are: •A&E – which offers entertainment programming including original reality and documentary programming •HISTORY – which offers original unscripted series and event-driven specials •Lifetime – which offers programming targeted to women Direct-to-Consumer Disney+ and Hulu are subscription-based DTC services offered individually or in various bundles, which may include one of the ESPN DTC plans and/or third-party DTC services. The majority of Direct-to-Consumer revenue is derived from subscription fees and advertising.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“As of September 27, 2025, the estimated number of paid Disney+ subscribers, based on internal management reports, was approximately 132 million.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Hulu Hulu is a domestic DTC service with general entertainment content from the Company’s various studios as well as content licensed from third parties. Hulu offers SVOD services with or without advertising in addition to the Hulu Live TV service.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“As of September 27, 2025, the estimated number of paid Hulu subscribers, based on internal management reports, was approximately 64 million.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Hospitality and leisure
End markets
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Each of our businesses is normally subject to seasonal variations and variations in connection with the timing of our product offerings, including as follows: •Revenues at the Experiences segment fluctuate with changes in theme park attendance and resort occupancy resulting from the seasonal nature of vacation travel and leisure activities and seasonal consumer purchasing behavior, which generally results in increased revenues during the Company’s first and fourth fiscal quarters. Peak attendance and resort occupancy generally occur during the summer months when school vacations occur and during early winter and spring holiday periods.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Revenues at the Experiences segment also sometimes fluctuate with changes in theme park attendance and resort occupancy resulting from special celebrations or events that increase demand in the applicable periods and decrease demand in prior or later periods as guests time their vacations to occur during such special celebrations or events.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“For example, in recent years, we have expanded our fleet of cruise ships, with announced plans for further fleet expansion, and increased investment in our parks and resorts; completed the acquisition of Hulu and of a 70% interest in Fubo; and made substantial investments related to DTC offerings.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“The success of our theme parks, resorts, cruise ships and experiences, as well as our theatrical releases, depends on demand for out-of-home entertainment experiences. Demand for certain out-of-home entertainment experiences, such as theater-going to watch movies, has not returned to levels that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“The operation of, and demand for and consumption of our products and services, particularly our parks and experiences businesses, are highly dependent on the general environment for travel and tourism, including in the specific regions in which our parks and experiences businesses operate. In addition, we have extensive international operations, including our international theme parks and resorts, which are dependent on domestic and international regulations consistent with trade and investment in those regions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“•Our linear networks, television stations and DTC services compete for the sale of advertising time with traditional and new media platforms, including other television and video-on-demand services and various forms of internet and mobile delivered platforms and content, which offer advertising delivery technologies that are more targeted than can be achieved through traditional means, as well as with other forms of advertising. •Our linear networks compete for carriage of their programming with other programming providers. •Our theme parks, resorts and experiences compete for guests with other theme parks and resorts, all other forms of entertainment, lodging, tourism and recreation activities and compete for technology, creative, performing and business talent, including with other theme park and resort operators. •Our content sales/licensing operations, including theatrical releases, compete for customers with all other forms of entertainment.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens
Retail
End markets
Market
“The lines of business within Entertainment along with their significant business activities include the following: •Linear Networks ◦Domestic: ABC Television Network (ABC Network); Disney, Freeform, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels; and eight owned ABC television stations ◦International: Disney, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels ◦A 50% equity investment in A+E Global Media (formerly A+E Television Networks) (A+E), which develops and distributes content globally •Direct-to-Consumer ◦Disney+: a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) service that primarily offers general entertainment and family programming.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our results of operations could be adversely impacted by a significant contraction of distribution channels for our products and services, including through third-party licensees or sellers of our licensed goods and services, or a contraction in the number or kind of advertisers purchasing advertising on our platforms, including as a result of legal or regulatory developments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“•Our linear networks, television stations and DTC services compete for the sale of advertising time with traditional and new media platforms, including other television and video-on-demand services and various forms of internet and mobile delivered platforms and content, which offer advertising delivery technologies that are more targeted than can be achieved through traditional means, as well as with other forms of advertising. •Our linear networks compete for carriage of their programming with other programming providers. •Our theme parks, resorts and experiences compete for guests with other theme parks and resorts, all other forms of entertainment, lodging, tourism and recreation activities and compete for technology, creative, performing and business talent, including with other theme park and resort operators. •Our content sales/licensing operations, including theatrical releases, compete for customers with all other forms of entertainment.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens
M&A and consolidation
Macro
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“In addition, we derive affiliate fees and royalties from the distribution of our programming, sales of our licensed products and services by third parties, and the management of businesses operated under brands licensed from the Company and advertising revenues from the purchase of advertising on our various platforms, including DTC services and linear networks, and we are therefore dependent on the successes of those third parties for that portion of our revenue.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Labour and wages
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“This includes, among other types, competition for personnel, content and other resources we require in operating our businesses. For example: •Our programming and production operations compete to obtain creative, performing, production and business talent, sports and other programming, story properties, advertiser support, production facilities and market share with traditional and new media platforms, including other video-on-demand services and sources of broadband delivered content, studio operators and television networks. •Our linear networks and DTC streaming services compete for viewers and subscribers with an increasing number of competitors, including other DTC and linear offerings, all other forms of media and all other forms of entertainment, as well as for technology, creative, performing and business talent and for content.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In general, labor disputes and work stoppages involving our employees; persons employed on our productions; athletes or others employed by, or otherwise connected with, sports leagues or organizers; or the employees of our licensees or retailers who sell our licensed consumer products or providers of programming content may disrupt or lead to closure of certain operations and reduce our revenues and the profitability of our businesses.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Even when inflationary pressures moderate, we expect certain costs, such as for labor, to remain elevated.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Competition for the acquisition of resources sometimes further increases the cost of producing our products and services; changes the composition of our offerings, including sports; deprives us of talent needed for our entertainment and experiences businesses, which talent is necessary to produce high quality creative material; increases employee turnover and staffing instability; and increases our labor costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“A significant number of employees in various parts of our businesses, including employees of our theme parks, and writers, directors, actors and production personnel for our productions are covered by collective bargaining agreements.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“The resulting collective bargaining agreements with these and other entertainment guilds, some of which are scheduled to expire in fiscal 2026, and with certain labor unions at our domestic parks and resorts will increase our costs to create our content and to operate our domestic parks and resorts, respectively.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“With approximately 231,000 employees, the success of our businesses is substantially affected by our ability to attract and retain a workforce with the necessary skills for our varied businesses, including executing successfully on succession planning for the talent at all levels necessary to advance the Company’s key objectives and strategies.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“For example, labor costs in our parks and resorts have increased, and we expect will continue to increase, as a result of collective bargaining agreements and wage laws and regulations where we operate.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Further, the cost of providing medical insurance and other medical benefits for our employees have increased, and we expect will continue to increase.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Consumer spending
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Entertainment also includes the following activities that are reported with Content Sales/Licensing: •National Geographic magazine and online business (owned 73% by the Company) •A 30% ownership interest in Tata Play Limited, which operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform in India The revenues of Entertainment are as follows: •Subscription fees - Fees charged to customers/subscribers for our DTC streaming services, including fees charged to multi-channel video programming distributors (i.e. cable, satellite and telecommunications providers and vMVPDs) (MVPDs) and other distributors •Advertising - Sales of advertising time/space •Affiliate fees - Fees charged to MVPDs for the right to deliver our programming to their customers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“The amounts that we can charge for our networks are largely dependent on the quality and quantity of programming that we can provide and the competitive market for programming services. The ability to sell advertising time and the rates received are primarily dependent on the size and nature of the audience that the network can deliver to the advertiser as well as overall advertiser demand.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“While a number of different factors affect the demand for our products and services, actual or perceived declines in economic conditions typically have impacts across our businesses, including, among others, lower attendance and spending at our parks and experiences businesses, fees received for our cable programming and DTC services, including as a result of declines in subscription levels, purchases of and prices for advertising on our DTC services and linear networks or licensing fees, while in the case of inflationary conditions, also increasing the prices we pay for goods, services and labor, as well as typically our borrowing costs due to elevated interest rates, making it more difficult to obtain financing for our operations and investments on favorable terms.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, an increase in price levels generally, or in price levels in a particular sector, could result in a shift in consumer demand away from the entertainment and experiences we offer, which could also adversely affect our revenues, while at the same time, increase our costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, theater-going to watch movies has remained below levels that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, changing technology, consumer purchasing patterns and acceptance of content offerings and macroeconomic conditions may impair the value of our assets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Competition also reduces, or limits growth in, prices for our products and services, including advertising rates and subscription fees at our linear networks and DTC offerings, parks and resorts admissions and room rates and prices for consumer products from which we derive licensing revenues.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Increased competition raises the cost of programming, including for sports and other products, and diverts consumers from our offerings to other products and services or other forms of entertainment and experiences.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Inflation weakens
Chains out: this strengthens Retail, strengthens Hospitality and leisure, strengthens Premium consumers, strengthens Grocery retail and private label
Business cycle and GDP growth
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Declines in U.S., global and regional economic conditions, such as recessions, other less severe slowdowns in economic activity and/or inflationary conditions typically adversely affect demand for our products and services and/or costs to operate our businesses, reducing our revenue and earnings. While a number of different factors affect the demand for our products and services, actual or perceived declines in economic conditions typically have impacts across our businesses, including, among others, lower attendance and spending at our parks and experiences businesses, fees received for our cable programming and DTC services, including as a result of declines in subscription levels, purchases of and prices for advertising on our DTC services and linear networks or licensing fees, while in the case of inflationary conditions, also increasing the prices we pay for goods, services and labor, as well as typically our borrowing costs due to elevated interest rates, making it more difficult to obtain financing for our operations and investments on favorable terms.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The operation of our businesses, the environment for travel and tourism, the demand for and consumption of our other products and services and ultimately our results of operations and financial condition are subject to adverse impacts from a variety of factors beyond our control in the U.S., globally or in specific geographic regions around the world where we operate, including: health concerns; adverse weather conditions arising from short-term weather patterns or long-term climate change, including longer and more regular excessive heat conditions, catastrophic events or natural disasters (such as excessive heat or rain, hurricanes, wildfires, typhoons, floods, droughts, tsunamis and earthquakes); international, political or military developments, including tariffs and other trade and international disputes and social unrest; legal and 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS regulatory developments; macroeconomic conditions, including a decline in economic activity, inflation and foreign exchange rates; and terrorist attacks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, changing technology, consumer purchasing patterns and acceptance of content offerings and macroeconomic conditions may impair the value of our assets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Global trade volumes, strengthens Construction
Consumer preference shifts
End markets
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“We face risks relating to misalignment with public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment, travel and consumer products, which impacts demand for our entertainment offerings and products and services and our results of operations. Our businesses create entertainment, travel and consumer products, the success of which depends substantially on consumer tastes and preferences that change in often unpredictable ways.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, preferences of some consumers are affected by their perceptions of our position on matters of public interest, including regarding environmental and social issues, and such perceptions sometimes lead to consumer boycotts.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We face risks related to damage to our reputation or brands. Our reputation and globally recognizable brands are integral to the success of our businesses.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this mixed effect Beer and beverages
Digitalisation
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“New technologies affect the demand for our products and services, the manner in which our entertainment offerings are distributed to consumers, the ways we charge for and receive revenue for our entertainment products and services and the stability of those revenue streams, the sources and nature of competing entertainment offerings, the time and manner in which consumers acquire and view some of our entertainment offerings and the options available to 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS advertisers for reaching their desired audiences. These developments have impacted the business model for certain traditional forms of distribution, as evidenced by the industry-wide decline in ratings for broadcast and cable television, the reduction in demand for home entertainment sales of theatrical content, the development of alternative distribution channels for broadcast and cable programming and declines in subscriber levels for traditional cable channels.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Cybersecurity (products and services) strengthens, Public investment and infrastructure strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens IT consulting and public-sector IT
Pandemics and outbreaks
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“For example, COVID-19 and measures to prevent its spread impacted our businesses in a number of ways, including the closure of our theme parks and resorts, suspension of cruise ship sailings and guided tours, delayed, or in some cases, shortened or canceled, theatrical releases and disruptions in the production and availability of content, significantly reducing revenues across all of our segments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Aviation and travel, strengthens Vaccines (travel health and preparedness)
Artificial intelligence
Technology
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Changes in technology, in consumer consumption patterns and in how entertainment products and services are created affect demand for, the revenue we can generate from and the cost of producing or distributing our entertainment offerings and our results of operations. The media entertainment and technology businesses in which we participate increasingly depend on our ability to successfully adapt to new technologies, including shifting patterns of content consumption and how entertainment products and services are generated.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Regulations governing new technological developments, such as developments in artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI and large language model tools, remain unsettled, and these developments may affect aspects of our existing business models, including revenue streams for the use of our IP, how we create our entertainment offerings and the competition we face.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Technological developments, including developments in generative AI tools that can be used to create competing low-cost content and products, and changes in market structure, including consolidation of suppliers of resources and distribution channels, increase competition in these areas.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, the availability of copyright protection and other legal protections for IP generated by certain new technologies, such as generative AI, is uncertain.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Data centres, strengthens Semiconductors and electronic components, strengthens Semiconductor industry
Climate change and extreme weather
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The operation of our businesses, the environment for travel and tourism, the demand for and consumption of our other products and services and ultimately our results of operations and financial condition are subject to adverse impacts from a variety of factors beyond our control in the U.S., globally or in specific geographic regions around the world where we operate, including: health concerns; adverse weather conditions arising from short-term weather patterns or long-term climate change, including longer and more regular excessive heat conditions, catastrophic events or natural disasters (such as excessive heat or rain, hurricanes, wildfires, typhoons, floods, droughts, tsunamis and earthquakes); international, political or military developments, including tariffs and other trade and international disputes and social unrest; legal and 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS regulatory developments; macroeconomic conditions, including a decline in economic activity, inflation and foreign exchange rates; and terrorist attacks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Hurricanes have caused park closures and other impacts to the operations of Walt Disney World Resort, adversely affecting segment results, and may do so in the future.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Accordingly, negative impacts on our business occurring during a time of typical high seasonal demand such as our park closures due to hurricane damage during the summer travel season or other high seasons, could have a disproportionate effect on the results of that business for the year.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Agriculture and food production
Geopolitical uncertainty
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The operation of our businesses, the environment for travel and tourism, the demand for and consumption of our other products and services and ultimately our results of operations and financial condition are subject to adverse impacts from a variety of factors beyond our control in the U.S., globally or in specific geographic regions around the world where we operate, including: health concerns; adverse weather conditions arising from short-term weather patterns or long-term climate change, including longer and more regular excessive heat conditions, catastrophic events or natural disasters (such as excessive heat or rain, hurricanes, wildfires, typhoons, floods, droughts, tsunamis and earthquakes); international, political or military developments, including tariffs and other trade and international disputes and social unrest; legal and 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS regulatory developments; macroeconomic conditions, including a decline in economic activity, inflation and foreign exchange rates; and terrorist attacks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The Company has ceased certain operations in certain regions, including in response to sanctions, trade restrictions and related developments, resulting in impairment charges.”
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Chains out: this strengthens Defence budgets, strengthens Energy security, strengthens Tariffs and trade policy, weakens Global trade volumes, strengthens Sea freight and freight rates, weakens Reconstruction of Ukraine
Tariffs and trade policy
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The operation of our businesses, the environment for travel and tourism, the demand for and consumption of our other products and services and ultimately our results of operations and financial condition are subject to adverse impacts from a variety of factors beyond our control in the U.S., globally or in specific geographic regions around the world where we operate, including: health concerns; adverse weather conditions arising from short-term weather patterns or long-term climate change, including longer and more regular excessive heat conditions, catastrophic events or natural disasters (such as excessive heat or rain, hurricanes, wildfires, typhoons, floods, droughts, tsunamis and earthquakes); international, political or military developments, including tariffs and other trade and international disputes and social unrest; legal and 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS regulatory developments; macroeconomic conditions, including a decline in economic activity, inflation and foreign exchange rates; and terrorist attacks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The Company has ceased certain operations in certain regions, including in response to sanctions, trade restrictions and related developments, resulting in impairment charges.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Global trade volumes
AI regulation
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Regulations governing new technological developments, such as developments in artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI and large language model tools, remain unsettled, and these developments may affect aspects of our existing business models, including revenue streams for the use of our IP, how we create our entertainment offerings and the competition we face.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
ESG and sustainability reporting
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Domestic and international laws and regulations relating to environmental, social and governance matters, including environmental sustainability, climate change, human rights and human capital management, have been adopted or are under consideration, some of which include specific, target-driven disclosure requirements or obligations. Responding to these laws and regulations has increased our compliance costs, including from increased investment in technology and appropriate expertise and has required the implementation of new reporting processes, entailing additional compliance risk.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Inflation
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, an increase in price levels generally, or in price levels in a particular sector, could result in a shift in consumer demand away from the entertainment and experiences we offer, which could also adversely affect our revenues, while at the same time, increase our costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Consumer spending, strengthens Interest rates
Interest rates
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, increases in interest rates have increased our cost of borrowing and volatility in U.S. and global financial markets could impact our access to, or further increase the cost of, financing.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Public debt and fiscal policy strengthens, Inflation strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Construction, weakens Real estate, weakens Wind power, weakens Housing market, weakens Office and commercial property, weakens Residential rental, weakens Residential construction
Subcontractors and haulage capacity
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, third-party suppliers provide products and services essential to the operation of a number of our businesses. A wide variety of factors could influence the success of those third parties and if negative factors significantly impacted a sufficient number of those third parties or materially impacted a supplier of a significant product or service, our results of operations could be adversely affected.”
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Tourism, hotels and experiences
End markets
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Evolving tourist preferences regarding travel to destinations in the U.S. and other geographical regions where our parks and experiences businesses operate sometimes affect travel to those businesses.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Asia and emerging markets
Geography
Geography
“The Company operates approximately 180 general entertainment and family channels outside the U.S. in approximately 30 languages and 170 countries/territories.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Cybersecurity (products and services)
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“These events and others, such as fluctuations in travel and energy costs, supply chain disruptions and malware and other cyber-related attacks or intrusions or other widespread computing, telecommunications or payment processing failures, from time to time disrupt our ability to provide our products and services, raise the cost of providing our products and services and in certain instances affect our ability to obtain insurance coverage with respect to some of these events.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Cyber attacks and IT security risk strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Digitalisation
Europe
Geography
Geography
“Television Household Estimates, January 1, 2025 International Linear Networks International Linear Networks use content from the Company’s various studios, including library titles, as well as content acquired from third parties. The Company operates approximately 180 general entertainment and family channels outside the U.S. in approximately 30 languages and 170 countries/territories.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Shipping and logistics
End markets
InputNegative impact: weakens
“These events and others, such as fluctuations in travel and energy costs, supply chain disruptions and malware and other cyber-related attacks or intrusions or other widespread computing, telecommunications or payment processing failures, from time to time disrupt our ability to provide our products and services, raise the cost of providing our products and services and in certain instances affect our ability to obtain insurance coverage with respect to some of these events.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Carbon tax and ETS prices weakens, Global trade volumes strengthens, Fuel strengthens
United States
Geography
Geography
“Domestic Television Stations The Company owns eight television stations, six of which are located in the top ten television household markets in the U.S. Our television stations collectively reach approximately 20% of U.S. television households.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: USD vs DKK/EUR mixed effect
Competitors mentioned in the report
No named competitors in the report.
Financial figures
| Revenue latest fiscal year | 94.43 bn USD |
| Revenue growth vs. the year before, same method | 3.4 % |
| EBITDA reported by the company | 22.88 bn USD |
| Net debt debt incl. leasing minus cash | 39.57 bn USD |
| Diluted EPS per share | 6.85 USD |
Source: 10-K (SEC) A. See the report
Criteria
| Profit | ✓ |
| Growing | ✓ |
| Healthy balance sheet | ✓ |
Only the criteria that can be computed from financial statements on this page. The remaining criteria (such as price and dividend) need a share price and are in the analysis.
Figures are in the report's currency (USD), not converted to DKK. Quotes are shown as the company's own words in English.