Disney (NYSE: DIS) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burbank, California, United States that owns 13 consumer brands across 3 categories, and has 4 recorded transactions.[1][2]
Disney was founded in 1923 by two brothers making short cartoons and is now the largest entertainment company in the world. Its purchases of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and most of 21st Century Fox mean a substantial share of the highest-grossing films ever made belong to one owner.
Read from Disney's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
The Entertainment segment generates revenue from film, episodic and other content that is produced and distributed across three lines of business: Linear Networks, which primarily generates revenue from affiliate fees and advertising Direct-to-Consumer, which primarily generates revenue from subscription fees and advertising Content Sales/Licensing, which primarily generates revenue from the distribution of films in the theatrical market, sale of film and episodic content in the TV/VOD and home entertainment markets, licensing of our music rights, sales of tickets to stage play performances and licensing of our IP for use in stage plays.
Star India results through November 14, 2024 were consolidated in the Company's financial results and reported in the Entertainment and Sports segments.
The Experiences segment primarily generates revenue from the sale of tickets for admissions to theme parks, the sale of food
For example, in October 2025, we completed a combination of certain Hulu Live TV assets with Fubo to acquire a 70% interest in Fubo;
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.
Headline figures from Disney's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $65.4bn to $94.4bn, an average of 7.6% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $94.4bn | $17.6bn | 18.6% | $12.4bn | $197.5bn | $35.3bn | 10-K | |
| $91.4bn | $15.6bn | 17.1% | $4.97bn | $196.2bn | $39bn | 10-K | |
| $88.9bn | $12.9bn | 14.5% | $2.35bn | $205.6bn | $42.1bn | 10-K | |
| $82.7bn | $12.1bn | 14.7% | $3.15bn | $203.6bn | $45.3bn | 10-K | |
| $67.4bn | $7.77bn | 11.5% | $2bn | $203.6bn | $48.5bn | 10-K | |
| $65.4bn | $8.11bn | 12.4% | $-2,864,000,000 | $201.5bn | $52.9bn | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Disney acquired most of Twenty-First Century Fox for about $71.3 billion in cash and stock, after outbidding Comcast. The film and television studios, National Geographic and the Star and Hulu stakes transferred; the Fox news, sports and broadcast assets were spun into the separate Fox Corporation.
Disney acquired Lucasfilm from George Lucas for about $4.05 billion in cash and stock, taking ownership of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Lucas has said he directed much of the proceeds to educational philanthropy.
Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment for about $4 billion. Marvel had emerged from bankruptcy a decade earlier having licensed away film rights to several of its best-known characters, which is why Spider-Man remains entangled with Sony.
Disney acquired Pixar for about $7.4 billion in stock, making Steve Jobs its largest individual shareholder. Pixar's leadership was then put in charge of Disney's own animation studio, which had been in decline for a decade.
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The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers |
Disney owns 13 consumer brands tracked here, including ABC, Disney, National Geographic, Marvel, 20th Century Studios and Disney Cruise Line.
Yes. Disney is headquartered in Burbank, California, United States and was founded in 1923.
Disney is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as DIS on the NYSE.
The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is 20th Century Studios, National Geographic and Searchlight Pictures on 20 March 2019.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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