Walt Disney sharply outperformed Wall Street’s quarterly earnings estimates on Wednesday, with results buoyed by the strong holiday box office performance of animated sequel “Moana 2,” though the company warned of a modest decline in Disney+ streaming subscribers in the coming quarter.The strength in entertainment helped offset a decline at Disney’s domestic theme parks, which were impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida. The parks-led Experiences group also incurred about $75 million in expense ...

The streaming business is bolstering CEO Iger's turnaround plan.Here's our initial take on Walt Disney's (DIS -2.00%) first-quarter 2025 financial report.Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsRevenue$23.5 billion$24.7 billion5%BeatEarnings per share$1.22$1.7644%BeatCash provided by operations$2.2 billion$3.2 billion45%n/aDirect-to-consumer operating income$138 million loss$293 millionn/an/aBlockbusters and Streaming Power Quarterly GainsBig box office numbers from Moana 2 and a third consecut ...

The media giant posted blowout financial results, even if the stock didn't initially pop higher on the news.Walt Disney (DIS -1.52%) delivered a beat on both ends of the income statement on Wednesday morning. It wasn't enough to initially impress Wall Street. Problematic dips in its theme park operating income and sequentially for Disney+ subscriber numbers -- as well as the media giant failing to boost its earlier profit growth target for fiscal 2025 despite a blowout first quarter -- kept the market's pix ...

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.76 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 22.2% and increased 44.3% year over year.Revenues rose 4.8% year over year to $24.69 billion and beat the consensus mark by 0.1%.Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.Segment DetailsMedia and Entertainment Distribution revenues (44% of revenues) increased 8.9% year over year to $10.87 billion.Revenues from Linear Networks declined ...

For the quarter ended December 2024, Walt Disney (DIS) reported revenue of $24.69 billion, up 4.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.76, compared to $1.22 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.14% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $24.66 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.44, the EPS surprise was +22.22%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street e ...

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) stock is trading at $113.79 at last check, after the company’s fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue beat expectations, but was overshadowed by concerns over its streaming business. Disney reported adjusted earnings of $1.76 per share on revenue of $24.69 billion in the quarter just ended, but saw a 1% drop in Disney+ subscribers and warned of a “modest decline” subscribers for the second quarter.The equity's options pits are exploding after the event. Walt Disney stock has al ...

Venu, the planned streaming sports joint venture that’s fading into history, became irrelevant as similar opportunities began to arise for ESPN to join other targeted, or so-called “skinny,” bundles. “Look what essentially happened is, after the decision was made and we started to implement the launch of Venu, the emergence of these skinnier bundles surfaced, and Venu basically looked redundant to us. And so this was a great opportunity for us to make ESPN available on multiple skinny bundles,” the chief e ...

Walt Disney (DIS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.22 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 22.22%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this entertainment company would post earnings of $1.09 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.14, delivering a surprise of 4.59%.Over the last four quarters, the ...

Walt Disney surprised analysts with a strong first-quarter performance, driven by an uptick in its direct-to-consumer segment and content sales.Entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney (DIS -0.61%) delivered fiscal 2025 first-quarter financial results on Wednesday. Feb. 5, that beat Wall Street's consensus estimates. Analysts had anticipated adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45, but Disney managed $1.76. The company's Q1 revenue climbed to $24.69 billion, coming in just ahead of the projected $24.67 bil ...

Shares of The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) rose in premarket trading Wednesday after the entertainment giant reported fiscal 2025 first-quarter results above analysts' expectations. Disney posted net income of $2.55 billion, or $1.40 per share, on revenue of $24.69 billion. Analysts had expected $2.38 billion, or $1.31 per share, on revenue of $24.63 billion, per Visible Alpha. Disney's Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business reported an operating profit of $293 million. The unit became profitable in the prior two quar ...