DIS NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Walt Disney Company · Communication Services · Entertainment

Latest close 96.19 USD
1.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a -3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 96.19 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.4% latest completed week
4W Return -3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -10.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a -3.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0412-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.3% over four weeks, -10.3% over 12 weeks, and -16.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.4%
4W-3.3%
12W-10.3%
26W-14.7%
52W-16.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-212.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-16.99Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-3.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength74/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Value75/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework71/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
14.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
37.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
25.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
26.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-3.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

DIS shows bullish options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.68, expected move of 1.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction34/100
Expected move1.7%
Put/call volume0.68
Pressure23
Speculation42
Volatility30
Trend agreement47
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Insider activity7 / 13

7 acquisitions and 13 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

19 positive · 26 neutral · 8 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move1.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-19.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-7.1%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+1.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202696.19 USD1.4%102.4 USD101.6 USD-0.50-16.9965.4MOff
24 Jul 202694.85 USD-2.9%102.9 USD101.6 USD-0.28-17.8654.4MOff
17 Jul 202697.67 USD2.1%103.5 USD101.5 USD0.07-16.5645.2MOff
10 Jul 202695.62 USD-3.9%104.0 USD101.4 USD0.34-20.1851.0MOff
3 Jul 202699.50 USD1.5%104.5 USD101.3 USD0.44-16.4846.0MOff
26 Jun 202698.03 USD-4.9%104.7 USD101.3 USD0.35-16.5970.1MOff
19 Jun 2026103.1 USD3.8%104.9 USD101.2 USD0.23-15.0455.1MOff
12 Jun 202699.27 USD0.3%104.9 USD101.1 USD0.07-18.0140.7MOff
5 Jun 202698.94 USD-2.1%105.1 USD101.0 USD0.03-18.4243.2MOff
29 May 2026101.0 USD-1.1%105.4 USD101.0 USD0.15-19.3033.9MOff
22 May 2026102.2 USD0.3%105.8 USD100.9 USD0.04-17.7538.2MOff
15 May 2026101.9 USD-4.9%106.1 USD100.8 USD-0.13-17.7541.7MOff
8 May 2026107.2 USD4.8%106.4 USD100.7 USD-0.24-13.8568.6MOff
1 May 2026102.3 USD-0.3%106.4 USD100.6 USD-0.65-16.2633.6MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.