{"id":28761,"date":"2026-08-05T16:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28761"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:54:24","slug":"toy-story-5-and-theme-parks-power-disney-in-latest-earnings-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28761","title":{"rendered":"Toy Story 5 and Theme Parks Power Disney in Latest Earnings Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Walt Disney Co. reported its fiscal Q3 earnings early Wednesday, with films like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/toy-story-5\/\" id=\"auto-tag_toy-story-5_1\" data-tag=\"toy-story-5\">Toy Story 5<\/a><\/em>, streaming, and its lucrative experiences division powering its results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe company missed Wall Street expectations for revenue, but beat them in operating income and earnings per share, with stronger-than-expected theme park performance helping to bolster its bottom line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe company also teed up some big changes coming to its divisions, teasing a plan to turn Disney+ into \u201ca comprehensive membership ecosystem,\u201d with the first elements of that vision rolling out early next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMeanwhile, the company\u2019s lucrative consumer products segment will move from being part of Disney\u2019s experiences division and into its entertainment division: \u201cWe believe this shift will have strategic<br \/>and operational benefits by bringing the monetization of our IP through consumer products closer to the<br \/>studios that create that IP,\u201d the company writes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDisney reported revenue of $25.2 billion, up 7 percent from a year ago, with segment operating income of $5.5 billion, up 21 percent from a year ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn entertainment, revenues were $11.3 billion with operating income of $1.68 billion. In streaming, SVOD entertainment revenue (Disney+ and Hulu minus ESPN) was $712 million, a sharp increase from a year ago, and a signal that streaming is becoming more reliably profitable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe company did note that <em>The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em> and the live action <em>Moana<\/em> \u201cunderperformed\u201d at the box office, but argued that \u201cthese franchise investments contributed to value creation beyond their theatrical releases.\u201d <em>Toy Story<\/em>, for example, has generated more than $16 billion for Disney as a franchise, it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn experiences, revenues were $10 billion, up 10% from a year ago, with operating income of $3 billion, up 20%. That was despite market concerns around theme parks, especially with Universal recently reporting lower than expected results. The company said that international visitors are still down at its park, but they made up for it with domestic attendance and annual passholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn sports, the NBA Finals helped power ESPN, with revenues of $4.5 billion, up 4 percent, though operating income fell 17 percent to $858 million due to higher NBA rights costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDisney also said that it would use the cash from the $1.2 billion sale of its A+E stake to do stock buybacks, and elaborated a bit on how it expects to use artificial intelligence:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cWith AI, it isn\u2019t simply about efficiency. We use it first and foremost to enhance a creative process that will always be human-centered, artist-driven, and creator-led,\u201d the company writes. \u201cWe\u2019ve cultivated the world\u2019s richest portfolio of IP and production experience across a century of filmmaking, giving us an advantage that our peers and no new entrant can quickly replicate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Co. reported its fiscal Q3 earnings early Wednesday, with films like Toy Story 5, streaming, and its lucrative experiences division powering its results. 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