The Walt Disney Company dividend history

The Walt Disney Company paid $1.80bn in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 14.5% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $8.2B
Returned to shareholders: 99%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $6.5B
Diluted share count: −2.0%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.2%; dividends 0.0% + buybacks 4.2% of market value
Sales & admin spending: 16.8%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

The Walt Disney Company: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2017Sept 2017	2018Sept 2018	2019Sept 2019	2020Oct 2020	2021Oct 2021	2022Oct 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Sept 2024	2025Sept 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividends paid	2,445	2,515	2,895	1,587	0	0	0	1,366	1,803	—
Share buybacks	9,368	3,577	0	0	—	0	0	2,992	3,500	8,249
Dividends ÷ net income	27.2%	20.0%	26.2%	—	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	27.5%	14.5%	—
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	28.0%	25.6%	261.3%	44.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	16.0%	17.9%	—

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from The Walt Disney Company's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to The Walt Disney Company.