NYSE$DIS

Walt Disney · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Disney's Q3 2020 earnings were impacted by COVID-19, but saw growth in direct-to-consumer business.

Disney reported a loss of $2.61 per share, or $0.08 excluding certain items, as revenue declined 42% due to the impact of COVID-19 on parks, experiences, and studio entertainment. However, the company's direct-to-consumer business, particularly Disney+, saw significant growth, exceeding 100 million paid subscriptions across its portfolio.

  • Diluted EPS from continuing operations was a loss of $2.61, compared to income of $0.79 in the prior-year quarter.
  • Excluding certain items, diluted EPS decreased 94% to $0.08 from $1.34 in the prior-year quarter.
  • Revenues decreased 42% to $11.78 billion.
  • The global reach of Disney's direct-to-consumer services now exceeds 100 million paid subscriptions.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$11.8B

Previous: $20.2B-41.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.08

Previous: $1.35-94.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.29B

Previous: -$3.57B+7.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$8.01B

Previous: -$1.81B-343.5%
Net Income

-$4.72B

Previous: $1.76B-368.2%
Operating Income

$1.1B

Previous: $3.96B-72.3%
Gross Profit

$11.8B

Previous: $7.43B+58.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$23.1B

Previous: $6.73B+243.6%
Total Assets

$208B

Previous: $209B-0.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$142M

Previous: $116M+22.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Disney · Revenue · Quarterly

$11.8B

Q3 2020-41.8%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Disney · $21.6B total across 3 segments · Q4 2023

  • Entertainment
    $9.52B-25.2%
  • Experiences
    $8.16B+9.9%
  • Sports
    $3.91B

Forward guidance

The document does not contain specific forward guidance. It does contain forward looking statements regarding business prospects and estimates of expenses.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

31 / 65 earnings

Positive

+12.0%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-13.6%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+8.5%+4.0%-0.6%
Q1 2026-6.3%-3.6%-8.7%
Q4 2025-8.0%-8.9%-4.3%
Q3 2025-2.7%-4.9%-0.3%
Q2 2025+10.9%+19.9%+23.6%
Q1 2025-2.4%-3.5%-6.9%
Q4 2024+12.0%+9.4%+10.3%
Q3 2024-4.5%-4.5%-2.3%
Q2 2024-9.5%-9.2%-13.1%
Q1 2024+11.3%+10.1%+11.1%
Q4 2023+6.8%+5.7%+9.7%
Q3 2023+4.1%+0.8%-7.4%
Q2 2023-9.7%-9.1%-10.0%
Q1 2023-1.1%-3.6%-16.2%
Q4 2022-13.6%-5.4%-7.8%
Q3 2022+8.8%+14.9%+6.5%
Q2 2022-3.1%-2.3%-7.7%
Q1 2022+6.8%+5.9%-7.5%
Q4 2021-7.4%-9.5%-12.8%
Q3 2021+1.7%-1.3%+3.4%
Q2 2021-2.3%-4.6%-0.3%
Q1 2021-1.0%-1.7%+4.0%
Q4 2020+0.4%+4.8%+27.5%
Q3 2020+9.7%+11.7%+14.5%
Q2 2020-2.2%+5.8%+19.9%
Q1 2020+0.0%-0.2%-19.3%
Q4 2019+5.1%+5.6%+12.5%
Q3 2019-2.5%+0.2%+0.4%
Q2 2019+0.1%-1.6%+3.4%
Q1 2019-0.3%-0.3%+2.0%
Q4 2018+0.8%-0.2%-4.3%
Q3 2018-1.7%-2.8%-4.9%
Q2 2018-2.4%-0.4%-0.0%
Q1 2018+0.1%-1.5%-0.6%
Q4 2017+3.6%+2.0%+3.0%
Q3 2017-3.3%-4.1%-8.7%
Q2 2017-1.6%-1.6%-6.4%
Q1 2017-0.5%-0.3%+1.3%
Q4 2016+3.2%+3.2%+10.8%
Q3 2016+2.2%+1.1%-1.7%
Q2 2016-2.9%
Q1 2016-3.5%
Q4 2015+2.1%
Q3 2015-8.7%
Q2 2015-1.2%
Q1 2015+10.2%
Q4 2014-1.1%
Q3 2014-0.7%
Q2 2014-1.1%
Q1 2014+6.3%
Q4 2013-0.6%
Q3 2013-0.2%
Q2 2013+1.4%
Q1 2013+4.0%
Q4 2012-0.4%
Q3 2012+0.5%
Q2 2012+0.1%
Q1 2012+2.2%
Q4 2011-5.4%
Q3 2011+3.6%
Q2 2011-1.2%
Q1 2010+0.9%
Q4 2010+1.0%
Q3 2010-2.5%
Q2 2010+1.3%

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