On August 5, Walt Disney reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.06 which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.86 by 10.75 percent. This is a 27.95 percent increase over earnings of $1.61 per share from the same period last year.

The company reported quarterly sales of $25.248 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $25.404 billion by 0.61 percent. This is a 6.76 percent increase over sales of $23.650 billion the same period last year.

Walt Disney rose over 4% in pre-market trading.

Revenue came in at $25.25 billion, slightly below the FactSet estimate of $25.39 billion, but the strong profit performance dominated market reaction. The entertainment segment posted operating profit of $1.68 billion. Disney simultaneously reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance, projecting operating cash flow of no less than $19 billion and capital expenditure of approximately $9 billion, while maintaining its outlook for double-digit adjusted EPS growth in fiscal 2027.

In addition, Disney announced the sale of its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to Hearst for approximately $1.2 billion in cash, with the transaction expected to close in September. The company is also advancing an enterprise-wide cost reduction strategy encompassing workforce streamlining and SG&A compression. Furthermore, Disney plans to roughly triple Disney+ local original programming over the next three years to attract international subscribers and reduce churn.

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