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Disney Q2 Forecast: New CEO Faces Fuel-Price Threats

5/6/2026

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Disney Reports Q2

Disney will release its fiscal Q2 results on Wednesday, the first earnings call led by CEO Josh D'Amaro.
Analysts expect $1.49 EPS and $24.78 billion revenue.
Iran-related fuel-price spikes now threaten Disney’s promised double-digit operating-income growth for the second half of fiscal 2026.
The experiences unit sees only modest operating-income growth because international visitation is weakening.
Disney has stopped reporting detailed segment revenue, operating-income figures, and streaming subscriber counts.

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Disney Shares Fall

Disney's shares have fallen 42% over the past year, far lagging the broader market.
The stock now trades 11% below its start-of-year level, with a $179 billion market cap and a 1.23% dividend yield.
An ex-dividend date of June 30, 2026 is attracting income-focused investors.
Inclusion in the S&P 500 links Disney’s price swings to passive-fund flows, while rising sports-streaming rights costs and inflation-pressured park spending increase cyclical risk for discretionary investors.

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Historical Context

The 2008 financial crisis peaked with Lehman Brothers’ September 15 2008 bankruptcy, prompting Disney to cut its 2009 capital budget by $1.5 billion and NBCUniversal to slash advertising by 12 percent. Those cuts echo today as Disney under CEO Josh D’Amaro confronts 2026 earnings pressure from fuel-price spikes, streaming-rights costs and volatile S&P 500 passive-fund flows, testing its $179 billion valuation.

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Disney Reports Q2

Disney will release its fiscal Q2 results on Wednesday, the first earnings call led by CEO Josh D'Amaro.
Analysts expect $1.49 EPS and $24.78 billion revenue.
Iran-related fuel-price spikes now threaten Disney’s promised double-digit operating-income growth for the second half of fiscal 2026.
The experiences unit sees only modest operating-income growth because international visitation is weakening.
Disney has stopped reporting detailed segment revenue, operating-income figures, and streaming subscriber counts.

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