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Side-by-side financial comparison of Walt Disney Company (The) (DIS) and RIO TINTO PLC (RIO). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
RIO TINTO PLC is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($30.8B vs $25.2B, roughly 1.2× Walt Disney Company (The)). RIO TINTO PLC runs the higher net margin — 18.6% vs 9.8%, a 8.8% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, RIO TINTO PLC posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (14.6% vs 6.5%). Walt Disney Company (The) produced more free cash flow last quarter ($4.9B vs $2.3B).
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Founded on October 16, 1923, as an animation studio by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Disney operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before adopting its current name in 1986.
Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational mining company headquartered in London, England, and Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1873 when a group of British investors purchased a mine complex on the Río Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions and is today a major producer of commodities such as copper, iron ore, aluminium and lithium.
DIS vs RIO — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q2 FY2026 vs Q4 FY2025
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.2B | $30.8B |
| Net Profit | $2.5B | $5.7B |
| Gross Margin | — | — |
| Operating Margin | 5.3% | 25.9% |
| Net Margin | 9.8% | 18.6% |
| Revenue YoY | 6.5% | 14.6% |
| Net Profit YoY | -18.1% | 0.5% |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.27 | $3.32 |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | $25.2B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $26.0B | $30.8B | ||
| Q3 25 | $22.5B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $23.6B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $23.6B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $24.7B | $26.9B | ||
| Q3 24 | $22.6B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $23.2B | — |
| Q1 26 | $2.5B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $2.4B | $5.7B | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $5.3B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $3.3B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $2.6B | $5.7B | ||
| Q3 24 | $460.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $2.6B | — |
| Q1 26 | 5.3% | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 17.7% | 25.9% | ||
| Q3 25 | 15.5% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 19.3% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 18.8% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 20.5% | 27.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | 16.2% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 18.2% | — |
| Q1 26 | 9.8% | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 9.2% | 18.6% | ||
| Q3 25 | 5.8% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 22.2% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 13.9% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 10.3% | 21.2% | ||
| Q3 24 | 2.0% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 11.3% | — |
| Q1 26 | $1.27 | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $1.34 | $3.32 | ||
| Q3 25 | $0.72 | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $2.92 | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.81 | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.40 | $3.51 | ||
| Q3 24 | $0.26 | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.43 | — |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $5.7B | $9.4B |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | — | $21.9B |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $115.3B | $67.0B |
| Total Assets | $205.2B | $128.1B |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | — | 0.33× |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | $5.7B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $5.7B | $9.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | $5.7B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $5.4B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $5.9B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $5.5B | $8.8B | ||
| Q3 24 | $6.0B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $6.0B | — |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $21.9B | ||
| Q3 25 | $42.0B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $12.4B | ||
| Q3 24 | $45.8B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | $115.3B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $108.5B | $67.0B | ||
| Q3 25 | $109.9B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $109.1B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $104.3B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $101.9B | $58.0B | ||
| Q3 24 | $100.7B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $100.6B | — |
| Q1 26 | $205.2B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $202.1B | $128.1B | ||
| Q3 25 | $197.5B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $196.6B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $195.8B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $197.0B | $102.8B | ||
| Q3 24 | $196.2B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $197.8B | — |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 0.33× | ||
| Q3 25 | 0.38× | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 0.21× | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.45× | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency
How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash FlowLast quarter | — | $9.9B |
| Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex | $4.9B | $2.3B |
| FCF MarginFCF / Revenue | 19.6% | 7.5% |
| Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue | — | 24.7% |
| Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit | — | 1.73× |
| TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters | $7.1B | $11.4B |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $735.0M | $9.9B | ||
| Q3 25 | $4.5B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $3.7B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $6.8B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $3.2B | $8.5B | ||
| Q3 24 | $5.5B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $2.6B | — |
| Q1 26 | $4.9B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $-2.3B | $2.3B | ||
| Q3 25 | $2.6B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.9B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $4.9B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $739.0M | $2.9B | ||
| Q3 24 | $4.0B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.2B | — |
| Q1 26 | 19.6% | — | ||
| Q4 25 | -8.8% | 7.5% | ||
| Q3 25 | 11.4% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 8.0% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 20.7% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 3.0% | 10.9% | ||
| Q3 24 | 17.8% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 5.3% | — |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 11.6% | 24.7% | ||
| Q3 25 | 8.5% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 7.5% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 7.9% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 10.0% | 20.9% | ||
| Q3 24 | 6.6% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 5.9% | — |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 0.31× | 1.73× | ||
| Q3 25 | 3.41× | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.70× | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 2.06× | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 1.25× | 1.50× | ||
| Q3 24 | 12.00× | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 0.99× | — |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
DIS
| Entertainment | $11.7B | 47% |
| Experiences | $9.5B | 38% |
| Sports | $4.6B | 18% |
RIO
Segment breakdown not available.
