Disney will report its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday. It's the first report since Josh D'Amaro took over as CEO in March.
Just weeks after stepping into the corner office, Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro made his first decisive—and controversial—move. He announced the layoff of 1,000 employees, most impacting marketing functions, as it consolidates company-wide brand-building efforts under the recently promoted chief marketing and brand officer, Asad Ayaz.
Investors are watching Disney (NYSE:DIS | DIS Price Prediction) ahead of fiscal Q2 2026 results due before the bell tomorrow, May 6.
The Walt Disney Company is set to report earnings Wednesday for the first time under new CEO Josh D'Amaro, with traders expecting a big move in the entertainment giant's stock after the results.
DIS heads into fiscal Q2 earnings with improving streaming profitability, but higher sports costs and Experiences expenses may pressure margins.
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Crowds and high ticket prices have plagued Disney's domestic theme parks for years. In a time when everything is getting more expensive, it seems that the average American family is getting priced out of a day at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, or Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Sometimes, belting out the greatest hits isn't necessarily the best strategy for a veteran performer who's long been in the spotlight and now is facing tired audiences and increasing critical backlash over other parts of the act. Take the president's latest reading of his familiar script about ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
In the most recent trading session, Walt Disney (DIS) closed at $103.75, indicating a +2.42% shift from the previous trading day.
Professor Stuart Benjamin, the Co-Director of the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law School, spoke about the FCC's actions against Disney just days after President Donald Trump called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after he joked First Lady Melania Trump had a “glow like an expectant widow.”
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