WALT DISNEY CO/ vs Vail Resorts, Inc., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Disney and Vail both sell branded destinations, theme parks in one case, ski mountains in the other, though Disney also owns a film and streaming empire. Vail earns a thinner 5.54% net margin against Disney's 8.14%, but leans harder on its equity, a 17.12% return versus Disney's 6.86%, partly because Vail carries far more debt, 3.3 times equity to Disney's 0.41. Cash conversion is close, 3.56% at Vail against 4.06% at Disney. The income difference is stark for holders: Vail yields 6.43% in dividends. Disney trades at just 1.52 times book, Vail at 5.38, a wide gap for two asset-heavy operators.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | DIS | MTN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $95.59 | $150.34 |
| Market cap | $169.4B | $5.4B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.1% |
| P/E | 15.3 | 32.4 |
| P/B | 1.47 | 5.86 |
| P/S | 1.74 | 1.89 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3 | 11.0 |
| Revenue growth | +3.4% | -1.3% |
| Operating margin | 18.3% | 41.0% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 17.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% | 8.3% |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 5.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.41 | 3.30 |
| Current ratio | 0.68 | 0.91 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.91 | 1.64 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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