WALT DISNEY CO/ vs NETFLIX INC, two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DIS and NFLX diverge most: on p/b, DIS reads 1.61 and NFLX reads 9.71; on return on equity, DIS reads 7.4% and NFLX reads 36.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DIS's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NFLX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DIS | NFLX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $108.04 | $70.31 |
| Market cap | $188.3B | $292.8B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +21.2% |
| P/E | 22.3 | 8.3 |
| P/B | 1.61 | 9.71 |
| P/S | 1.90 | 6.05 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.6 | 20.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.5% | +16.1% |
| Operating margin | 22.0% | 33.4% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 22.4% |
| Return on equity | 7.4% | 36.0% |
| Return on assets | 4.2% | 18.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% | 27.0% |
| FCF yield | 4.4% | 3.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.39 | 0.47 |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 1.14 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.96 | 8.32 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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