How to buy Disney shares in Australia

Learn how to easily invest in Disney.

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Key takeaways

  • Walt Disney Company is an entertainment business with stocks listed in the US.
  • Disney shares (DIS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
  • Its last market close was US$101.47 – a decrease of 3.2% over the previous week.

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How to buy shares in Disney

  1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the USA from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to USA stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
  2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
  3. Search for Disney. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: DIS. Research its history to confirm it's an investment that matches your financial goals.
  4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Disney reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
  5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Disney, depending on your broker.
  6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Disney. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.

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Disney overview

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company in Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners. It also provides direct-to-consumer streaming services through Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, and Hulu; sports-related video streaming content through ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+ DTC, and Star; sale/licensing of film and episodic content to television and video-on-demand services; theatrical, home entertainment, and music distribution services; DVD and Blu-ray discs, electronic home video licenses, and VOD rental services; staging and licensing of live entertainment events; and post-production services. In addition, the company operates theme parks and resorts, such as Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, National Geographic Expeditions, and Adventures by Disney, as well as Aulani, a Disney resort and spa in Hawaii. Further, it licenses its intellectual property (IP) to a third party that owns and operates Tokyo Disney Resort; licenses trade names, characters, visual, literary, and other IP for use on merchandise, published materials, and games; operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform; sells branded merchandise through retail, online, and wholesale businesses; and develops and publishes books, comic books, and magazines. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.

Disney price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of US$101.47

1 week (2026-04-22) -3.20%
1 month (2026-03-27) 9.79%
3 months (2026-01-29) -9.06%
6 months (2025-10-29) -7.96%
1 year (2025-04-29) 11.30%
2 years (2024-04-29) -9.47%
3 years (2023-04-28) -1.00%
5 years (2021-04-29) -45.25%

Is it a good time to buy Disney stock?

The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. However, this is not a recommendation. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.

Disney share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Disney's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$87.5913 up to US$123.852. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

DIS.US volatility(beta: 1.44)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market ( average) beta is 1, while Disney's is 1.441. This would suggest that Disney's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Disney financials

Revenue TTM US$95.7 billion
Operating margin TTM 15.36%
Gross profit TTM US$35.7 billion
Return on assets TTM 4.37%
Return on equity TTM 12.02%
Profit margin 12.8%
Book value 61.079
Market capitalisation US$185.9 billion
EBITDA US$19.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Disney share dividends

22%

Dividend payout ratio: 21.55% of net profits

Recently Disney has paid out, on average, around 21.55% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.43% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Disney shareholders could enjoy a 1.43% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Disney's case, that would currently equate to about 1.5 per share.

While Disney's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Disney is investing more in its future growth.

Disney's most recent dividend payout was on 21 July 2026. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 June 2026 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Disney's shares ever split?

Disney's shares were split on a 10000:9865 basis on 12 June 2007. So if you had owned 9865 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 10000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Disney shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1.4% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Disney shares which in turn could have impacted Disney's share price.

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