Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Legal Matters Securities Actions On May 12, 2023, a private securities class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company, its former Chief Executive Officer, Robert Chapek, its former Chief Financial Officer, Christine M. McCarthy, and the former Chairman of the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution segment, Kareem Daniel on behalf of certain purchasers of securities of the Company (the Securities Class Action). On November 6, 2023, a consolidated complaint was filed in the same action, adding Robert Iger, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as a defendant. Claims in the Securities Class Action include (i) violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder against all defendants, (ii) violations of Section 20A of the Exchange Act against Iger and McCarthy, and (iii) violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against all defendants. Plaintiffs in the Securities Class Action allege purported misstatements and omissions concerning, and a scheme to conceal, accurate costs and subscriber growth of the Disney+ platform. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, plus interest and costs and fees. The Company intends to defend against the lawsuit vigorously. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim on December 21, 2023, which was granted in part (dismissing the Section 20A claim against Iger) and otherwise denied on February 19, 2025. On March 28, 2025, the Company filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which was denied on May 21, 2025. The Company filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which was denied on July 18, 2025. The district court has set trial for August 17, 2027, and discovery is currently in progress. At this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss. On December 8, 2025, a private securities lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company and certain former officers by Union Asset Management Holding AG and GIC Private Limited (the Union Asset Action). The Union Asset Action asserts the same claims and is based on substantially the same factual allegations and time period as the Securities Class Action, and seeks unspecified monetary damages. On January 2, 2026, the parties filed a joint stipulation to stay the Union Asset Action until the Securities Class Action concludes. The court granted the stay on March 3, 2026. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously. The lawsuit is in the early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss. Derivative Actions Eight shareholder derivative complaints have been filed against the Company and certain current and former officers and directors. Each of these actions asserts various claims including breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste, insider selling, and violations of federal securities laws based on substantially similar factual allegations as those asserted in the pending Securities Class Action. •On August 4, 2023, and December 15, 2023, two shareholder derivative complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by Hugues Gervat and Audrey McAdams, respectively. On April 29, 2024, these actions were consolidated (the Consolidated Derivative Action). The Consolidated Derivative Action is currently stayed until August 21, 2026. •On August 23, 2023, Stourbridge Investments LLC filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. On October 24, 2023, the action was voluntarily dismissed and, on November 16, 2023, refiled in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Stourbridge action is currently stayed until the court in the Securities Class Action rules upon any motion for summary judgment. •On June 27, 2025, Thomas Payne filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Payne action is currently stayed until the court in the Securities Class Action rules upon any motion for summary judgment. •On November 5, 2025, Martin Siegel filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Siegel action is currently stayed until the court in the Securities Class Action rules upon any motion for summary judgment. •On November 14, 2025, Balraj Paul, the Montini Family Trust, and Dorothy Keto filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. On January 14, 2026, the Paul action was consolidated into the Consolidated Derivative Action, which is stayed until August 21, 2026. •On February 24, 2026, Sean Martinez filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. On April 16, 2026, the Martinez action was stayed until the court in the Securities Class Action rules upon the motion for summary judgment. •On March 10, 2026, Karen Gioli filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The actions seek declarative and injunctive relief, an award of unspecified damages to The Walt Disney Company and other costs and fees. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously. The lawsuits are in the early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss. Antitrust and Other Actions On November 18, 2022, a private antitrust putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company on behalf of a putative class of certain subscribers to YouTube TV (the Biddle Action). The plaintiffs in the Biddle Action asserted a claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act based on allegations that Disney uses certain pricing and packaging provisions in its carriage agreements with vMVPDs to increase prices for and reduce output of certain services offered by vMVPDs. On November 30, 2022, a second private antitrust putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company on behalf of a putative class of certain subscribers to DirecTV Stream (the Fendelander Action), making similar allegations. The Company filed motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim in both the Biddle Action and Fendelander Action on January 31, 2023. On September 30, 2023, the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part the Company’s motions to dismiss both cases and, on October 13, 2023, the court issued an order consolidating both cases. On October 16, 2023, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint (the Consolidated Complaint). The Consolidated Complaint asserts claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and certain Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee antitrust and consumer protection laws based on substantially similar allegations as the Biddle Action and the Fendelander Action. The Consolidated Complaint seeks injunctive relief, unspecified money damages and costs and fees. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint for failure to state a claim on December 1, 2023. On January 14, 2025, a private antitrust putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company on behalf of a putative class of certain subscribers to fuboTV (the Unger Action), making similar allegations to those in the now-consolidated Biddle and Fendelander Actions (Biddle/Fendelander Action). The plaintiffs in the Unger Action also alleged that Disney impermissibly bundles ESPN with other Disney networks and unjustly enriched itself. The Unger Action has since been transferred to the Northern District of California with the court finding it related to the Biddle/Fendelander Action. The Unger plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on April 28, 2025, adding a named plaintiff and alleging essentially the same antitrust theories under the Sherman Act and the antitrust and consumer protection laws of thirty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Unger plaintiffs seek damages and injunctive relief, including an injunction requiring the Company to segregate or divest any interest in Fubo and Hulu, or in the alternative, business assets relating to Fubo and Hulu + Live TV. On May 30, 2025, the plaintiffs in the Biddle/Fendelander Action filed a proposed Second Consolidated Amended Complaint, adding a class of fuboTV subscribers, a Clayton Act § 7 claim challenging the Company’s acquisition of fuboTV on behalf of fuboTV subscribers, and a claim under Sherman Act § 2. On June 5, 2025, the Company and plaintiffs in the Biddle/Fendelander Action reached a settlement in principle to settle all claims on behalf of all YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream and fuboTV subscribers for an amount that is not material for the Company. The settlement was contingent on Plaintiffs’ Counsel in the Biddle/Fendelander Action (Biddle/Fendelander Counsel) obtaining or having authority to settle claims on behalf of all three subscriber classes, Court approval, and other contingencies. On June 10, 2025, the Court issued an order consolidating the Unger Action with the Biddle/Fendelander Action. On July 21, 2025, the Court issued an order appointing Biddle/Fendelander Counsel to serve as interim lead counsel for the putative classes of YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers, and Unger Counsel to serve as interim lead counsel for the putative class of fuboTV subscribers, thereby resulting in Biddle/Fendelander Counsel not having authority to settle on behalf of the three putative classes of subscribers as required by the settlement in principle. At a joint mediation held on October 3, 2025, the Company and plaintiffs in the Biddle/Fendelander Action reached a settlement in principle to settle all claims on behalf of all YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers for an amount that is not material for the Company. The settlement is contingent on Biddle/Fendelander Counsel obtaining Court approval and other contingencies. The Court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement on March 31, 2026. The motion for final approval of the settlement is due on October 27, 2026, and the final approval hearing is scheduled for January 14, 2027. The Company and Unger Counsel did not reach a settlement at the October 3, 2025 mediation. The Company filed a motion to compel arbitration of individual claims and dismiss class claims in the Unger Action on December 19, 2025. The Court heard argument on the Company’s motion to compel arbitration of individual claims and dismiss class claims on March 19, 2026, and the motion is still pending. The Company intends to continue to defend against the lawsuit vigorously. At this time, we expect any loss in the Unger Action would be in an amount that is not material for the Company. On January 2, 2026, in litigation filed by the Company on August 28, 2025 asserting breach of contract claims against DISH Network L.L.C. (DISH) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, DISH filed antitrust counterclaims against the Company. DISH filed amended counterclaims against the Company on March 13, 2026. DISH asserts a tying claim under Sherman Act § 1 and New York’s Donnelly Act challenging certain provisions in the Company’s carriage agreement with DISH; claims under Sherman Act § 1 challenging an ESPN / Fox One bundle, the creation of Fubo Sports, and the Company’s acquisition of a controlling share of Fubo; a claim under Clayton Act § 7 challenging the Company’s acquisition of a controlling share of Fubo; and a claim under Sherman Act § 2 alleging the Company engaged in a pattern of conduct in an attempt to monopolize an alleged market for skinny sports bundles. DISH also asserts breach-of-contract counterclaims, contending that Company-affiliated entities violated their obligations under certain most-favored-nation provisions in the operative carriage agreement. The Company moved to dismiss the amended counterclaims on March 27, 2026. The briefing remains ongoing, with DISH’s opposition due April 10, 2026. The Company intends to prosecute its claims and defend against these counterclaims vigorously. The lawsuit is in its early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss. The Company, together with, in some instances, certain of its directors and officers, is a defendant in various other legal actions incident to the conduct of its businesses, including streaming services which are subject to patent infringement claims and litigation for which adverse results may include payment of substantial licensing fees and monetary awards, as well as orders preventing us from offering or requiring us to change certain features, functionalities or services, which could harm our businesses and in aggregate negatively impact our results of operations. Management does not believe that the Company has incurred a probable material loss by reason of any of those actions. Other The Company entered into license agreements for the sports rights necessary to operate NFL Network and NFL RedZone through 2033.

On May 12, 2023, a private securities class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company, its former Chief Executive Officer, Robert Chapek, its former Chief Financial Officer, Christine M. McCarthy, and the former Chairman of the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution segment, Kareem Daniel on behalf of certain purchasers of securities of the Company (the Securities Class Action). On November 6, 2023, a consolidated complaint was filed in the same action, adding Robert Iger, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as a defendant. Claims in the Securities Class Action include (i) violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder against all defendants, (ii) violations of Section 20A of the Exchange Act against Iger and McCarthy, and (iii) violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against all defendants. Plaintiffs in the Securities Class Action allege purported misstatements and omissions concerning, and a scheme to conceal, accurate costs and subscriber growth of the Disney+ platform. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, plus interest and costs and fees. The Company intends to defend against the lawsuit vigorously. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim on December 21, 2023,

which was granted in part (dismissing the Section 20A claim against Iger) and otherwise denied on February 19, 2025. On March 28, 2025, the Company filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which was denied on May 21, 2025. The Company filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which was denied on July 18, 2025. The district court has set trial for August 17, 2027, and discovery is currently in progress. At this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss.

On December 8, 2025, a private securities lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company and certain former officers by Union Asset Management Holding AG and GIC Private Limited (the Union Asset Action). The Union Asset Action asserts the same claims and is based on substantially the same factual allegations and time period as the Securities Class Action, and seeks unspecified monetary damages. On January 2, 2026, the parties filed a joint stipulation to stay the Union Asset Action until the Securities Class Action concludes. The court granted the stay on March 3, 2026. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously. The lawsuit is in the early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss.

Eight shareholder derivative complaints have been filed against the Company and certain current and former officers and directors. Each of these actions asserts various claims including breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste, insider selling, and violations of federal securities laws based on substantially similar factual allegations as those asserted in the pending Securities Class Action.

•On August 4, 2023, and December 15, 2023, two shareholder derivative complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by Hugues Gervat and Audrey McAdams, respectively. On April 29, 2024, these actions were consolidated (the Consolidated Derivative Action). The Consolidated Derivative Action is currently stayed until August 21, 2026.

•On August 23, 2023, Stourbridge Investments LLC filed a shareholder derivative complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. On October 24, 2023, the action was voluntarily dismissed and, on November 16, 2023, refiled in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Stourbridge action is currently stayed until the court in the Securities Class Action rules upon any motion for summary judgment.

On November 18, 2022, a private antitrust putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company on behalf of a putative class of certain subscribers to YouTube TV (the Biddle Action). The plaintiffs in the Biddle Action asserted a claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act based on allegations that Disney uses certain pricing and packaging provisions in its carriage agreements with vMVPDs to increase prices for and reduce output of certain services offered by vMVPDs. On November 30, 2022, a second private antitrust putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company on behalf of a putative class of certain subscribers to DirecTV Stream (the Fendelander Action), making similar allegations. The Company filed motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim in both the Biddle Action and Fendelander Action on January 31, 2023. On September 30, 2023, the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part the Company’s motions to dismiss both cases and, on October 13, 2023, the court issued an order consolidating both cases. On October 16, 2023, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint (the Consolidated Complaint). The Consolidated Complaint asserts claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and certain Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee antitrust and consumer protection laws based on substantially similar allegations as the Biddle Action and the Fendelander Action. The Consolidated Complaint seeks injunctive relief, unspecified money damages and costs and fees. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint for failure to state a claim on December 1, 2023.

On January 14, 2025, a private antitrust putative class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company on behalf of a putative class of certain subscribers to fuboTV (the Unger Action), making similar allegations to those in the now-consolidated Biddle and Fendelander Actions (Biddle/Fendelander Action). The plaintiffs in the Unger Action also alleged that Disney impermissibly bundles ESPN with other Disney networks and unjustly enriched itself. The Unger Action has since been transferred to the Northern District of California with the court finding it related to the Biddle/Fendelander Action. The Unger plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on April 28, 2025, adding a named plaintiff and alleging essentially the same antitrust theories under the Sherman Act and the antitrust and consumer protection laws of thirty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Unger plaintiffs seek damages and injunctive relief, including an injunction requiring the Company to segregate or divest any interest in Fubo and Hulu, or in the alternative, business assets relating to Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.

On May 30, 2025, the plaintiffs in the Biddle/Fendelander Action filed a proposed Second Consolidated Amended Complaint, adding a class of fuboTV subscribers, a Clayton Act § 7 claim challenging the Company’s acquisition of fuboTV on behalf of fuboTV subscribers, and a claim under Sherman Act § 2. On June 5, 2025, the Company and plaintiffs in the Biddle/Fendelander Action reached a settlement in principle to settle all claims on behalf of all YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream and fuboTV subscribers for an amount that is not material for the Company. The settlement was contingent on Plaintiffs’ Counsel in the Biddle/Fendelander Action (Biddle/Fendelander Counsel) obtaining or having authority to settle claims on behalf of all three subscriber classes, Court approval, and other contingencies. On June 10, 2025, the Court issued an order consolidating the Unger Action with the Biddle/Fendelander Action.

On July 21, 2025, the Court issued an order appointing Biddle/Fendelander Counsel to serve as interim lead counsel for the putative classes of YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers, and Unger Counsel to serve as interim lead counsel for the putative class of fuboTV subscribers, thereby resulting in Biddle/Fendelander Counsel not having authority to settle on behalf of the three putative classes of subscribers as required by the settlement in principle.

At a joint mediation held on October 3, 2025, the Company and plaintiffs in the Biddle/Fendelander Action reached a settlement in principle to settle all claims on behalf of all YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers for an amount that is not material for the Company. The settlement is contingent on Biddle/Fendelander Counsel obtaining Court approval and other contingencies. The Court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement on March 31, 2026. The motion for final approval of the settlement is due on October 27, 2026, and the final approval hearing is scheduled for January 14, 2027.

The Company and Unger Counsel did not reach a settlement at the October 3, 2025 mediation. The Company filed a motion to compel arbitration of individual claims and dismiss class claims in the Unger Action on December 19, 2025. The Court heard argument on the Company’s motion to compel arbitration of individual claims and dismiss class claims on March 19, 2026, and the motion is still pending. The Company intends to continue to defend against the lawsuit vigorously. At this time, we expect any loss in the Unger Action would be in an amount that is not material for the Company.

On January 2, 2026, in litigation filed by the Company on August 28, 2025 asserting breach of contract claims against DISH Network L.L.C. (DISH) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, DISH filed antitrust counterclaims against the Company. DISH filed amended counterclaims against the Company on March 13, 2026. DISH asserts a tying claim under Sherman Act § 1 and New York’s Donnelly Act challenging certain provisions in the Company’s carriage agreement with DISH; claims under Sherman Act § 1 challenging an ESPN / Fox One bundle, the creation of Fubo Sports, and

the Company’s acquisition of a controlling share of Fubo; a claim under Clayton Act § 7 challenging the Company’s acquisition of a controlling share of Fubo; and a claim under Sherman Act § 2 alleging the Company engaged in a pattern of conduct in an attempt to monopolize an alleged market for skinny sports bundles. DISH also asserts breach-of-contract counterclaims, contending that Company-affiliated entities violated their obligations under certain most-favored-nation provisions in the operative carriage agreement. The Company moved to dismiss the amended counterclaims on March 27, 2026. The briefing remains ongoing, with DISH’s opposition due April 10, 2026. The Company intends to prosecute its claims and defend against these counterclaims vigorously. The lawsuit is in its early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss.

The Company, together with, in some instances, certain of its directors and officers, is a defendant in various other legal actions incident to the conduct of its businesses, including streaming services which are subject to patent infringement claims and litigation for which adverse results may include payment of substantial licensing fees and monetary awards, as well as orders preventing us from offering or requiring us to change certain features, functionalities or services, which could harm our businesses and in aggregate negatively impact our results of operations. Management does not believe that the Company has incurred a probable material loss by reason of any of those actions.