Company data
The Walt Disney Company employees and revenue per employee
DIS · Entertainment · $177.5B market cap
The Walt Disney Company had 231,000 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, down 0.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $94.4B, up 3.4% from a year earlier, or $409K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
231,000
-0.9% YoY
Revenue
$94.4B
+3.4% YoY
Revenue / employee
$409K
Peer median $1.42M
Rank in industry
13 of 15
Entertainment
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 231,000 | $94.4B | $409K | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| Sep 2024 | 233,000 | $91.4B | $392K | +3.6% | +2.8% |
| Sep 2023 | 225,000 | $88.9B | $395K | +2.3% | +7.5% |
| Oct 2022 | 220,000 | $82.7B | $376K | +15.8% | +22.7% |
| Oct 2021 | 190,000 | $67.4B | $355K | -6.4% | +3.1% |
| Oct 2020 | 203,000 | $65.4B | $322K | -9.0% | -6.1% |
| Sep 2019 | 223,000 | $69.6B | $312K | — | — |
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The Walt Disney Company against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Entertainment.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 16,000 | $45.2B | $2.82M | Efficient growth |
| PSKY Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock | 17,600 | $29.2B | $1.66M | — |
| FOX Fox Corporation | 10,550 | $17.1B | $1.62M | Efficient growth |
| FOXA Fox Corporation | 10,550 | $17.1B | $1.62M | Efficient growth |
| LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 17,700 | $25.2B | $1.42M | Hiring ahead |
| ROKU Roku, Inc. | 3,600 | $4.74B | $1.32M | Efficient growth |
| WMG Warner Music Group Corp. | 5,500 | $6.71B | $1.22M | Leaner |
| WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | 35,500 | $37.3B | $1.05M | Hiring into decline |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | 231,000 | $94.4B | $409K | Leaner |
Questions about The Walt Disney Company
- How many employees does The Walt Disney Company have?
- The Walt Disney Company reported 231,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 13, 2025. That is down 0.9% from a year earlier.
- What is The Walt Disney Company's revenue per employee?
- The Walt Disney Company brought in $94.4B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $409K per employee. That ranks 13 of 15 companies we track in Entertainment, where the median is $1.42M.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in The Walt Disney Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 13, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell DIS.