The Walt Disney Company is increasing its dividend payment to shareholders in 2025. The new cash dividend payment has increased from $0.75 per share to $1 per share, a boost of 33% compared to the payments in fiscal 2024. The new dividend payment will be delivered in two installments of $0.50 paid to shareholders across two dates.
December 16, 2024 – Record Date
January 16, 2025 – Payment Date
June 24, 2025 – Record Date
July 23, 2025 – Payment Date
Disney cited a successful year and a renewed position of strength as the main contributors behind the dividend increase.
However, the current dividend payment of $1 per share still lags behind the company’s payments from back in 2019. Shareholders in 2019 received two payments of $0.88 per share, or a total of $1.76 in the fiscal year. Dividend payments were halted in 2020 as Disney conserved money, and didn’t resume until 2023 when shareholders received $0.30 per share.
Disney’s stock price has been steadily improving after sinking to below $90 per share in July. Traders may still be wary about Disney’s CEO succession plans when Bob Iger finally does depart, but it’s clear that several areas of the company (like the parks and experiences division) are continuing to generate large profits.
