Walt Disney vs Vail Resorts
DIS and MTN side by side, both in miscellaneous amusement and recreation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DIS and MTN compare
Walt Disney is the larger company, worth 38 times as much as Vail Resorts ($205B against $5.4B).
On earnings, Walt Disney is cheaper: it trades at 24.5× trailing earnings, against 37.0× for Vail Resorts.
Walt Disney grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.6% versus −4.3% for Vail Resorts).
Walt Disney keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.7% compared with 5.2% at Vail Resorts.
Both pay dividends: Walt Disney yields 1.3% and Vail Resorts 5.8%.
Walt Disney scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 9 for Vail Resorts), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DIS | MTN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $205B | $5.4B |
| Share price | $118.97 | $152.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.0% | 1.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −22.7% | −55.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 231K | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.5× (better) | 37.0× |
| P/S | 2.1× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× (better) | 22.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6× (better) | 11.9× |
| P/FCF | 24.8× | 21.9× (better) |
| PEG | 0.42 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $147.56 | $140.74 |
| Margin of safety | 19.4% (better) | −8.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.6% (better) | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% | 8.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −25.5% (better) | −47.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.0% (better) | −45.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.4% (better) | 14.8% |
| Net margin | 8.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 8.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 44.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | 10.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.42 (better) | 13.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.72 (better) | 4.02 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 0.80 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.56 (better) | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 5.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 215% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 4.0% (better) | 0.83% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% | 6.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.8% | 130% |
| Held by insiders | 0.05% | 11.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.3M | $5.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 9 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.2% | 20.2% |
Go deeper
- DIS stock overview
- DIS income statement
- DIS valuation and score
- MTN stock overview
- MTN income statement
- MTN valuation and score
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