Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

															THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
															(Registrant)
Date:			November 14, 2024						By:						/s/ ROBERT A. IGER
															(Robert A. Iger
															Chief Executive Officer and Director)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature						Title						Date
Principal Executive Officer
/s/ ROBERT A. IGER						Chief Executive Officer and Director						November 14, 2024
(Robert A. Iger)
Principal Financial and Accounting Officers
/s/ HUGH F. JOHNSTON						Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer						November 14, 2024
(Hugh F. Johnston)
/s/ BRENT A. WOODFORD						Executive Vice President-Controllership, Financial Planning and Tax						November 14, 2024
(Brent A. Woodford)
Directors
/s/ MARY T. BARRA						Director						November 14, 2024
(Mary T. Barra)
/s/ AMY L. CHANG						Director						November 14, 2024
(Amy L. Chang)
/s/ D. JEREMY DARROCH						Director						November 14, 2024
(D. Jeremy Darroch)
/s/ CAROLYN N. EVERSON						Director						November 14, 2024
(Carolyn N. Everson)
/s/ MICHAEL B.G. FROMAN						Director						November 14, 2024
(Michael B.G. Froman)
/s/ JAMES P. GORMAN						Director						November 14, 2024
(James P. Gorman)
/s/ MARIA ELENA LAGOMASINO						Director						November 14, 2024
(Maria Elena Lagomasino)
/s/ CALVIN R. MCDONALD						Director						November 14, 2024
(Calvin R. McDonald)
/s/ MARK G. PARKER						Chairman of the Board and Director						November 14, 2024
(Mark G. Parker)
/s/ DERICA W. RICE						Director						November 14, 2024
(Derica W. Rice)

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

			Page
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting			68
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 238)			69
Consolidated Financial Statements of The Walt Disney Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended September 28, 2024, September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022			71
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended September 28, 2024, September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022			72
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023			73
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 28, 2024, September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022			74
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended September 28, 2024, September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022			75
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			76

All schedules are omitted for the reason that they are not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes.

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements prepared for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of September 28, 2024.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 28, 2024 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 28, 2024, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 28, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 28, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 28, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging,

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subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Annual Goodwill Impairment Assessment – Entertainment Linear Networks and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Services Reporting Units

As described in Notes 2, 4 and 18 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated goodwill balance was $73.3 billion as of September 28, 2024, of which a significant portion relates to the entertainment linear networks and DTC services reporting units. Management performs the annual test of goodwill for impairment in the fiscal fourth quarter, and if current events or circumstances require, on an interim basis. Management bypassed the qualitative test and performed a quantitative assessment of goodwill for impairment. The quantitative assessment compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, and to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, an impairment of goodwill is recognized for the excess up to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. To determine the fair value of the Company’s reporting units, management generally uses a present value technique (discounted cash flows) corroborated by market multiples when available and as appropriate. Significant judgments and assumptions in the discounted cash flow model relate to future revenues and certain operating expenses, operating margins, terminal growth rates, and discount rates. Based on management’s projections, the carrying amounts of the entertainment linear networks reporting unit exceeded its fair value, and management recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of approximately $0.6 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the annual goodwill impairment assessment of the entertainment linear networks and DTC services reporting units is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the fair value estimate of the entertainment linear networks and DTC services reporting units; (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to future revenues and certain operating expenses, operating margins, terminal growth rates, and discount rates; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to management’s goodwill impairment assessment, including controls over the valuation of the Company’s entertainment linear networks and DTC services reporting units. These procedures also included, among others, for the entertainment linear networks and DTC services reporting units (i) testing management’s process for developing the fair value estimates; (ii) testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in the discounted cash flow models; and (iii) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used by management related to future revenues and certain operating expenses, operating margins, terminal growth rates, and discount rates. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to future revenues and certain operating expenses, operating margins, and terminal growth rates involved evaluating whether the assumptions used by management were reasonable considering (i) the current and past performance of the entertainment linear networks and DTC services reporting units; (ii) the consistency with external market and industry data; and (iii) whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating the reasonableness of the discount rate assumptions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California

November 14, 2024

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1938.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in millions, except per share data)

			2024						2023						2022
Revenues:
Services			$	81,841					$	79,562					$	74,200
Products			9,520						9,336						8,522
Total revenues			91,361						88,898						82,722
Costs and expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			(52,509)						(53,139)						(48,962)
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			(6,189)						(6,062)						(5,439)
Selling, general, administrative and other			(15,759)						(15,336)						(16,388)
Depreciation and amortization			(4,990)						(5,369)						(5,163)
Total costs and expenses			(79,447)						(79,906)						(75,952)
Restructuring and impairment charges			(3,595)						(3,892)						(237)
Other income (expense), net			(65)						96						(667)
Interest expense, net			(1,260)						(1,209)						(1,397)
Equity in the income of investees			575						782						816
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			7,569						4,769						5,285
Income taxes on continuing operations			(1,796)						(1,379)						(1,732)
Net income from continuing operations			5,773						3,390						3,553
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of $0, $0 and $14, respectively			—						—						(48)
Net income			5,773						3,390						3,505
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling and redeemable noncontrolling interests			(801)						(1,036)						(360)
Net income attributable to The Walt Disney Company (Disney)			$	4,972					$	2,354					$	3,145
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Disney(1):
Diluted
Continuing operations			$	2.72					$	1.29					$	1.75
Discontinued operations			—						—						(0.03)
			$	2.72					$	1.29					$	1.72
Basic
Continuing operations			$	2.72					$	1.29					$	1.75
Discontinued operations			—						—						(0.03)
			$	2.72					$	1.29					$	1.73
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Diluted			1,831						1,830						1,827
Basic			1,825						1,828						1,822

(1)Total may not equal the sum of the column due to rounding.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in millions)

			2024						2023						2022
Net income			$	5,773					$	3,390					$	3,505
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Market value adjustments, primarily for hedges			(443)						(430)						735
Pension and postretirement medical plan adjustments			(57)						1,214						2,503
Foreign currency translation and other			177						10						(1,060)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(323)						794						2,178
Comprehensive income			5,450						4,184						5,683
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests			(801)						(1,036)						(360)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			(84)						33						143
Comprehensive income attributable to Disney			$	4,565					$	3,181					$	5,466

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share data)

			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents			$	6,002					$	14,182
Receivables, net			12,729						12,330
Inventories			2,022						1,963
Content advances			2,097						3,002
Other current assets			2,391						1,286
Total current assets			25,241						32,763
Produced and licensed content costs			32,312						33,591
Investments			4,459						3,080
Parks, resorts and other property
Attractions, buildings and equipment			76,674						70,090
Accumulated depreciation			(45,506)						(42,610)
			31,168						27,480
Projects in progress			4,728						6,285
Land			1,145						1,176
			37,041						34,941
Intangible assets, net			10,739						13,061
Goodwill			73,326						77,067
Other assets			13,101						11,076
Total assets			$	196,219					$	205,579
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities			$	21,070					$	20,671
Current portion of borrowings			6,845						4,330
Deferred revenue and other			6,684						6,138
Total current liabilities			34,599						31,139
Borrowings			38,970						42,101
Deferred income taxes			6,277						7,258
Other long-term liabilities			10,851						12,069
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			—						9,055
Equity
Preferred stock			—						—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized – 4.6 billion shares, Issued – 1.9 billion shares at September 28, 2024 and 1.8 billion shares at September 30, 2023			58,592						57,383
Retained earnings			49,722						46,093
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(3,699)						(3,292)
Treasury stock, at cost, 47 million shares at September 28, 2024 and 19 million shares at September 30, 2023			(3,919)						(907)
Total Disney Shareholders’ equity			100,696						99,277
Noncontrolling interests			4,826						4,680
Total equity			105,522						103,957
Total liabilities and equity			$	196,219					$	205,579

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

			2024						2023						2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income from continuing operations			$	5,773					$	3,390					$	3,553
Depreciation and amortization			4,990						5,369						5,163
Impairments of goodwill, produced and licensed content and other assets			3,511						3,128						212
Net (gain)/loss on investments			5						(166)						714
Deferred income taxes			(821)						(1,346)						200
Equity in the income of investees			(575)						(782)						(816)
Cash distributions received from equity investees			437						720						779
Net change in produced and licensed content costs and advances			1,046						(1,908)						(6,271)
Equity-based compensation			1,366						1,143						977
Pension and postretirement medical cost amortization			(96)						4						620
Other, net			(52)						137						383
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables			(565)						358						605
Inventories			(42)						(183)						(420)
Other assets			265						(201)						(707)
Accounts payable and other liabilities			156						(1,142)						964
Income taxes			(1,427)						1,345						46
Cash provided by operations - continuing operations			13,971						9,866						6,002
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in parks, resorts and other property			(5,412)						(4,969)						(4,943)
Proceeds from sales of investments			105						458						52
Purchase of investments			(1,506)						—						—
Other, net			(68)						(130)						(117)
Cash used in investing activities - continuing operations			(6,881)						(4,641)						(5,008)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Commercial paper borrowings (payments), net			1,532						(191)						(334)
Borrowings			132						83						333
Reduction of borrowings			(3,064)						(1,675)						(4,016)
Dividends			(1,366)						—						—
Repurchases of common stock			(2,992)						—						—
Contributions from noncontrolling interests			9						735						74
Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interests			(8,610)						(900)						—
Other, net			(929)						(776)						(786)
Cash used in financing activities - continuing operations			(15,288)						(2,724)						(4,729)
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Cash provided by operations - discontinued operations			—						—						8
Cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations			—						—						(12)
Cash used in discontinued operations			—						—						(4)
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			65						73						(603)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(8,133)						2,574						(4,342)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year			14,235						11,661						16,003
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year			$	6,102					$	14,235					$	11,661
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid			$	2,134					$	2,110					$	1,685
Income taxes paid			$	3,963					$	1,193					$	1,097

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in millions)

						Equity Attributable to Disney
						Shares						Common Stock						Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)									Treasury Stock						Total Disney Equity						Non-controlling Interests(1)						Total Equity
Balance at October 2, 2021						1,818						$	55,471					$	40,429					$	(6,440)					$	(907)					$	88,553					$	4,458					$	93,011
Comprehensive income (loss)						—						—						3,145						2,321						—						5,466						(68)						5,398
Equity compensation activity						6						925						—						—						—						925						—						925
Contributions						—						—						—						—						—						—						74						74
Distributions and other						—						2						62						—						—						64						(593)						(529)
Balance at October 1, 2022						1,824						$	56,398					$	43,636					$	(4,119)					$	(907)					$	95,008					$	3,871					$	98,879
Comprehensive income						—						—						2,354						827						—						3,181						549						3,730
Equity compensation activity						6						1,056						—						—						—						1,056						—						1,056
Contributions						—						—						—						—						—						—						806						806
Distributions and other						—						(71)						103						—						—						32						(546)						(514)
Balance at September 30, 2023						1,830						$	57,383					$	46,093					$	(3,292)					$	(907)					$	99,277					$	4,680					$	103,957
Comprehensive income (loss)						—						—						4,972						(407)						—						4,565						730						5,295
Equity compensation activity						10						1,195						—						—						—						1,195						—						1,195
Dividends						—						13						(1,379)						—						—						(1,366)						—						(1,366)
Common stock repurchases						(28)						—						—						—						(2,992)						(2,992)						—						(2,992)
Contributions						—						—						—						—						—						—						9						9
Distributions and other						—						1						36						—						(20)						17						(593)						(576)
Balance at September 28, 2024						1,812						$	58,592					$	49,722					$	(3,699)					$	(3,919)					$	100,696					$	4,826					$	105,522

(1)Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interest.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular dollars in millions, except where noted and per share amounts)

1Description of the Business and Segment Information

The Walt Disney Company, together with the subsidiaries through which businesses are conducted (the Company), is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in three segments: Entertainment, Sports and Experiences.

The terms “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” are used in this report to refer collectively to the parent company and the subsidiaries through which businesses are conducted.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

Entertainment

The Entertainment segment generally encompasses the Company’s non-sports focused global film and television content production and distribution activities.

The lines of business within Entertainment along with their significant business activities include the following:

• Linear Networks

◦Domestic: ABC Television Network (ABC Network); Disney, Freeform, FX and National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) branded television channels; and eight owned ABC television stations

◦International: Disney, FX, National Geographic (owned 73% by the Company) and Star branded general entertainment television channels outside of the U.S.

◦A 50% equity investment in A+E Television Networks (A+E), which operates cable channels including A&E, HISTORY and Lifetime

• Direct-to-Consumer

◦Disney+: a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) service that primarily offers general entertainment and family programming

◦Disney+ Hotstar: a DTC service primarily in India that offers general entertainment, family and sports programming.

◦Hulu: a U.S. DTC service that offers general entertainment and family programming and a digital over-the-top service that includes live linear streams of various cable and broadcast networks. See Note 2 for information on Hulu LLC (Hulu) ownership.

• Content Sales/Licensing

◦Theatrical distribution

◦Sale/licensing of film and episodic content to television and video-on-demand (TV/VOD) services

◦Home entertainment distribution: electronic home video licenses, video-on-demand rentals and sales of DVD/Blu-ray discs

◦Intersegment allocation of revenues from the Experiences segment, which is meant to reflect royalties on consumer products merchandise licensing revenues generated on intellectual property (IP) created by the Entertainment segment

◦Staging and licensing of live entertainment events on Broadway and around the world (Stage Plays)

◦Music distribution

◦Post-production services by Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound

Entertainment also includes the following activities that are reported with Content Sales/Licensing:

• National Geographic magazine and online business (owned 73% by the Company)

• A 30% ownership interest in Tata Play Limited, which operates a direct-to-home satellite distribution platform in India

The significant revenues of Entertainment are as follows:

• Subscription fees - Fees charged to customers/subscribers for our DTC streaming services

• Advertising - Sales of advertising time/space

• Affiliate fees - Fees charged to multi-channel video programming distributors (i.e. cable, satellite, telecommunications and digital over-the-top service providers) (MVPDs) for the right to deliver our programming to their customers. Linear Networks also generates revenues from fees charged to television stations affiliated with ABC Network.

• Theatrical distribution - Rentals from licensing our films to theaters

• TV/VOD distribution - Licensing fees for the right to use our film and episodic content

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• Home entertainment distribution - Electronic sales and rentals of film and episodic content through distributors and royalties from the licensing of physical distribution rights

• Other revenue - Revenues from licensing our music, ticket sales from stage play performances, fees from licensing our IP for use in stage plays, sales of post-production services and the allocation of consumer products merchandise licensing revenues

The significant expenses of Entertainment are as follows:

• Operating expenses, consisting primarily of programming and production costs, technology support costs, operating labor and distribution costs. Programming and production costs include the following:

◦Amortization of capitalized production costs

◦Amortization of the costs of licensed programming rights

◦Subscriber-based fees for programming our Hulu Live service, including fees paid by Hulu to the Sports segment and other Entertainment segment businesses for the right to air their linear networks on Hulu Live

◦Production costs related to live programming (primarily news)

◦Participations and residual expenses

◦Fees paid to the Sports segment to program ESPN on ABC and certain sports content on Disney+

• Selling, general and administrative costs, including marketing costs

• Depreciation and amortization

Sports

The Sports segment generally encompasses the Company’s sports-focused global television and DTC video streaming content production and distribution activities.

The lines of business within Sports include the following:

• ESPN (generally owned 80% by the Company)

◦Domestic:

▪Seven ESPN branded television channels

▪ESPN on ABC (sports programmed on the ABC Network by ESPN)

▪ESPN+ DTC service

◦International: ESPN-branded channels outside of the U.S.

◦Star: Star-branded sports channels in India

In February 2024, the Company, Fox Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. announced plans to create a joint venture to offer a sports-focused DTC platform (Venu Sports) that will distribute each party’s domestic sports networks, certain broadcast networks and sports streaming services. In August 2024, a motion for preliminary injunction in a matter before the District Court for the Southern District of New York was granted, enjoining the launch of Venu Sports. See Note 14 for additional information regarding this legal matter. Further, the formation and launch of Venu Sports are subject to the finalization of definitive agreements among the parties.

The significant revenues of Sports are as follows:

• Affiliate fees

• Advertising

• Subscription fees

• Other revenue - Fees from the following activities: pay-per-view events on ESPN+, sub-licensing of sports rights, programming ESPN on ABC and licensing the ESPN brand

The significant expenses of Sports are as follows:

• Operating expenses, consisting primarily of programming and production costs, technology support costs, operating labor and distribution costs. Programming and production costs include amortization of licensed sports rights and production costs related to live sports and other sports-related programming.

• Selling, general and administrative costs, including marketing costs

• Depreciation and amortization

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Experiences

The lines of business within Experiences along with their significant business activities include the following:

• Parks & Experiences:

◦Domestic:

▪Theme parks and resorts:

• Walt Disney World Resort in Florida

• Disneyland Resort in California

▪Experiences

• Disney Cruise Line

• Disney Vacation Club

• National Geographic Expeditions (owned 73% by the Company) and Adventures by Disney

• Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii

◦International:

▪Theme parks and resorts:

• Disneyland Paris

• Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (48% ownership interest and consolidated in our financial results)

• Shanghai Disney Resort (43% ownership interest and consolidated in our financial results)

• In addition, the Company licenses its IP to a third party that owns and operates Tokyo Disney Resort

• Consumer Products:

◦Licensing of our trade names, characters, visual, literary and other IP to various manufacturers, game developers, publishers and retailers throughout the world, for use on merchandise, published materials and games

◦Sale of branded merchandise through online, retail and wholesale businesses, and development and publishing of books, comic books and magazines (except National Geographic magazine, which is reported in Entertainment)

The significant revenues of Experiences are as follows:

• Theme park admissions - Sales of tickets for admission to our theme parks and for premium access to certain attractions (e.g. Lightning Lane)

• Resorts and vacations - Sales of room nights at hotels, sales of cruise and other vacations and sales and rentals of vacation club properties

• Parks & Experiences merchandise, food and beverage - Sales of merchandise, food and beverages at our theme parks and resorts and cruise ships

• Merchandise licensing and retail:

◦Merchandise licensing - Royalties from licensing our IP for use on consumer goods

◦Retail - Sales of merchandise through internet shopping sites, at The Disney Store and to wholesalers

• Parks licensing and other - Revenues from sponsorships and co-branding opportunities, real estate rent and sales and royalties earned on Tokyo Disney Resort revenues

The significant expenses of Experiences are as follows:

• Operating expenses, consisting primarily of operating labor, infrastructure costs, costs of goods sold and distribution costs, supplies, commissions and entertainment offerings. Infrastructure costs include technology support costs, repairs and maintenance, utilities and fuel, property taxes, retail occupancy costs, insurance and transportation

• Selling, general and administrative costs, including marketing costs

• Depreciation and amortization

STAR INDIA TRANSACTION

On or about November 14, 2024, the Company and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) plan to finalize the formation of a joint venture that combines our Star-branded and other general entertainment and sports television channels and direct-to-consumer Disney+ Hotstar service in India (Star India) and certain media and entertainment businesses controlled by RIL (the Star India Transaction) (see Note 4 for additional information).

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our operating segments report separate financial information, which is evaluated regularly by the Chief Executive Officer in order to decide how to allocate resources and to assess performance. We do not present a measure of total assets for our reportable segments as this information is not used by management to allocate resources and capital.

Segment operating results reflect earnings before corporate and unallocated shared expenses, restructuring and impairment charges, net other income, net interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests. Segment operating income generally includes equity in the income of investees and excludes impairments of certain equity investments and acquisition accounting amortization of TFCF Corporation (TFCF) and Hulu assets (i.e. intangible assets and the fair value step-up for film and episodic costs) recognized in connection with the TFCF acquisition in fiscal 2019 (TFCF and Hulu acquisition amortization). Corporate and unallocated shared expenses principally consist of corporate functions, executive management and certain unallocated administrative support functions.

Segment operating results include allocations of certain costs, including information technology, pension, legal and other shared services costs, which are allocated based on metrics designed to correlate with consumption.

Segment revenues and segment operating income are as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Revenues
Entertainment
Third parties			$	40,775					$	40,258					$	39,231
Intersegment			411						377						338
			41,186						40,635						39,569
Sports
Third parties			16,435						16,091						16,429
Intersegment			1,184						1,020						841
			17,619						17,111						17,270
Experiences			34,151						32,549						28,085
Eliminations			(1,595)						(1,397)						(1,179)
Total segment revenues			$	91,361					$	88,898					$	83,745
Segment operating income (loss)
Entertainment			$	3,923					$	1,444					$	2,126
Sports			2,406						2,465						2,710
Experiences			9,272						8,954						7,285
Total segment operating income(1)			$	15,601					$	12,863					$	12,121

(1)Equity in the income of investees is included in segment operating income as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Entertainment			$	529					$	685					$	783
Sports			58						55						55
Experiences			—						(2)						(10)
Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating income			587						738						828
A+E Gain(1)			—						56						—
Amortization of TFCF intangible assets related to equity investees			(12)						(12)						(12)
Equity in the income of investees			$	575					$	782					$	816

(1)Restructuring and impairment charges in fiscal 2023 include the impact of a content license agreement termination with A+E, which generated a gain at A+E. The Company’s 50% interest of this gain was $56 million (A+E gain).

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A reconciliation of segment revenues to total revenues is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Segment revenues			$	91,361					$	88,898					$	83,745
Content License Early Termination(1)			—						—						(1,023)
Total revenues			$	91,361					$	88,898					$	82,722

(1)In fiscal 2022, the Company early terminated certain license agreements with a customer for film and episodic content, which was delivered in previous years, in order for the Company to use the content primarily on our Entertainment Direct-to-Consumer services (Content License Early Termination). Because the content is functional IP, we had recognized substantially all of the consideration to be paid by the customer under the licenses as revenue in prior years when the content was delivered. Consequently, we have recorded the amounts to terminate the license agreements, net of remaining amounts of deferred revenue, as a reduction of revenue.

A reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Segment operating income			$	15,601					$	12,863					$	12,121
Content License Early Termination			—						—						(1,023)
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses			(1,435)						(1,147)						(1,159)
Restructuring and impairment charges(1)			(3,595)						(3,836)						(237)
Other income (expense), net(2)			(65)						96						(667)
Interest expense, net			(1,260)						(1,209)						(1,397)
TFCF and Hulu acquisition amortization(3)			(1,677)						(1,998)						(2,353)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			$	7,569					$	4,769					$	5,285

(1)Net of the A+E Gain in fiscal 2023.

(2)“Other income (expense), net” for fiscal 2024 and 2023 includes charges related to a legal ruling of $65 million and $101 million, respectively. Fiscal 2023 and 2022 include a gain of $169 million and a loss of $663 million, respectively, to adjust our investment in DraftKings, Inc. to fair value. The Company sold the DraftKings investment in fiscal 2023.

(3)TFCF and Hulu acquisition amortization is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Amortization of intangible assets			$	1,394					$	1,547					$	1,707
Step-up of film and episodic costs			271						439						634
Intangibles related to TFCF equity investees			12						12						12
			$	1,677					$	1,998					$	2,353

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Capital expenditures, depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets are as follows:

Capital expenditures			2024						2023						2022
Entertainment			$	977					$	1,032					$	802
Sports			10						15						8
Experiences
Domestic			2,710						2,203						2,680
International			949						822						767
Corporate			766						897						686
Total capital expenditures			$	5,412					$	4,969					$	4,943
Depreciation expense
Entertainment			$	681					$	669					$	560
Sports			39						73						90
Experiences
Domestic			1,744						2,011						1,680
International			726						669						662
Amounts included in segment operating income			2,470						2,680						2,342
Corporate			244						204						191
Total depreciation expense			$	3,434					$	3,626					$	3,183
Amortization of intangible assets
Entertainment			$	53					$	87					$	164
Experiences			109						109						109
Amounts included in segment operating income			162						196						273
TFCF and Hulu			1,394						1,547						1,707
Total amortization of intangible assets			$	1,556					$	1,743					$	1,980

The following table presents our revenues and segment operating income by geographical markets:

			2024						2023						2022
Revenues
Americas			$	72,162					$	71,205					$	68,218
Europe			10,279						9,533						8,680
Asia Pacific			8,920						8,160						6,847
			$	91,361					$	88,898					$	83,745
Content License Early Termination															(1,023)
															$	82,722
Segment operating income
Americas			$	12,921					$	10,779					$	11,099
Europe			1,369						856						586
Asia Pacific			1,311						1,228						436
			$	15,601					$	12,863					$	12,121

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Long-lived assets(1) by geographical markets are as follows:

			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Americas			$	62,107					$	60,988
Europe			10,299						9,760
Asia Pacific			6,535						7,829
			$	78,941					$	78,577

(1)Long-lived assets are primarily parks, resorts and other property, produced and licensed content costs, right-of-use lease assets, equity method investments and benefit plans in a net asset position. The fiscal 2023 presentation has been adjusted to conform with the fiscal 2024 presentation.

2Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of The Walt Disney Company and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company enters into relationships with or makes investments in other entities that may be variable interest entities (VIE). A VIE is consolidated in the financial statements if the Company has the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant (as defined by ASC 810-10-25-38) to the VIE. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort (together, the Asia Theme Parks) are VIEs in which the Company has less than 50% equity ownership. Company subsidiaries (the Management Companies) have management agreements with the Asia Theme Parks, which provide the Management Companies, subject to certain protective rights of joint venture partners, with the ability to direct the day-to-day operating activities and the development of business strategies that we believe most significantly impact the economic performance of the Asia Theme Parks. In addition, the Management Companies receive management fees under these arrangements that we believe could be significant to the Asia Theme Parks. Therefore, the Company has consolidated the Asia Theme Parks in its financial statements.

Reporting Period

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to September 30 and consists of fifty-two weeks with the exception that approximately every six years, we have a fifty-three week year. When a fifty-three week year occurs, the Company reports the additional week in the fourth quarter. Fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were fifty-two week years.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made in the fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 financial statements and notes to conform to the fiscal 2024 presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Revenues and Costs from Services and Products

The Company generates revenue from the sale of both services and tangible products and revenues and operating costs are classified under these two categories in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain costs related to both the sale of services and tangible products are not specifically allocated between the service or tangible product revenue streams but are instead attributed to the principal revenue stream. The cost of services and tangible products exclude depreciation and amortization.

Significant service revenues include:

• Subscription fees to our DTC streaming services

• Affiliate fees

• Advertising revenues

• Admissions to our theme parks, charges for room nights at hotels and sales of cruise vacation packages

• Revenue from the licensing and distribution of film and television properties

• Royalties from licensing our IP for use on consumer goods, published materials and in multi-platform games

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Significant operating costs related to the sale of services include:

• Programming and production costs

• Distribution costs

• Operating labor

• Facilities and infrastructure costs

Significant tangible product revenues include:

• The sale of food, beverage and merchandise

• The sale of books, comic books and magazines

Significant operating costs related to the sale of tangible products include:

• Costs of goods sold

• Operating labor

• Distribution costs

• Retail occupancy costs

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are as follows:

• Subscription fees are recognized ratably over the term of the subscription.

• Affiliate fees are recognized as the programming is provided based on contractually specified per subscriber rates and the actual number of the affiliate’s customers receiving the programming. For affiliate contracts with fixed license fees, the fees are recognized ratably over the contract term. If an affiliate contract includes a minimum guaranteed license fee, the guaranteed license fee is recognized ratably over the guaranteed period and any fees earned in excess of the guarantee are recognized as earned once the minimum guarantee has been exceeded. Affiliate agreements may also include a license to use the network programming for on demand viewing. As the fees charged under these contracts are generally based on a contractually specified per subscriber rate for the number of underlying subscribers of the affiliate, revenues are recognized as earned.

• Advertising sales are recognized as revenue, net of agency commissions, when commercials are aired. For contracts that contain a guaranteed number of impressions, revenues are recognized based on impressions delivered. When the guaranteed number of impressions is not met (“ratings shortfall”), revenues are not recognized for the ratings shortfall until the additional impressions are delivered.

• Theme park admissions are recognized when the tickets are used. Sales of annual passes are recognized ratably over the period for which the pass is available for use.

• Resorts and vacations sales are recognized as revenue as the services are provided to the guest. Sales of vacation club properties are recognized as revenue upon the later of when title transfers to the customer or when construction activity is deemed complete.

• Merchandise, food and beverage sales are recognized at the time of sale. Sales from our branded internet shopping sites and to wholesalers are recognized upon delivery. We estimate returns and customer incentives based upon historical return experience, current economic trends and projections of consumer demand for our products.

• Merchandise licensing fees are recognized as revenue as earned based on the contractual royalty rate applied to the licensee’s underlying product sales. For licenses with minimum guaranteed license fees, the excess of the minimum guaranteed amount over actual royalties earned (“shortfall”) is recognized straight-line over the remaining license period once an expected shortfall is probable.

• TV/VOD distribution fixed license fees are recognized as revenue when the content is available for use by the licensee. License fees based on the underlying sales of the licensee are recognized as revenue based on the contractual royalty rate applied to the licensee sales.

For TV/VOD licenses that include multiple titles with a fixed license fee across all titles, each title is considered a separate performance obligation. The fixed license fee is allocated to each title at contract inception and the allocated license fee is recognized as revenue when the title is available for use by the licensee.

When the license contains a minimum guaranteed license fee across all titles, the license fees earned by titles in excess of their allocated amount are deferred until the minimum guaranteed license fee across all titles is exceeded. Once the minimum guaranteed license fee is exceeded, revenue is recognized as earned based on the licensee’s underlying sales.

TV/VOD distribution contracts may limit the licensee’s use of a title to certain defined periods of time during the contract term. In these instances, each period of availability is generally considered a separate performance obligation. For these contracts, the fixed license fee is allocated to each period of availability at contract inception based on

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relative standalone selling price using management’s best estimate. Revenue is recognized at the start of each availability period when the content is made available for use by the licensee.

When the term of an existing agreement is renewed or extended, revenues are recognized when the licensed content becomes available under the renewal or extension.

• Theatrical distribution licensing fees are recognized as revenue based on the contractual royalty rate applied to the distributor’s underlying sales from exhibition of the film.

• Home entertainment sales in electronic formats are recognized as revenue when the content is available for use by the consumer. Royalties from the licensing of physical home entertainment distribution rights are recognized as revenue as earned based on the contractual royalty rate applied to the licensee’s underlying product sales. Sales in physical formats through distributors are recognized as revenue on the later of the delivery date or the date that the product can be sold by retailers. We reduce home entertainment physical distribution revenues for estimated future returns of merchandise and sales incentives based upon historical return experience, current economic trends and projections of consumer demand for our products.

• Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue.

• Shipping and handling fees collected from customers are recorded as revenue and the related shipping expenses are recorded in cost of products upon delivery of the product to the consumer.

Allowance for Credit Losses

We evaluate our allowance for credit losses and estimate collectability of current and non-current accounts receivable based on historical bad debt experience, our assessment of the financial condition of individual companies with which we do business, current market conditions and reasonable supportable forecasts of future economic conditions.

Advertising Expense

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $6.1 billion, $6.4 billion and $7.2 billion, respectively. The decrease in advertising expense for fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 was due to a decrease in theatrical marketing costs. The decrease in advertising expense for fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 was due to lower spend for our DTC streaming services.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and marketable securities with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents subject to contractual restrictions and not readily available are classified as restricted cash.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet to the total of the amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents						$	6,002					$	14,182					$	11,615
Restricted cash included in:
Other current assets						—						—						3
Other assets						100						53						43
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows						$	6,102					$	14,235					$	11,661

Investments

Investments in equity securities with a readily determinable fair value, not accounted for under the equity method, are recorded at that value with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. For equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, the investment is recorded at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus adjustments related to observable transactions for the same or similar securities, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings.

For equity method investments, the Company regularly reviews its investments to determine whether there is a decline in fair value below book value. If there is a decline that is other-than-temporary, the investment is written down to fair value.

Translation Policy

Generally, the U.S. dollar is the functional currency for our international film and episodic content distribution and licensing businesses and the branded international channels and DTC streaming services. Generally, the local currency is the functional currency for the Asia Theme Parks, Disneyland Paris, international sports channels and international locations of The Disney Store.

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For U.S. dollar functional currency locations, foreign currency assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. dollars at end-of-period exchange rates, except for non-monetary balance sheet accounts, which are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses are remeasured at average exchange rates in effect during each period, except for those expenses related to the non-monetary balance sheet amounts, which are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement are included in income.

For local currency functional locations, assets and liabilities are translated at end-of-period rates while revenues and expenses are translated at average rates in effect during the period. Equity is translated at historical rates and the resulting cumulative translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI).

Inventories

Inventory primarily includes vacation timeshare units, merchandise, food, materials and supplies. Carrying amounts of vacation ownership units are recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Carrying amounts of merchandise, food, materials and supplies inventories are generally determined on a moving average cost basis and are recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Film and Television Content Costs

The Company classifies its capitalized produced and acquired/licensed content costs as long-term assets (“Produced and licensed content costs” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet) and classifies advances for live programming rights made prior to the live event as short-term assets (“Content advances” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet). For produced content, we capitalize all direct costs incurred in the physical production of a film, as well as allocations of production overhead and capitalized interest. For licensed and acquired content, we capitalize the license fee or acquisition cost, respectively. For purposes of amortization and impairment, the capitalized content costs are classified based on their predominant monetization strategy as follows:

• Individual - lifetime value is predominantly derived from third-party revenues that are directly attributable to the specific film or television title (e.g. theatrical revenues or sales to third-party television programmers)

• Group - lifetime value is predominantly derived from third-party revenues that are attributable only to a bundle of titles (e.g. subscription revenue for a DTC service or affiliate fees for a cable television network)

The determination of the predominant monetization strategy is made at commencement of production on a consolidated basis and is based on the means by which we derive third-party revenues from use of the content. Imputed title by title license fees that may be necessary for other purposes are established as required for those purposes.

We generally classify content that is initially intended for use on our DTC streaming services or Linear Networks as group assets. We generally classify content initially intended for theatrical release or for sale to third-party licensees as individual assets. The classification of content as individual or group only changes if there is a significant change to the title’s monetization strategy relative to its initial assessment (e.g. content that was initially intended for license to a third party is instead used on an owned DTC service). When there is a significant change in monetization strategy, the title’s capitalized content costs are tested for impairment.

Production costs for content that is predominantly monetized individually are amortized based upon the ratio of the current period’s revenues to the estimated remaining total revenues (Ultimate Revenues). For film productions, Ultimate Revenues include revenues from all sources, which may include imputed license fees for content that is used on our DTC streaming services, that will be earned within ten years from the date of the initial release for theatrical films. For episodic series that are classified as individual, Ultimate Revenues include revenues that will be earned within ten years, including imputed license fees for content that is used on our DTC streaming services, from delivery of the first episode, or if still in production, five years from delivery of the most recent episode, if later. Participations and residuals are expensed over the applicable product life cycle based upon the ratio of the current period’s revenues to the estimated remaining total revenues for each production.

Production costs that are predominantly monetized as a group are amortized based on projected usage, generally resulting in an accelerated or straight-line amortization pattern. Adjustments to projected usage are applied prospectively in the period of the change. Participations and residuals are generally expensed in line with the pattern of usage.

Licensed rights to film and television content and other programs for broadcast on our Linear Networks, domestic ESPN television network, International Sports Channels or DTC streaming services are expensed on an accelerated or straight-line basis over their useful life or over the number of times the program is expected to be aired, as appropriate. We amortize rights costs for multi-year sports programming arrangements during the applicable seasons based on the estimated relative value of each year in the arrangement. If annual contractual payments related to each season approximate each season’s estimated relative value, we expense the related contractual payments during the applicable season.

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Acquired film and television libraries are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over 20 years from the date of acquisition. Acquired film and television libraries include content that was initially released three years prior to its acquisition, except it excludes the prior seasons of episodic programming still in production at the date of its acquisition.

Amortization of capitalized costs for produced content begins in the month the content is first released, while amortization of capitalized costs for licensed content commences when the license period begins and the content is first aired or available for use on our DTC services. Amortization of content assets is primarily included in “Cost of services” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The costs of produced and licensed film and television content are subject to regular recoverability assessments. Production costs for content that is predominantly monetized individually are tested for impairment at the individual title level by comparing that title’s unamortized costs to the estimated present value of discounted cash flows directly attributable to the title. To the extent the title’s unamortized costs exceed the present value of discounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. Cost of content that is predominantly monetized as a group is tested for impairment by comparing the present value of the discounted cash flows of the group to the aggregate unamortized costs of the group. The group is established by identifying the lowest level for which cash flows are independent of the cash flows of other produced and licensed content. If the unamortized costs exceed the present value of discounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess and allocated to individual titles based on the relative carrying value of each title in the group. If there are no plans to continue to use an individual film or television program that is part of a group, the unamortized cost of the individual title is written down to its estimated fair value. Licensed content is included as part of the group within which it is monetized for purposes of impairment testing.

Content Production Incentives

The Company receives tax incentives from U.S. (state and local) and foreign government agencies to encourage the production of film, episodic and streaming content. The incentives are largely received as tax credits, which are recognized as a reduction to produced and licensed content costs when there is reasonable assurance of collection (presented as “Produced and licensed content costs” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets), resulting in a reduction to programming and production costs (presented as “Costs of services” in the Consolidated Statements of Income) over the asset’s amortization period.

Internal-Use Software Costs

The Company expenses costs incurred in the preliminary project stage of developing or acquiring internal use software, such as research and feasibility studies as well as costs incurred in the post-implementation/operational stage, such as maintenance and training. Capitalization of software development costs occurs only after the preliminary-project stage is complete, management authorizes the project and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for the function intended. As of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, capitalized software costs, net of accumulated amortization, totaled $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. The capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, generally up to 5 years.

Parks, Resorts and Other Property

Parks, resorts and other property are carried at historical cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method, generally over the following estimated useful lives:

Attractions, buildings and improvements						20 – 40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment						3 – 25 years
Land improvements						20 – 40 years
Leasehold improvements						Life of lease or asset life if less

Leases

The Company determines whether a contract is a lease at contract inception or for a modified contract at the modification date. At inception or modification, the Company calculates the present value of operating lease payments using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate applicable to the lease, which is determined by estimating what it would cost the Company to borrow a collateralized amount equal to the total lease payments over the lease term based on the contractual terms of the lease and the location of the leased asset. Our leases may require us to make fixed rental payments, variable lease payments based on usage or sales and fixed non-lease costs relating to the leased asset. Variable lease payments are generally not included in the measurement of the right-of-use asset and lease liability. Fixed non-lease costs, for example common-area maintenance costs, are included in the measurement of the right-of-use asset and lease liability as the Company does not separate lease and non-lease components.

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Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

The Company is required to test goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis and if current events or circumstances require, on an interim basis. The Company performs its annual test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Goodwill is allocated to various reporting units, which are an operating segment or one level below the operating segment. To test goodwill for impairment, the Company first performs a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If it is, a quantitative assessment is required. Alternatively, the Company may bypass the qualitative assessment and perform a quantitative impairment test.

The qualitative assessment requires the consideration of factors such as recent market transactions, macroeconomic conditions and changes in projected future cash flows of the reporting unit.

The quantitative assessment compares the fair value of each goodwill reporting unit to its carrying amount, and to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, an impairment of goodwill is recognized for the excess up to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.

In fiscal 2024, the Company bypassed the qualitative test and performed a quantitative assessment of goodwill for impairment (see Note 18).

The impairment test for goodwill requires judgment related to the identification of reporting units, the assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units including goodwill and the determination of fair value of the reporting units. To determine the fair value of our reporting units, we generally use a present value technique (discounted cash flows) corroborated by market multiples when available and as appropriate. The discounted cash flow analyses are sensitive to our estimated projected future cash flows as well as the discount rates used to calculate their present value. Our future cash flows are based on internal forecasts for each reporting unit, which consider projected inflation and other economic indicators, as well as industry growth projections. Significant judgments and assumptions in the discounted cash flow model relate to projections of future revenues and certain operating expenses, operating margins, terminal growth rates and discount rates. Discount rates for each reporting unit are determined based on the inherent risks of each reporting unit’s underlying operations. We believe our estimates are consistent with how a marketplace participant would value our reporting units. If we had established different reporting units or utilized different valuation methodologies or assumptions, the impairment test results could differ.

To test other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, the Company first performs a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeds its fair value. If it is, a quantitative assessment is required. Alternatively, the Company may bypass the qualitative assessment and perform a quantitative impairment test.

The qualitative assessment requires the consideration of factors such as recent market transactions, macroeconomic conditions and changes in projected future cash flows.

The quantitative assessment compares the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for the excess. Fair values of indefinite-lived intangible assets are determined based on discounted cash flows or appraised values, as appropriate. The Company has determined that there are currently no legal, competitive, economic or other factors that materially limit the useful life of our trademarks and FCC licenses, which are our most significant indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Finite-lived intangible assets are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over periods of 5 to 40 years. The costs to periodically renew our intangible assets are expensed as incurred.

The Company expects its aggregate annual amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for fiscal 2025 through 2029 to be as follows:

2025			$	1,468
2026			979
2027			904
2028			838
2029			778

The Company tests long-lived assets, including amortizable intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (triggering events) indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Once a triggering event has occurred, the impairment test employed is based on whether the Company’s intent is to hold the asset for continued use or to hold the asset for sale. The impairment test for assets held for use requires a comparison of the estimated undiscounted future

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cash flows expected to be generated over the useful life of the significant assets of an asset group to the carrying amount of the asset group. An asset group is generally established by identifying the lowest level of cash flows generated by a group of assets that are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and could include assets used across multiple businesses. If the carrying amount of an asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment would be measured as the difference between the fair value of the asset group and the carrying amount of the asset group. For assets held for sale, to the extent the carrying amount is greater than the asset’s fair value less costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference.

The Company recorded non-cash impairment charges in fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 that are further described in Note 18.

Financial Risk Management Contracts

In the normal course of business, the Company employs a variety of financial instruments (derivatives) including interest rate and cross-currency swap agreements and forward and option contracts to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices.

The Company formally documents all relationships between hedges and hedged items as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Company primarily enters into two types of derivatives: hedges of fair value exposure and hedges of cash flow exposure. Hedges of fair value exposure are entered into in order to hedge the fair value of a recognized asset, liability, or a firm commitment. Hedges of cash flow exposure are entered into in order to hedge a forecasted transaction (e.g. forecasted revenue) or the variability of cash flows to be paid or received, related to a recognized liability or asset (e.g. floating-rate debt).

The Company designates and assigns the derivatives as hedges of forecasted transactions, specific assets or specific liabilities. When hedged assets or liabilities are sold or extinguished or the forecasted transactions being hedged impact earnings or are no longer expected to occur, the Company recognizes the gain or loss on the designated derivatives.

The Company’s hedge positions are measured at fair value on the balance sheet. Realized gains and losses from hedges are classified in the income statement consistent with the accounting treatment of the items being hedged. The Company accrues the differential for interest rate swaps to be paid or received under the agreements as interest rates change as adjustments to interest expense over the lives of the swaps. Gains and losses on the termination of effective swap agreements, prior to their original maturity, are deferred and amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the underlying hedged transactions.

The Company enters into derivatives that are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. These derivatives are intended to offset certain economic exposures of the Company and are carried at fair value with changes in value recorded in earnings. Cash flows from hedging activities are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows under the same category as the cash flows from the related assets, liabilities or forecasted transactions (see Notes 8 and 17).

Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded with respect to temporary differences in the accounting treatment of items for financial reporting purposes and for income tax purposes. Where, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some amount of recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established for the amount that, in management’s judgment, is sufficient to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

A tax position must meet a minimum probability threshold before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Hulu LLC

The Company has a 67% ownership interest in Hulu. In November 2023, NBC Universal (NBCU) exercised its right to require the Company to purchase their 33% interest in Hulu at a redemption value based on NBCU’s equity ownership percentage of the greater of Hulu’s equity fair value or a guaranteed floor value of $27.5 billion. In connection with the redemption, the Company will pay NBCU 50% of the future tax benefits from the amortization of the purchase of NBCU’s interest in Hulu as the Company’s cash tax benefits are realized, generally over a 15-year period. In December 2023, the Company paid NBCU $8.6 billion, which reflected the guaranteed floor value less NBCU’s unpaid capital call contributions. If Hulu’s equity fair value is determined pursuant to a contractual appraisal process to be higher than the guaranteed floor value, the Company is required to pay NBCU its share of the difference between the equity fair value and the guaranteed floor value.

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In May 2024, the Company and NBCU entered into a confidential arbitration to resolve a dispute regarding the contractual appraisal process, in which the parties seek declaratory relief, equitable relief and unspecified damages. The Company expects a decision in that arbitration in fiscal 2025. The outcome of the arbitration is uncertain, and we cannot reasonably estimate the impact of the arbitration on the appraisal process, and thus any impact on the determination of Hulu’s equity fair value and any additional amount we may be required to pay to acquire NBCU’s interest in Hulu.

As part of the arbitration the Company disputes the validity of aspects of NBCU’s appraisal and the corresponding process. Consequently, completion of the appraisal process, including the manner of determining any such additional amount payable by the Company, awaits the resolution of the confidential arbitration.

During the initial phase of the appraisal process, the Company’s appraiser arrived at a valuation that falls below the guaranteed floor value, while NBCU’s appraiser arrived at a valuation substantially in excess of the guaranteed floor value. Once the arbitration is completed, determination of the final equity fair value will take into account the valuation of a third appraiser pursuant to the appraisal process as resolved by the arbitration. If the third appraiser’s equity fair value determination were equal to or below the guaranteed floor value, the Company would not be required to pay NBCU any additional amount. Conversely, if NBCU’s appraiser’s valuation were deemed to be valid and the third appraiser’s equity fair value determination were consistent with the NBCU’s appraiser’s valuation, the Company would be required to pay NBCU an additional amount of approximately $5 billion as its share of the difference between the equity fair value and the guaranteed floor value. If the third appraiser’s equity fair value determination were between the valuations of the Company’s and NBCU’s appraisers, the incremental amount would likewise be between zero and approximately $5 billion.

Any incremental amount determined to be payable to NBCU to acquire NBCU’s interest in Hulu would be recorded as “Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests” and thus reduce “Net income attributable to Disney” in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the period recorded.

BAMTech LLC

In November 2022, the Company purchased MLB’s 15% redeemable noncontrolling interest in BAMTech LLC, which holds the Company’s domestic DTC sports business, for $900 million (MLB buy-out). MLB’s interest was recorded in the Company’s financial statements at $828 million prior to the MLB buy-out. The $72 million difference was recorded as an increase in “Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the fiscal year ended 2023, Hearst Corporation (Hearst) contributed $710 million to the domestic DTC sports business, in part to fund its 20% share of the MLB buy-out and in part to fund its share of the domestic DTC sports business’s operating cash requirements, which had been funded by the Company through intercompany loans.

Earnings Per Share

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Disney by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the year, which is calculated using the treasury-stock method for equity-based awards (Awards). Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation in periods for which they have an anti-dilutive effect. Stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the average market price over the period are anti-dilutive and, accordingly, are excluded from the calculation.

A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and the number of Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)			1,825						1,828						1,822
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards			6						2						5
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)			1,831						1,830						1,827
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share			24						24						15

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3Revenues

The following table presents our revenues by segment and major source:

			2024
			Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Eliminations												Total
Subscription fees			$	18,796					$	1,650					$	—					$	—											$	20,446
Affiliate fees			6,872						10,418						—						(1,183)												16,107
Advertising			7,506						4,388						—						—												11,894
Theme park admissions			—						—						11,171						—												11,171
Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage									—						9,204																		9,204
Resort and vacations			—						—						8,375						—												8,375
Merchandise licensing			642						—						3,142						—												3,784
TV/VOD distribution licensing			2,298						305						—						—												2,603
Theatrical distribution licensing			2,266						—						—						—												2,266
Home entertainment			753						—						—						—												753
Other			2,053						858						2,259						(412)												4,758
			$	41,186					$	17,619					$	34,151					$	(1,595)											$	91,361

			2023
			Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Eliminations												Total
Subscription fees			$	16,420					$	1,517					$	—					$	—											$	17,937
Affiliate fees			7,369						10,590						—						(1,084)												16,875
Advertising			7,594						3,920						4						—												11,518
Theme park admissions			—						—						10,423						—												10,423
Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage			—						—						8,921						—												8,921
Resort and vacations			—						—						7,949						—												7,949
Merchandise licensing			619						—						2,509						—												3,128
TV/VOD distribution licensing			2,645						347						—						—												2,992
Theatrical distribution licensing			3,174						—						—						—												3,174
Home entertainment			931						—						—						—												931
Other			1,883						737						2,743						(313)												5,050
			$	40,635					$	17,111					$	32,549					$	(1,397)											$	88,898

			2022
			Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Eliminations and Other												Total
Subscription fees			$	14,178					$	1,113					$	—					$	—											$	15,291
Affiliate fees			7,739						10,796						—						(1,010)												17,525
Advertising			8,674						4,370						4						—												13,048
Theme park admissions			—						—						8,602						—												8,602
Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage			—						—						7,838						—												7,838
Resort and vacations			—						—						6,410						—												6,410
Merchandise licensing			620						—						3,349						—												3,969
TV/VOD distribution licensing			3,551						351						—						(1,023)												2,879
Theatrical distribution licensing			1,875						—						—						—												1,875
Home entertainment			1,083						—						—						—												1,083
Other			1,849						640						1,882						(169)												4,202
			$	39,569					$	17,270					$	28,085					$	(2,202)											$	82,722

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The following table presents our revenues by segment and primary geographical markets:

			2024
			Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Eliminations						Total
Americas			$	31,722					$	16,432					$	25,603					$	(1,595)					$	72,162
Europe			5,805						396						4,078						—						10,279
Asia Pacific			3,659						791						4,470						—						8,920
			$	41,186					$	17,619					$	34,151					$	(1,595)					$	91,361

			2023
			Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Eliminations						Total
Americas			$	31,414					$	16,000					$	25,188					$	(1,397)					$	71,205
Europe			5,475						370						3,688						—						9,533
Asia Pacific			3,746						741						3,673						—						8,160
			$	40,635					$	17,111					$	32,549					$	(1,397)					$	88,898

			2022
			Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Eliminations						Total
Americas			$	30,841					$	15,666					$	22,890					$	(1,179)					$	68,218
Europe			5,098						396						3,186						—						8,680
Asia Pacific			3,630						1,208						2,009						—						6,847
			$	39,569					$	17,270					$	28,085					$	(1,179)					$	83,745
Content License Early Termination																											(1,023)
																											$	82,722

Revenues recognized in the current and prior year from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous reporting periods primarily relate to revenues earned on TV/VOD licenses for titles made available to the licensee in previous reporting periods. For fiscal 2024, $1.0 billion was recognized related to performance obligations satisfied prior to September 30, 2023. For fiscal 2023, $0.9 billion was recognized related to performance obligations satisfied prior to October 1, 2022. For fiscal 2022, $1.1 billion was recognized related to performance obligations satisfied prior to October 2, 2021.

As of September 28, 2024, revenue for unsatisfied performance obligations expected to be recognized in the future is $16 billion, primarily for IP or advertising time to be made available in the future under existing agreements with merchandise and co-branding licensees and sponsors, television station affiliates, DTC wholesalers, sports sublicensees and advertisers. Of this amount, we expect to recognize approximately $7 billion in fiscal 2025, $4 billion in fiscal 2026, $2 billion in fiscal 2027 and $3 billion thereafter. These amounts include only fixed consideration or minimum guarantees and do not include amounts related to (i) contracts with an original expected term of one year or less (such as most advertising contracts) or (ii) licenses of IP that are solely based on the sales of the licensee.

When the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition is different from the timing of customer payments, the Company recognizes either a contract asset (customer payment is subsequent to revenue recognition and subject to the Company satisfying additional performance obligations) or deferred revenue (customer payment precedes the Company satisfying the performance obligations). Consideration due under contracts with payment in arrears is recognized as accounts receivable. Deferred revenues are recognized as (or when) the Company performs under the contract. The Company’s contract assets and activity for the current and prior-year periods were not material.

Accounts receivable and deferred revenues from contracts with customers are as follows:

			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Accounts Receivable
Current			$	10,463					$	10,279
Non-current			1,040						1,212
Allowance for credit losses			(118)						(154)
Deferred revenues
Current			5,587						5,568
Non-current			858						977

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For fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $5.2 billion, $5.1 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balance at September 30, 2023, October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively. Amounts deferred generally relate to theme park admissions and vacation packages, DTC subscriptions and advances related to merchandise and TV/VOD licenses.

The Company has accounts receivable with original maturities greater than one year related to the sale of vacation club properties and film and television program rights (TV/VOD licensing). These receivables are discounted to present value at contract inception and the related revenues are recognized at the discounted amount. The balance of vacation club receivables recorded in other non-current assets was $0.7 billion at both September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023. The balance of TV/VOD licensing receivables recorded in other non-current assets was $0.3 billion at September 28, 2024 and $0.6 billion at September 30, 2023. The allowance for credit losses for vacation club and TV/VOD licensing receivables and related activity for fiscal 2024 and 2023 were not material.

4.Dispositions

The Company and RIL plan to close the Star India Transaction on or about November 14, 2024, which will form a joint venture that includes Star India and certain media and entertainment businesses controlled by RIL, primarily in India. RIL has an effective 56% controlling interest in the joint venture with 37% held by the Company, and 7% by Bodhi Tree Systems, a third party investment company.

Star India’s assets and liabilities are classified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2024, and we recorded $1.5 billion of non-cash impairment charges in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in fiscal 2024 to reflect Star India at its fair value less costs to sell. The measurement of these impairment charges included non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses of approximately $0.8 billion. In addition, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we anticipate we will recognize a non-cash tax charge of approximately $0.3 billion in connection with the close of the transaction.

Assets and liabilities of Star India are classified as held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2024 as follows:

Receivables and other current assets			$	749
Content advances			535
Total current assets			1,284
Produced and licensed content costs			549
Property and equipment, net			106
Intangible assets, net			757
Goodwill			1,106
Other assets			559
Total assets(1)			$	4,361
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities			$	358
Deferred revenue and other			88
Total current liabilities			446
Other long-term liabilities			379
Total liabilities(1)			$	825

(1)Total current assets and non-current assets held for sale are included in “Other current assets” and “Other assets,” respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Total current liabilities and non-current liabilities held for sale are included in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Other long-term liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. These assets and liabilities are subject to change through closing.

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Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

									Entertainment						Sports						Experiences						Star India						Total
Balance at Oct. 1, 2022									$	55,488					$	16,859					$	5,550					$	—					$	77,897
Impairments(1)									(425)						(296)						—						—						(721)
Currency translation adjustments and other, net									(32)						(77)						—						—						(109)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2023									$	55,031					$	16,486					$	5,550					$	—					$	77,067
Allocation to Star India									(2,445)						—						—						2,445						—
Impairments(1)									(1,287)						—						—						(1,335)						(2,622)
Reclassification to held for sale									—						—						—						(1,106)						(1,106)
Currency translation adjustments and other, net									(9)						—						—						(4)						(13)
Balance at Sep. 28, 2024									$	51,290					$	16,486					$	5,550					$	—					$	73,326

(1)Current year reflects impairments related to entertainment linear networks and Star India (see Note 18). Prior year reflects impairments at entertainment and international sports linear networks (see Note 18).

5Investments

Investments consist of the following:

			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Investments, equity basis			$	2,680					$	2,688
Investments, other			1,779						392
			$	4,459					$	3,080

Investments, Equity Basis

The Company’s significant equity investments include A+E (50% ownership), Tata Play Limited (30% ownership) and CTV Specialty Television, Inc. (30% ownership). As of September 28, 2024, the book value of the Company’s equity method investments exceeded our share of the book value of the investees’ underlying net assets by approximately $0.5 billion, which represents amortizable intangible assets and goodwill arising from acquisitions.

Investments, Other

As of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had securities without a readily determinable fair value of $1.7 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively, the most significant of which at September 28, 2024 is an 8% interest in Epic Games, Inc. valued at $1.5 billion.

Gains, losses and impairments on securities are generally recorded in “Interest expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income; these amounts were not material for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022. See Note 1 for realized and unrealized gains and losses on securities recorded in “Other income (expense), net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

6International Theme Parks

The Company has a 48% ownership interest in the operations of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and a 43% ownership interest in the operations of Shanghai Disney Resort (together, the Asia Theme Parks), which are both VIEs consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. See Note 2 for the Company’s policy on consolidating VIEs. In addition, the Company has 100% ownership of Disneyland Paris. The Asia Theme Parks together with Disneyland Paris are collectively referred to as the International Theme Parks.

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The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of the Asia Theme Parks’ assets and liabilities included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet:

			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents			$	510					$	504
Other current assets			178						159
Total current assets			688						663
Parks, resorts and other property			6,141						6,150
Other assets			217						234
Total assets			$	7,046					$	7,047
Current liabilities			$	695					$	720
Long-term borrowings			1,292						1,308
Other long-term liabilities			409						392
Total liabilities			$	2,396					$	2,420

The following table summarizes the International Theme Parks’ revenues and costs and expenses included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for fiscal 2024:

Revenues			$	5,783
Costs and expenses			(4,716)

Asia Theme Parks’ royalty and management fees of $310 million for fiscal 2024 are eliminated in consolidation, but are considered in calculating earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests.

International Theme Parks’ cash flows included in the Company’s fiscal 2024 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were $1.7 billion provided by operating activities, $0.9 billion used in investing activities and $0.1 billion used in financing activities.

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Company have a 52% and a 48% equity interest in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, respectively.

The Company and HKSAR have provided loans to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort with outstanding balances of $101 million and $68 million, respectively. The interest rate on both loans is three month HIBOR plus 2%, and the scheduled maturity date is September 2025. The Company’s loan is eliminated in consolidation.

The Company has provided Hong Kong Disneyland Resort with a revolving credit facility of HK $2.7 billion ($347 million), which bears interest at a rate of three month HIBOR plus 1.25% and matures in December 2028. The line of credit does not have a balance outstanding.

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is undergoing a multi-year expansion estimated to cost HK $10.9 billion ($1.4 billion). The Company and HKSAR have agreed to fund the expansion on an equal basis through equity contributions, which totaled $18 million and $57 million in fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. To date, the Company and HKSAR have funded a total of $791 million.

HKSAR has the right to receive additional shares over time to the extent Hong Kong Disneyland Resort exceeds certain return on asset performance targets. The amount of additional shares HKSAR can receive is capped on an annual basis and could decrease the Company’s equity interest by up to 6 percentage points over a period no shorter than 10 years.

Shanghai Disney Resort

Shanghai Shendi (Group) Co., Ltd (Shendi) and the Company have 57% and 43% equity interests in Shanghai Disney Resort, respectively. A management company, in which the Company has a 70% interest and Shendi a 30% interest, operates Shanghai Disney Resort.

The Company has provided Shanghai Disney Resort with loans totaling $961 million bearing interest at 8% and are scheduled to mature in 2036 with earlier payments required based on available cash flows. In addition, early repayment is permitted. The loan is eliminated in consolidation. The Company has also provided Shanghai Disney Resort with a 1.9 billion yuan (approximately $0.3 billion) line of credit bearing interest at 8%. The line of credit does not have a balance outstanding.

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Shendi has provided Shanghai Disney Resort with loans totaling 8.6 billion yuan (approximately $1.2 billion) bearing interest at 8% and are scheduled to mature in 2036 with earlier payments required based on available cash flows. In addition, early repayment is permitted. Shendi has also provided Shanghai Disney Resort with a 2.6 billion yuan (approximately $0.4 billion) line of credit bearing interest at 8%. The line of credit does not have a balance outstanding.

7Produced and Acquired/Licensed Content Costs and Advances

Total capitalized produced and licensed content by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:

			As of September 28, 2024																		As of September 30, 2023
			Predominantly Monetized Individually						Predominantly Monetized as a Group						Total						Predominantly Monetized Individually						Predominantly Monetized as a Group						Total
Produced content
Released, less amortization			$	4,568					$	13,621					$	18,189					$	4,968					$	13,555					$	18,523
Completed, not released			16						2,265						2,281						70						1,786						1,856
In-process			4,352						4,067						8,419						3,331						6,120						9,451
In development or pre-production			196						73						269						279						133						412
			$	9,132					$	20,026					29,158						$	8,648					$	21,594					30,242
Licensed content - Television Programming rights and advances															5,251																		6,351
Total produced and licensed content															$	34,409																	$	36,593
Current portion															$	2,097																	$	3,002
Non-current portion															$	32,312																	$	33,591

Amortization of produced and licensed content is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Produced content
Predominantly monetized individually			$	3,311					$	3,999					$	3,448
Predominantly monetized as a group			7,143						7,862						6,776
			10,454						11,861						10,224
Licensed programming rights and advances			14,027						13,405						13,432
Total produced and licensed content costs(1)			$	24,481					$	25,266					$	23,656

(1)Primarily included in “Costs of services” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Fiscal 2024 amounts exclude impairment charges of $187 million for produced content and fiscal 2023 amounts exclude impairment charges of $2.0 billion for produced content and $257 million for licensed programming rights recorded in “Restructuring and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (see Note 18).

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Total expected amortization by fiscal year of completed (released and not released) produced, licensed and acquired film and television library content on the balance sheet as of September 28, 2024 is as follows:

			Predominantly Monetized Individually						Predominantly Monetized as a Group						Total
Produced content
Released
2025			$	983					$	3,323					$	4,306
2026			605						2,466						3,071
2027			479						1,907						2,386
Completed, not released
2025			10						848						858
Licensed content - Programming rights and advances
2025															$	3,230
2026															746
2027															370

Approximately $2.2 billion of accrued participations and residual liabilities will be paid in fiscal 2025.

At September 28, 2024, acquired film and television library content has remaining unamortized costs of $3.5 billion, which are generally being amortized straight-line over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 14 years.

Content Production Incentives

Programming and production costs were reduced by $0.6 billion for fiscal 2024 related to the amortization of production tax incentives. We have production tax credit receivables of $1.7 billion as of September 28, 2024, which, based on the expected timing of collection, are reflected in “Receivables, net” or “Other Assets” in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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8Borrowings

The Company’s borrowings, including the impact of interest rate and cross-currency swaps, are summarized as follows:

																		September 28, 2024
						Sep. 28, 2024						Sep. 30, 2023						Stated Interest Rate(1)			Pay Floating Interest rate and Cross- Currency Swaps(2)									Effective Interest Rate(3)						Swap Maturities
Commercial paper						$	3,040					$	1,476					—						$	—											5.47%
U.S. dollar denominated notes(4)						40,496						43,504						4.06%						10,125												4.71%						2025-2031
Foreign currency denominated debt						1,886						1,872						2.91%						1,887												4.80%						2025-2027
Other(5)						(899)						(1,729)												—
						44,523						45,123												12,012
Asia Theme Parks borrowings						1,292						1,308						7.93%						—												5.75%
Total borrowings						45,815						46,431												12,012
Less current portion						6,845						4,330												—
Total long-term borrowings						$	38,970					$	42,101											$	12,012

(1)The stated interest rate represents the weighted-average coupon rate for each category of borrowings. For floating-rate borrowings, interest rates are the rates in effect at September 28, 2024; these rates are not necessarily an indication of future interest rates.

(2)Amounts represent notional values of interest rate and cross-currency swaps outstanding as of September 28, 2024.

(3)The effective interest rate includes the impact of existing and terminated interest rate and cross-currency swaps, purchase accounting adjustments and debt issuance premiums, discounts and costs.

(4)Includes net debt issuance discounts, costs and purchase accounting adjustments totaling a net premium of $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

(5)Includes market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges, which reduces borrowings by $0.9 billion and $1.8 billion at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Bank Facilities and Commercial Paper

At September 28, 2024, the Company’s bank facilities, which are with a syndicate of lenders and support our commercial paper borrowings, were as follows:

			Committed Capacity						Capacity Used						Unused Capacity
Facility expiring February 2025			$	5,250					$	—					$	5,250
Facility expiring March 2027			4,000						—						4,000
Facility expiring March 2029			3,000						—						3,000
Total			$	12,250					$	—					$	12,250

These facilities allow for borrowings at rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), and at other variable rates for non-U.S. dollar denominated borrowings plus a fixed spread that varies with the Company’s debt ratings assigned by Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings ranging from 0.655% to 1.225%. The bank facilities contain only one financial covenant, relating to interest coverage of three times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including both intangible amortization and amortization of our film and television production and programming costs. On September 28, 2024, the Company met this covenant by a significant margin. The bank facilities specifically exclude certain entities, including the Asia Theme Parks, from any representations, covenants or events of default. The Company also has the ability to issue up to $500 million of letters of credit under the facility expiring in March 2027, which if utilized, reduces available borrowings under this facility. As of September 28, 2024, the Company has $1.6 billion of outstanding letters of credit, of which none were issued under this facility.

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Commercial paper activity is as follows:

			Commercial paper with original maturities less than three months, net(1)						Commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months						Total
Balance at Oct. 1, 2022			$	50					$	1,612					$	1,662
Additions			238						3,603						3,841
Payments			—						(4,032)						(4,032)
Other Activity			1						4						5
Balance at Sep. 30, 2023			$	289					$	1,187					$	1,476
Additions			431						4,305						4,736
Payments			—						(3,204)						(3,204)
Other Activity			7						25						32
Balance at Sep. 28, 2024			$	727					$	2,313					$	3,040

(1)Borrowings and reductions of borrowings are reported net.

U.S. Dollar Denominated Notes

At September 28, 2024, the Company had $40.5 billion of fixed rate U.S. dollar denominated notes with maturities ranging from 1 to 72 years and stated interest rates that range from 1.75% to 8.50%.

Foreign Currency Denominated Debt

At September 28, 2024, the Company had fixed rate senior notes of Canadian $1.3 billion ($0.9 billion), which had a stated interest rate of 2.76% and was paid in October 2024, and Canadian $1.3 billion ($1.0 billion), which had a stated interest rate of 3.06% and matures in March 2027. The Company has entered into pay-floating interest rate and cross-currency swaps that effectively convert the borrowings to a variable-rate U.S. dollar denominated borrowings indexed to SOFR.

Cruise Ship Credit Facilities

At September 28, 2024, the Company had two credit facilities to finance, at its option, a significant portion of the contract price of two new cruise ships. With the delivery of the Disney Treasure, which occurred in October 2024, the Company borrowed $1.1 billion under one credit facility with a fixed interest rate of 3.80% in November 2024 that will be payable semi-annually over 12 years. The remaining credit facility for $1.1 billion may be utilized to finance a significant portion of the contract price of the Disney Destiny, which is currently scheduled to be delivered in fiscal 2026. If utilized, the loan will have a fixed interest rate of 3.74% and will be payable semi-annually over 12 years. Early repayment of both facilities is permitted subject to cancellation fees.

Asia Theme Parks Borrowings

HKSAR provided Hong Kong Disneyland Resort with loans totaling HK $0.5 billion ($68 million). The interest rate is three month HIBOR plus 2% and the maturity date is September 2025.

Shendi has provided Shanghai Disney Resort with loans totaling 8.6 billion yuan (approximately $1.2 billion) bearing interest at 8% and is scheduled to mature in 2036 with earlier payments required based on available cash flows. In addition, early repayment is permitted. Shendi has also provided Shanghai Disney Resort with a 2.6 billion yuan (approximately $0.4 billion) line of credit bearing interest at 8%. As of September 28, 2024, the line of credit does not have a balance outstanding.

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Maturities

The following table provides total borrowings, excluding market value adjustments and debt issuance premiums, discounts and costs, by scheduled maturity date as of September 28, 2024. The table also provides the estimated interest payments on these borrowings as of September 28, 2024 although actual future payments will differ for floating-rate borrowings:

			Borrowings
Fiscal Year:			Before Asia Theme Parks Consolidation						Asia Theme Parks						Total Borrowings						Interest						Total Borrowings and Interest
2025			$	6,688					$	128					$	6,816					$	1,586					$	8,402
2026			4,578						—						4,578						1,502						6,080
2027			2,926						—						2,926						1,344						4,270
2028			1,599						—						1,599						1,253						2,852
2029			2,195						—						2,195						1,210						3,405
Thereafter			25,823						1,164						26,987						15,944						42,931
			$	43,809					$	1,292					$	45,101					$	22,839					$	67,940

Interest

The Company capitalizes interest on assets constructed for its parks and resorts and on certain film and television productions. In fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, total interest capitalized was $386 million, $365 million and $261 million, respectively.

Interest expense (net of amounts capitalized), interest and investment income, and net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs (other than service costs) (see Note 10) are reported net in the Consolidated Statements of Income and consist of the following:

			2024						2023						2022
Interest expense			$	(2,070)					$	(1,973)					$	(1,549)
Interest and investment income			406						424						90
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs (other than service costs)			404						340						62
Interest expense, net			$	(1,260)					$	(1,209)					$	(1,397)

9Income Taxes

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes by Domestic and Foreign Subsidiaries

Income Before Income Taxes			2024						2023						2022
Domestic subsidiaries (including U.S. exports)			$	5,754					$	3,086					$	5,955
Foreign subsidiaries			1,815						1,683						(670)
Total income from continuing operations			7,569						4,769						5,285
Loss from discontinued operations			—						—						(62)
			$	7,569					$	4,769					$	5,223

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Provision for Income Taxes: Current and Deferred

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Current			2024						2023						2022
Federal			$	1,393					$	1,475					$	436
State			237						402						282
Foreign, including foreign withholding taxes			973						867						846
			2,603						2,744						1,564
Deferred
Federal			(764)						(1,180)						407
State			54						4						26
Foreign			(97)						(189)						(265)
			(807)						(1,365)						168
Income tax expense on income from continuing operations			1,796						1,379						1,732
Income tax expense on loss from discontinued operations			—						—						(14)
			$	1,796					$	1,379					$	1,718

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Components of Deferred Tax (Assets) and Liabilities			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Deferred tax assets
Net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards(1)			$	(3,444)					$	(3,841)
Accrued liabilities			(1,199)						(1,335)
Lease liabilities			(862)						(852)
Licensing revenues			(130)						(115)
Other			(655)						(623)
Total deferred tax assets			(6,290)						(6,766)
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciable, amortizable and other property			6,584						7,581
Investment in U.S. entities(2)			1,102						1,271
Right-of-use lease assets			692						751
Investment in foreign entities			465						482
Other			78						81
Total deferred tax liabilities			8,921						10,166
Net deferred tax liability before valuation allowance			2,631						3,400
Valuation allowance			2,991						3,187
Net deferred tax liability			$	5,622					$	6,587

(1)Further details on our net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards are as follows:

			September 28, 2024
International Theme Park net operating losses			$	1,530
U.S. foreign tax credits			822
State net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards			533
Other			559
Total net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards(a)			$	3,444

(a) Approximately $2.2 billion of these credits do not expire. Approximately $1.1 billion expire between fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2034, primarily consisting of U.S. foreign tax credits.

(2)Amounts are, in part, due to the tax status of these entities and if the tax status of certain legal entities changes, a significant portion of this balance may reverse.

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The following table details the change in valuation allowance for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 (in billions):

			Balance at Beginning of Period						Increases (Decreases) to Tax Expense						Other Changes						Balance at End of Period
Year ended September 28, 2024			$	3.2					$	(0.3)					$	0.1					$	3.0
Year ended September 30, 2023			2.9						0.2						0.1						3.2
Year ended October 1, 2022			2.8						0.4						(0.3)						2.9

Reconciliation of the effective income tax rate for continuing operations to the federal rate

			2024						2023						2022
Federal income tax rate			21.0		%				21.0		%				21.0		%
State taxes, net of federal benefit(1)			2.2						5.8						3.1
Non-tax deductible impairments			8.8						3.5						—
Foreign derived intangible income			(3.6)						(4.3)						(3.4)
Income tax audits and reserves			(2.4)						1.3						2.7
Tax rate differential on foreign income			(1.6)						0.1						4.3
U.S. research and development credits			(1.1)						(1.1)						(0.6)
Tax impact of equity awards			0.8						2.1						—
Valuation allowance			(0.6)						(1.8)						4.5
Legislative changes			—						—						1.7
Other			0.2						2.3						(0.5)
			23.7		%				28.9		%				32.8		%

(1)Fiscal 2023 includes an adjustment related to certain deferred state taxes

Unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding the related accrual for interest and penalties, is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Balance at the beginning of the year			$	2,517					$	2,449					$	2,641
Increases for current year tax positions			82						98						48
Increases for prior year tax positions			209						273						103
Decreases in prior year tax positions			(423)						(144)						(98)
Settlements with taxing authorities			(239)						(153)						(235)
Lapse in statute of limitations			(194)						(6)						(10)
Balance at the end of the year			$	1,952					$	2,517					$	2,449

Balances at September 28, 2024, September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022 include $1.4 billion, $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, that if recognized, would reduce our income tax expense and effective tax rate. These amounts are net of the offsetting benefits from other tax jurisdictions.

At September 28, 2024, September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022 accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits were $0.9 billion, $1.0 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively. During fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded additional interest and penalties of $157 million, $210 million and $157 million, respectively, and recorded reductions in accrued interest and penalties of $151 million, $241 million and $119 million, respectively. The Company’s policy is to report interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense.

The Company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal examination for years prior to 2018. The Company is no longer subject to examination in any of its major state or foreign tax jurisdictions for years prior to 2008.

In the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that our unrecognized tax benefits could change due to the resolution of open tax matters, which would reduce our unrecognized tax benefits by $0.9 billion.

Other

In fiscal 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized income tax expense of $55 million and $93 million, respectively, for the shortfall between equity-based compensation deductions and amounts recorded based on the grant date fair value. In fiscal

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10Pension and Other Benefit Programs

The Company maintains pension and postretirement medical benefit plans covering certain of its employees not covered by union or industry-wide plans. The Company has defined benefit pension plans that cover employees hired prior to January 1, 2012. For employees hired after this date, the Company has a defined contribution plan. Benefits under these pension plans are generally based on years of service and/or compensation and generally require 3 years of vesting service. Employees generally hired after January 1, 1987 for certain of our media businesses and other employees generally hired after January 1, 1994 are not eligible for postretirement medical benefits.

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company measures the actuarial value of its benefit obligations and plan assets for its defined benefit pension and postretirement medical benefit plans at September 30 and adjusts for any plan contributions or significant events between September 30 and our fiscal year end.

The following chart summarizes the benefit obligations, assets, funded status and balance sheet impacts associated with the defined benefit pension and postretirement medical benefit plans:

			Pension Plans												Postretirement Medical Plans
			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Projected benefit obligations
Beginning obligations			$	(14,690)					$	(15,028)					$	(961)					$	(1,539)
Service cost			(248)						(282)						(1)						(5)
Interest cost			(834)						(784)						(55)						(81)
Actuarial gain (loss)(1)			(1,667)						757						6						59
Plan amendments and other(2)			44						14						(13)						539
Benefits paid			661						633						56						66
Ending obligations			$	(16,734)					$	(14,690)					$	(968)					$	(961)
Fair value of plans’ assets
Beginning fair value			$	15,442					$	14,721					$	781					$	749
Actual return on plan assets			2,789						1,324						143						71
Contributions			69						73						26						29
Benefits paid			(661)						(633)						(56)						(66)
Expenses and other			(82)						(43)						(2)						(2)
Ending fair value			$	17,557					$	15,442					$	892					$	781
Overfunded (Underfunded) status of the plans			$	823					$	752					$	(76)					$	(180)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Non-current assets			$	2,192					$	1,971					$	303					$	209
Current liabilities			(77)						(72)						(1)						(2)
Non-current liabilities			(1,292)						(1,147)						(378)						(387)
			$	823					$	752					$	(76)					$	(180)

(1)The actuarial loss for fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a decrease in the discount rate used to determine the fiscal year-end benefit obligation from the rate that was used in the preceding fiscal year.

(2)The amount in fiscal 2023 was due to a change in postretirement medical benefit options.

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The components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit) are as follows:

			Pension Plans																		Postretirement Medical Plans
			2024						2023						2022						2024						2023						2022
Service cost			$	248					$	282					$	400					$	1					$	5					$	9
Other costs (benefits):
Interest cost			834						784						500						55						81						51
Expected return on plan assets			(1,138)						(1,149)						(1,174)						(58)						(61)						(59)
Amortization of prior-year service costs (credits)(1)			8						8						7						(90)						—						—
Recognized net actuarial loss/(gain)			21						19						585						(36)						(22)						28
Total other costs (benefit)			(275)						(338)						(82)						(129)						(2)						20
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)			$	(27)					$	(56)					$	318					$	(128)					$	3					$	29

(1)The amortization of prior-year service credits is related to a change in postretirement medical benefit options.

In fiscal 2025, we expect pension and postretirement medical costs to be negligible.

Key assumptions are as follows:
			Pension Plans																		Postretirement Medical Plans
			2024						2023						2022						2024						2023						2022
Discount rate used to determine the fiscal year‑end benefit obligation			5.06		%				5.94		%				5.44		%				5.00		%				5.94		%				5.47		%
Discount rate used to determine the interest cost component of net periodic benefit cost			5.86		%				5.37		%				2.45		%				5.84		%				5.38		%				2.47		%
Rate used to determine the expected return on plan assets component of net period benefit cost			7.00		%				7.00		%				7.00		%				7.00		%				7.00		%				7.00		%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase to determine the fiscal year‑end benefit obligation			2.70		%				3.10		%				3.10		%				n/a						n/a						n/a
Year 1 increase in cost of benefits			n/a						n/a						n/a						7.00		%				7.00		%				7.00		%
Rate of increase to which the cost of benefits is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)			n/a						n/a						n/a						4.00		%				4.00		%				4.00		%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate			n/a						n/a						n/a						2043						2042						2041

AOCI, before tax, as of September 28, 2024 consists of the following amounts that have not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost:

			Pension Plans						Postretirement Medical Plans						Total
Prior service costs (benefits)			$	8					$	(467)					$	(459)
Net actuarial loss (gain)			2,963						(190)						2,773
Total amounts included in AOCI			$	2,971					$	(657)					$	2,314

Plan Funded Status

As of September 28, 2024, the projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, and the aggregate fair value of plan assets was not material. As of September 30, 2023, the projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, and the aggregate fair value of plan assets was not material.

As of September 28, 2024, the projected benefit obligation for pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets was $1.4 billion and the aggregate fair value of plan assets was not material. As of September 30, 2023, the projected benefit obligation for pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets was $1.2 billion and the aggregate fair value of plan assets was not material.

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The Company’s total accumulated pension benefit obligations at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were $15.7 billion and $13.8 billion, respectively. Approximately 98% was vested as of both September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023.

The accumulated postretirement medical benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets for postretirement medical plans with accumulated postretirement medical benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were $1.0 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively, at September 28, 2024 and $1.0 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2023.

Plan Assets

A significant portion of the assets of the Company’s defined benefit plans are managed in a third-party master trust. The investment policy and allocation of the assets in the master trust were approved by the Company’s Investment and Administrative Committee, which has oversight responsibility for the Company’s retirement plans. The investment policy ranges for the major asset classes are as follows:

Asset Class						Minimum						Maximum
Equity investments						25%						60%
Fixed income investments						20%						45%
Alternative investments						10%						30%
Cash & money market funds						—%						10%

The primary investment objective for the assets within the master trust is the prudent and cost effective management of assets to satisfy benefit obligations to plan participants. Financial risks are managed through diversification of plan assets, selection of investment managers and through the investment guidelines incorporated in investment management agreements. Investments are monitored to assess whether returns are commensurate with risks taken.

The long-term asset allocation policy for the master trust was established taking into consideration a variety of factors that include, but are not limited to, the average age of participants, the number of retirees, the duration of liabilities and the expected payout ratio. Liquidity needs of the master trust are generally managed using cash generated by investments or by liquidating securities.

Assets are generally managed by external investment managers pursuant to investment management agreements that establish permitted securities and risk controls commensurate with the account’s investment strategy. Some agreements permit the use of derivative securities (futures, options, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps) that enable investment managers to enhance returns and manage exposures within their accounts.

Fair Value Measurements of Plan Assets

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants and is generally classified in one of the following categories of the fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets

Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable

Investments that are valued using the net asset value (NAV) (or its equivalent) practical expedient are excluded from the fair value hierarchy disclosure. NAV per share is determined based on the fair value using the underlying assets divided by the number of units outstanding.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets reported at fair value. The methodologies used at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 are the same.

Level 1 investments are valued based on reported market prices on the last trading day of the fiscal year. Investments in common and preferred stocks and mutual funds are valued based on the securities’ exchange-listed price or a broker’s quote in an active market. Investments in U.S. Treasury securities are valued based on a broker’s quote in an active market.

Level 2 investments in government and federal agency bonds and notes (excluding U.S. Treasury securities), corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities are valued using a broker’s quote in a non-active market or an evaluated price based on a compilation of reported market information, such as benchmark yield curves, credit spreads and estimated default rates. Derivative financial instruments are valued based on models that incorporate observable inputs for the underlying securities, such as interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates.

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The Company’s defined benefit plan assets are summarized by level in the following tables:

						As of September 28, 2024
Description						Level 1						Level 2						Total						Plan Asset Mix
Cash						$	19					$	—					$	19					—%
Common and preferred stocks(1)						3,377						—						3,377						18%
Mutual funds						701						—						701						4%
Government and federal agency bonds, notes and MBS						2,744						1,845						4,589						25%
Corporate bonds						—						2,111						2,111						11%
Other mortgage- and asset-backed securities						—						166						166						1%
Derivatives and other, net						10						1						11						—%
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy						$	6,851					$	4,123					10,974
Assets valued at NAV as a practical expedient:
Common collective funds																		2,380						13%
Alternative investments																		4,350						24%
Money market funds and other																		745						4%
Total investments at fair value																		$	18,449					100%

						As of September 30, 2023
Description						Level 1						Level 2						Total						Plan Asset Mix
Cash						$	68					$	—					$	68					—%
Common and preferred stocks(1)						3,517						—						3,517						22%
Mutual funds						1,139						—						1,139						7%
Government and federal agency bonds, notes and MBS						2,025						442						2,467						15%
Corporate bonds						—						750						750						4%
Other mortgage- and asset-backed securities						—						120						120						1%
Derivatives and other, net						—						12						12						—%
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy						$	6,749					$	1,324					8,073
Assets valued at NAV as a practical expedient:
Common collective funds																		3,517						22%
Alternative investments																		4,352						27%
Money market funds and other																		281						2%
Total investments at fair value																		$	16,223					100%

(1)Includes 2.9 million shares of Company common stock valued at $278 million and 2.9 million shares valued at $235 million at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

Uncalled Capital Commitments

Alternative investments held by the master trust include interests in funds that have rights to make capital calls to the investors. In such cases, the master trust would be contractually obligated to make a cash contribution at the time of the capital call. At September 28, 2024, the total committed capital still uncalled and unpaid was $1.5 billion.

Plan Contributions

During fiscal 2024, the Company made $95 million of contributions to its pension and postretirement medical plans. The Company currently does not expect to make material pension and postretirement medical plan contributions in fiscal 2025. Final minimum funding requirements for fiscal 2025 will be determined based on a January 1, 2025 funding actuarial valuation, which is expected to be received during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

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Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The following table presents estimated future benefit payments for the next ten fiscal years:

			Pension Plans						Postretirement Medical Plans(1)
2025			$	776					$	51
2026			788						54
2027			837						57
2028			881						60
2029			926						62
2030 – 2034			5,199						335

(1)Estimated future benefit payments are net of expected Medicare subsidy receipts of $36 million.

Assumptions

Assumptions, such as discount rates, long-term rate of return on plan assets and the healthcare cost trend rate, have a significant effect on the amounts reported for net periodic benefit cost as well as the related benefit obligations.

Discount Rate — The assumed discount rate for pension and postretirement medical plans reflects the market rates for high-quality corporate bonds currently available. The Company’s discount rate was determined by considering yield curves constructed of a large population of high-quality corporate bonds and reflects the matching of the plans’ liability cash flows to the yield curves. The Company measures service and interest costs by applying the specific spot rates along that yield curve to the plans’ liability cash flows.

Long-term rate of return on plan assets — The long-term rate of return on plan assets represents an estimate of long-term returns on an investment portfolio consisting of a mixture of equities, fixed income and alternative investments. When determining the long-term rate of return on plan assets, the Company considers long-term rates of return on the asset classes (both historical and forecasted) in which the Company expects the pension funds to be invested. The following long-term rates of return by asset class were considered in setting the long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption:

Equity Securities			6		%	to			10		%
Debt Securities			3		%	to			6		%
Alternative Investments			6		%	to			11		%

Healthcare cost trend rate — The Company reviews external data and its own historical trends for healthcare costs to determine the healthcare cost trend rates for the postretirement medical benefit plans. The 2024 actuarial valuation assumed a 7.00% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered healthcare claims with the rate decreasing in even increments over nineteen years until reaching 4.00%.

Sensitivity — A one percentage point change in the discount rate and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets would have the following effects as of September 28, 2024 and for fiscal 2025:

			Discount Rate												Expected Long-Term Rate of Return On Assets
Increase (decrease)			Benefit Expense						Projected Benefit Obligations						Benefit Expense
1 percentage point decrease			$	222					$	2,430					$	168
1 percentage point increase			(214)						(2,130)						(168)

Multiemployer Benefit Plans

The Company participates in a number of multiemployer pension plans under union and industry-wide collective bargaining agreements that cover our union-represented employees and expenses its contributions to these plans as incurred. These plans generally provide for retirement, death and/or termination benefits for eligible employees within the applicable collective bargaining units, based on specific eligibility/participation requirements, vesting periods and benefit formulas. The risks of participating in these multiemployer plans are different from single-employer plans. For example:

• Assets contributed to the multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

• If a participating employer stops contributing to the multiemployer plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may become the obligation of the remaining participating employers.

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• If a participating employer chooses to stop participating in these multiemployer plans, the employer may be required to pay those plans an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan.

The Company also participates in several multiemployer health and welfare plans that cover both active and retired employees. Health care benefits are provided to participants who meet certain eligibility requirements under the applicable collective bargaining unit.

The following table sets forth our contributions to multiemployer pension and health and welfare benefit plans:

			2024						2023						2022
Pension plans			$	291					$	316					$	402
Health & welfare plans			300						299						401
Total contributions			$	591					$	615					$	803

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company has defined contribution retirement plans for domestic employees who began service after December 31, 2011 and are not eligible to participate in the defined benefit pension plans. In general, the Company contributes from 3% to 9% of an employee’s compensation depending on the employee’s age and years of service with the Company up to plan limits. The Company also has savings and investment plans for which the Company generally matches 50% of employee contributions up to plan limits. In fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the costs of our domestic and international defined contribution plans were $408 million, $378 million and $325 million, respectively.

11Equity

Dividends

On February 7, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.45 per share ($0.8 billion) with respect to the first half of fiscal 2024, which was paid in July 2024 to shareholders of record as of July 8, 2024.

On November 30, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per share ($0.5 billion) with respect to the second half of fiscal 2023, which was paid in January 2024 to shareholders of record as of December 11, 2023.

The Company did not declare or pay a dividend with respect to fiscal 2022 operations.

Share Repurchase Program

Effective February 7, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase a total of 400 million shares of its common stock. During the year ended September 28, 2024, the Company repurchased 28 million shares of its common stock for $3.0 billion (excluding the one percent excise tax on stock repurchases imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022). As of September 28, 2024, the Company had remaining authorization in place to repurchase approximately 372 million additional shares. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) including our proportional share of equity method investee amounts:

			Market Value Adjustments for Hedges						Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Medical Expense						Foreign Currency Translation and Other						AOCI
AOCI, before tax
Balance at October 2, 2021			$	(152)					$	(7,025)					$	(1,047)					$	(8,224)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			1,098						2,635						(967)						2,766
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			(142)						620						—						478
Balance at October 1, 2022			$	804					$	(3,770)					$	(2,014)					$	(4,980)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			(101)						1,594						(2)						1,491
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			(444)						4						42						(398)
Balance at September 30, 2023			$	259					$	(2,172)					$	(1,974)					$	(3,887)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			(112)						25						119						32
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			(466)						(96)						—						(562)
Balance at September 28, 2024			$	(319)					$	(2,243)					$	(1,855)					$	(4,417)

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			Market Value Adjustments for Hedges						Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Medical Expense						Foreign Currency Translation and Other						AOCI
Tax on AOCI
Balance at October 2, 2021			$	42					$	1,653					$	89					$	1,784
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			(254)						(608)						50						(812)
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			33						(144)						—						(111)
Balance at October 1, 2022			$	(179)					$	901					$	139					$	861
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			12						(384)						17						(355)
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			103						—						(14)						89
Balance at September 30, 2023			$	(64)					$	517					$	142					$	595
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			27						(10)						(26)						(9)
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			108						24						—						132
Balance at September 28, 2024			$	71					$	531					$	116					$	718

			Market Value Adjustments for Hedges						Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Medical Expense						Foreign Currency Translation and Other						AOCI
AOCI, after tax
Balance at October 2, 2021			$	(110)					$	(5,372)					$	(958)					$	(6,440)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			844						2,027						(917)						1,954
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			(109)						476						—						367
Balance at October 1, 2022			$	625					$	(2,869)					$	(1,875)					$	(4,119)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			(89)						1,210						15						1,136
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			(341)						4						28						(309)
Balance at September 30, 2023			$	195					$	(1,655)					$	(1,832)					$	(3,292)
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			(85)						15						93						23
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income			(358)						(72)						—						(430)
Balance at September 28, 2024			$	(248)					$	(1,712)					$	(1,739)					$	(3,699)

Details about AOCI components reclassified to net income are as follows:

Gains (losses) in net income:						Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:						2024						2023						2022
Market value adjustments, primarily cash flow hedges						Primarily revenue						$	466					$	444					$	142
Estimated tax						Income taxes						(108)						(103)						(33)
												358						341						109
Pension and postretirement medical expense						Interest expense, net						96						(4)						(620)
Estimated tax						Income taxes						(24)						—						144
												72						(4)						(476)
Foreign currency translation and other						Other income (expense), net						—						(42)						—
Estimated tax						Income taxes						—						14						—
												—						(28)						—
Total reclassifications for the period												$	430					$	309					$	(367)

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12Equity-Based Compensation

Under various plans, the Company may grant stock options and other equity-based awards to executive, management, technology and creative personnel. The Company’s approach to long-term incentive compensation contemplates awards of stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs). Certain RSUs awarded to senior executives vest based upon the achievement of market or performance conditions (Performance RSUs).

Stock options are generally granted with a 10 year term at exercise prices equal to or exceeding the market price at the date of grant and become exercisable ratably over a three-year period from the grant date (exercisable ratably over a four-year period from the grant date for awards granted prior to fiscal 2021). At the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, options can occasionally extend up to 15 years after date of grant. RSUs generally vest ratably over three years (four years for grants awarded prior to fiscal 2021) and Performance RSUs generally fully vest after three years, subject to achieving market or performance conditions. Equity-based award grants generally provide continued vesting, in the event of termination, for employees that reach age 60 or greater, have at least ten years of service and have held the award for at least one year.

Each share granted subject to a stock option award reduces the number of shares available under the Company’s stock incentive plans by one share while each share granted subject to a RSU award reduces the number of shares available by two shares. As of September 28, 2024, the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Company’s stock incentive plans (assuming all the awards are in the form of stock options) was approximately 146 million shares and the number available for issuance assuming all awards are in the form of RSUs was approximately 73 million shares. The Company satisfies stock option exercises and vesting of RSUs with newly issued shares. Stock options and RSUs are generally forfeited by employees who terminate prior to vesting.

Each year, generally during the first half of the year, the Company awards stock options and restricted stock units to a broad-based group of management, technology and creative personnel. The fair value of options is estimated based on the binomial valuation model. The binomial valuation model takes into account variables such as volatility, dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate. The binomial valuation model also considers the expected exercise multiple (the multiple of exercise price to grant price at which exercises are expected to occur on average) and the termination rate (the probability of a vested option being canceled due to the termination of the option holder) in computing the value of the option.

The weighted average assumptions used in the option-valuation model were as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Risk-free interest rate			4.0%						3.6%						1.6%
Expected volatility			27%						31%						28%
Dividend yield			0.66%						—%						—%
Termination rate			6.1%						5.9%						5.8%
Exercise multiple			2.12						1.98						1.98

Although the initial fair value of stock options is not adjusted after the grant date, changes in the Company’s assumptions may change the value of, and therefore the expense related to, future stock option grants. The assumptions that cause the greatest variation in fair value in the binomial valuation model are the expected volatility and expected exercise multiple. Increases or decreases in either the expected volatility or expected exercise multiple will cause the binomial option value to increase or decrease, respectively. The volatility assumption considers both historical and implied volatility and may be impacted by the Company’s performance as well as changes in economic and market conditions.

Compensation expense for RSUs and stock options is recognized ratably over the service period of the award. Compensation expense for RSUs is based on the market price of the shares underlying the awards on the grant date. Compensation expense for Performance RSUs reflects the estimated probability that the market or performance conditions will be met.

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Compensation expense related to stock options and RSUs is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Stock options			$	71					$	76					$	88
RSUs			1,295						1,067						889
Total equity-based compensation expense(1)			1,366						1,143						977
Tax impact			(285)						(260)						(221)
Reduction in net income			$	1,081					$	883					$	756
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period			$	201					$	145					$	148

(1)Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and estimated forfeitures and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs.

The following table summarizes information about stock option transactions in fiscal 2024 (shares in millions):

			Shares						Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of year			18						$	120.20
Awards granted			3						93.69
Awards exercised			(1)						84.81
Awards expired/canceled			(1)						118.68
Outstanding at end of year			19						$	118.37
Exercisable at end of year			15						$	124.19

The following tables summarize information about stock options vested and expected to vest at September 28, 2024 (shares in millions):

																					Vested
						Range of Exercise Prices															Number of Options						Weighted Average Exercise Price						Weighted Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life
						$	80		—			$	110								4						$	97.36					3.7
						$	111		—			$	140								6						111.98						3.3
						$	141		—			$	170								4						148.62						5.8
						$	171		—			$	200								1						177.59						6.4
																					15

																					Expected to Vest
						Range of Exercise Prices															Number of Options(1)						Weighted Average Exercise Price						Weighted Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life
						$	0		—			$	92								1						$	89.33					8.5
						$	93		—			$	184								3						99.76						8.9
																					4

(1)Number of options expected to vest is total unvested options less estimated forfeitures.

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The following table summarizes information about RSU transactions in fiscal 2024 (shares in millions):

			Units						Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of year			24						$	109.04
Granted(1)			18						93.90
Vested			(14)						115.28
Forfeited			(2)						98.61
Unvested at end of year(2)			26						$	109.25

(1)Includes 0.4 million Performance RSUs.

(2)Includes 1.1 million Performance RSUs.

The weighted average grant-date fair values of options granted during fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $32.09, $33.18 and $46.76, respectively, and for RSUs were $94.23, $89.66 and $136.36, respectively. The total intrinsic value (market value on date of exercise less exercise price) of options exercised and RSUs vested during fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 totaled $1,322 million, $829 million and $982 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic values of stock options vested and expected to vest at September 28, 2024 were $10.1 million and $12.7 million, respectively.

As of September 28, 2024, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and RSUs was $72 million and $1,809 million, respectively. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years for stock options and 1.2 years for RSUs.

Cash received from option exercises for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $88 million, $52 million and $127 million, respectively. Tax benefits realized from tax deductions associated with option exercises and RSU vestings for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $275 million, $190 million and $219 million, respectively.

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Current receivables						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Accounts receivable						$	10,341					$	10,179
Production tax credit receivables						1,358						1,252
Other						1,113						1,014
Allowance for credit losses						(83)						(115)
						$	12,729					$	12,330

Parks, resorts and other property						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Attractions, buildings and improvements						$	39,246					$	35,255
Furniture, fixtures and equipment						28,279						26,358
Land improvements						8,067						7,419
Leasehold improvements						1,082						1,058
						76,674						70,090
Accumulated depreciation						(45,506)						(42,610)
Projects in progress						4,728						6,285
Land						1,145						1,176
						$	37,041					$	34,941

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			September 28, 2024
Intangible assets			Gross						Accumulated Amortization						Net
Character/franchise intangibles, copyrights and trademarks			$	9,507					$	(3,604)					$	5,903
MVPD agreements			7,213						(4,733)						2,480
Other amortizable intangible assets			3,493						(2,929)						564
Total intangible assets subject to amortization			20,213						(11,266)						8,947
Indefinite lived intangible assets(1)			1,792						—						1,792
Total intangible assets			$	22,005					$	(11,266)					$	10,739

			September 30, 2023
			Gross						Accumulated Amortization						Net
Character/franchise intangibles, copyrights and trademarks			$	10,572					$	(3,551)					$	7,021
MVPD agreements			8,056						(4,705)						3,351
Other amortizable intangible assets			4,016						(3,119)						897
Total intangible assets subject to amortization			22,644						(11,375)						11,269
Indefinite lived intangible assets(1)			1,792						—						1,792
Total intangible assets			$	24,436					$	(11,375)					$	13,061

(1)Indefinite lived intangible assets consist of ESPN, Pixar and Marvel trademarks and television FCC licenses.

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Accounts and accrued payables						$	14,796					$	15,125
Payroll and employee benefits						3,672						3,061
Income taxes payable						2,473						2,276
Other						129						209
						$	21,070					$	20,671

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14Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Company has various contractual commitments for rights to sports, films and other programming, totaling approximately $92.2 billion, including approximately $2.6 billion for available programming as of September 28, 2024. The Company also has contractual commitments for the construction of cruise ships, creative talent and employment agreements and unrecognized tax benefits. Creative talent and employment agreements include obligations to actors, producers, sports, television and radio personalities and executives. Contractual commitments for sports programming rights, other programming rights and other commitments including cruise ships and creative talent are as follows:

Fiscal Year:			Sports Programming(1)						Other Programming						Other						Total (2)
2025			$	9,806					$	2,787					$	5,025					$	17,618
2026			9,033						1,384						2,723						13,140
2027			8,995						909						1,566						11,470
2028			8,485						727						1,195						10,407
2029			8,157						273						1,155						9,585
Thereafter			41,372						242						2,949						44,563
			$	85,848					$	6,322					$	14,613					$	106,783

(1)Primarily relates to rights for NBA, NFL, college football (including bowl games and the College Football Playoff) and basketball, tennis, soccer, NHL, WNBA, MLB, UFC and golf. Certain sports programming rights have payments that are variable based primarily on revenues and are not included in the table above.

(2)The table above excludes commitments related to our Star India businesses that are held for sale of approximately $4.5 billion primarily related to sports programming rights.

Legal Matters

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 and filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim on December 21, 2023. A hearing on the motion to dismiss was held on September 27, 2024. The lawsuit is in the early stages and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss.

Three shareholder derivative complaints have been filed. The first, in which Hugues Gervat is the plaintiff, was filed on August 4, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The second, in which Stourbridge Investments LLC is the plaintiff, was filed on August 23, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. And the third, in which Audrey McAdams is the Plaintiff, was filed on December 15, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Each named The Walt Disney Company as a nominal defendant and alleged claims on its behalf against the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert Iger; its former Chief Executive Officer, Robert Chapek; its former Chief Financial Officer, Christine M. McCarthy; the former Chairman of the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution segment, Kareem Daniel, and ten current and former members of the Disney Board (Susan E. Arnold; Mary T. Barra; Safra A. Catz; Amy L. Chang; Francis A. deSouza; Michael B.G. Froman; Maria Elena Lagomasino; Calvin R. McDonald; Mark G. Parker; and Derica W. Rice). Along with alleged violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a), 20(a), and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act, premised on similar allegations as the Securities Class Action, plaintiffs seek to recover under various theories including breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement and waste. On October 24, 2023, the Stourbridge action was voluntarily dismissed and, on November 16, 2023, was refiled in Delaware state court alleging analogous theories of liability based on state law. On October 30, 2023, the Gervat action was stayed pending a ruling on the motion to dismiss filed in the Securities Class Action. The Stourbridge action was likewise stayed under an order entered December 12, 2023 and the McAdams action was stayed under an order entered February 20, 2024. 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

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these lawsuits vigorously. The lawsuits are in the early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss.

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 virtual multichannel video distributors (“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 putative 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 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 intends to defend against the lawsuits vigorously and filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint for failure to state a claim on December 1, 2023. The Company’s motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint was granted in part and denied in part on June 25, 2024. On September 12, 2024, the Court entered a case management order setting, among other dates, Plaintiffs’ deadline to file their class certification motion on March 27, 2026. The consolidated lawsuit is in the early stages, and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss.

On February 20, 2024, a private antitrust lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company (including affiliates ESPN, Inc., ESPN Enterprises, Inc., and Hulu, LLC), Fox Corporation, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), by fuboTV Inc. and fuboTV Media Inc. (together, “Fubo”). Fubo asserts claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, Section 7 of the Clayton Act, and New York antitrust law based on the theories that (a) a planned joint venture between ESPN, Inc., Fox Corporation, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., which will distribute certain of Defendants’ linear networks to consumers (the “Sports Streaming JV”), will harm competition in alleged markets for the licensing of networks that offer live sports content and for streaming live pay tv, (b) certain alleged practices by which the Company and Fox Corporation license their networks to vMVPDs as a bundle increase prices and reduce output for services offered by vMVPDs, and (c) certain alleged pricing provisions in Defendants’ carriage agreements with YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, as well as in Hulu + Live TV’s carriage agreements with non-Defendant programmers, increase prices for services offered by vMVPDs. On April 8, 2024, Fubo filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Defendants to prevent the formation of the Sports Streaming JV. On April 29, 2024, Fubo filed an amended complaint to add allegations of a purported market for “skinny sports bundles”, which Fubo claims the Sports Streaming JV will monopolize after its launch. After a hearing on Fubo’s motion for preliminary injunction, the district court granted Fubo’s motion on August 16, 2024, and enjoined the launch of the joint venture. On August 19, 2024, Defendants filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from the order for a preliminary injunction. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted Defendants’ motion to expedite the appeal. Fubo further seeks injunctive relief, unspecified money damages and costs and fees. On September 26, 2024, the Company filed a motion to dismiss Fubo’s claims brought under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and New York antitrust law, unrelated to the joint venture. The district court has set trial on all claims for October 6, 2025. The Company intends to defend against the lawsuit vigorously and at this time we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any possible loss.

In May 2024, the Company and NBCU entered into a confidential arbitration to resolve a dispute regarding the contractual appraisal process related to the determination of Hulu’s equity fair value, in which the parties seek declaratory relief, equitable relief and unspecified damages. See Note 2 for a more detailed discussion of the arbitration and the determination of Hulu’s equity fair value.

The Company, together with, in some instances, certain of its directors and officers, is a defendant in various other legal actions involving copyright, breach of contract and various other claims incident to the conduct of its businesses. Management does not believe that the Company has incurred a probable material loss by reason of any of those actions.

15Leases

The Company’s operating leases primarily consist of real estate and equipment, including office space for general and administrative purposes, production facilities, land, cruise terminals, retail outlets and distribution centers for consumer products. The Company also has finance leases, primarily for broadcast equipment and land.

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Some of our leases include renewal and/or termination options. If it is reasonably certain that a renewal or termination option will be exercised, the exercise of the option is considered in calculating the term of the lease. As of September 28, 2024, our operating leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of approximately 10 years, and our finance leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of approximately 35 years. The weighted-average incremental borrowing rate is 4.0% and 6.7%, for our operating leases and finance leases, respectively. At September 28, 2024, total estimated future lease payments for non-cancelable lease agreements that have not commenced are not material.

The Company’s operating and finance right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are as follows:

						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Right-of-use assets(1)
Operating leases						$	3,376					$	4,211
Finance leases						246						291
Total right-of-use assets						3,622						4,502
Short-term lease liabilities(2)
Operating leases						744						740
Finance leases						30						37
						774						777
Long-term lease liabilities(3)
Operating leases						2,768						3,258
Finance leases						160						206
						2,928						3,464
Total lease liabilities						$	3,702					$	4,241

(1)Included in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(2)Included in “Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(3)Included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The components of lease costs are as follows:

						2024						2023						2022
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets						$	36					$	39					$	39
Interest on lease liabilities						13						15						15
Operating lease cost						926						820						796
Variable fees and other(1)						555						444						363
Total lease cost						$	1,530					$	1,318					$	1,213

(1)Includes variable lease payments related to our operating and finance leases and costs of leases with initial terms of less than one year.

Cash paid during the year for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities is as follows:

						2024						2023						2022
Operating cash flows for operating leases						$	876					$	714					$	736
Operating cash flows for finance leases						13						15						15
Financing cash flows for finance leases						44						41						48
Total						$	933					$	770					$	799

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Future minimum lease payments, as of September 28, 2024, are as follows:

						Operating						Financing
Fiscal Year:
2025						$	863					$	43
2026						602						31
2027						472						26
2028						400						22
2029						349						12
Thereafter						1,978						336
Total undiscounted future lease payments						4,664						470
Less: Imputed interest						(1,152)						(280)
Total reported lease liability						$	3,512					$	190

Lessor Arrangements

The Company leases certain of its land and buildings to third parties, primarily at its parks and experiences businesses. Lessee payments include fixed amounts for the rental of the property although the vast majority of the payments are variable based on a percentage of lessee sales. Revenues recognized on these leases for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $0.6 billion, $0.5 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively.

16Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables by fair value measurement Level. See Note 10 for definitions of fair value measures and the Levels within the fair value hierarchy.

						Fair Value Measurement at September 28, 2024
Description						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
Assets
Investments						$	—					$	94					$	—					$	94
Derivatives
Foreign exchange						—						569						—						569
Other						—						18						—						18
Liabilities
Derivatives
Interest rate						—						(983)						—						(983)
Foreign exchange						—						(588)						—						(588)
Other						—						(8)						—						(8)
Other						—						(591)						—						(591)
Total recorded at fair value						$	—					$	(1,489)					$	—					$	(1,489)
Fair value of borrowings						$	—					$	42,392					$	1,317					$	43,709

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						Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2023
Description						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
Assets
Investments						$	46					$	128					$	—					$	174
Derivatives
Foreign exchange						—						1,336						—						1,336
Other						—						18						—						18
Liabilities
Derivatives
Interest rate						—						(1,791)						—						(1,791)
Foreign exchange						—						(815)						—						(815)
Other						—						(13)						—						(13)
Other						—						(465)						—						(465)
Total recorded at fair value						$	46					$	(1,602)					$	—					$	(1,556)
Fair value of borrowings						$	—					$	40,123					$	1,333					$	41,456

The fair value of Level 2 investments are primarily determined based on an internal valuation model that uses observable inputs such as stock trading price, volatility and risk free rate.

The fair values of Level 2 derivatives are primarily determined by internal discounted cash flow models that use observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves and foreign currency exchange rates. Counterparty credit risk, which is mitigated by master netting agreements and collateral posting arrangements with certain counterparties, had an impact on derivative fair value estimates that was not material. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are discussed in Note 17.

Level 2 other liabilities are primarily arrangements that are valued based on the fair value of underlying investments, which are generally measured using Level 1 and Level 2 fair value techniques.

Level 2 borrowings, which include commercial paper, U.S. dollar denominated notes and certain foreign currency denominated borrowings, are valued based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or identical instruments in markets that are not active.

Level 3 borrowings include the Asia Theme Park borrowings, which are valued based on the current borrowing cost and credit risk of the Asia Theme Parks as well as prevailing market interest rates.

The Company’s financial instruments also include cash, cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate the fair values.

Non-recurring Fair Value Measure

The Company also has assets that may be required to be recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are evaluated when certain triggering events occur (including a decrease in estimated future cash flows) that indicate their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. In the second and fourth quarters of fiscal 2024 and the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company recorded impairment charges as disclosed in Notes 4 and 18. Fair value was determined using estimated discounted future cash flows, which is a Level 3 valuation technique (see Note 2 for a discussion of the more significant inputs used in our discounted cash flow analysis).

Credit Concentrations

The Company monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions that are counterparties to its financial instruments on an ongoing basis and does not currently anticipate nonperformance by the counterparties.

The Company does not expect that it would realize a material loss, based on the fair value of its derivative financial instruments as of September 28, 2024, in the event of nonperformance by any single derivative counterparty. The Company generally enters into derivative transactions only with counterparties that have a credit rating of A- or better and requires collateral in the event credit ratings fall below A- or aggregate exposures exceed limits as defined by contract. In addition, the Company limits the amount of investment credit exposure with any one institution.

The Company does not have material cash and cash equivalent balances with financial institutions that have below investment grade credit ratings and maintains short-term liquidity balances in high quality money market funds. At September 28, 2024, the Company’s balances (excluding money market funds) with individual financial institutions that exceeded 10% of the Company’s total cash and cash equivalents were 24% of total cash and cash equivalents. At September 30,

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2023, the Company had no balances (excluding money market funds) with financial institutions that exceeded 10% of the Company’s total cash and cash equivalents.

The Company’s trade receivables and financial investments do not represent a significant concentration of credit risk at September 28, 2024 due to the wide variety of customers and markets in which the Company’s products are sold, the dispersion of our customers across geographic areas and the diversification of the Company’s portfolio among financial institutions.

17Derivative Instruments

The Company manages its exposure to various risks relating to its ongoing business operations according to a risk management policy. The primary risks managed with derivative instruments are interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.

The Company’s derivative positions measured at fair value (see Note 16) are summarized in the following tables:

			As of September 28, 2024
			Current Assets						Investments/Other Assets						Other Current Liabilities						Other Long- Term Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedges
Foreign exchange			$	273					$	184					$	(164)					$	(149)
Interest rate			—						—						(983)						—
Other			—						—						(7)						(1)
Derivatives not designated as hedges
Foreign exchange			110						2						(273)						(2)
Other			18						94						—						—
Gross fair value of derivatives			401						280						(1,427)						(152)
Counterparty netting			(330)						(182)						396						116
Cash collateral (received) paid			(27)						—						679						—
Net derivative positions			$	44					$	98					$	(352)					$	(36)

			As of September 30, 2023
			Current Assets						Investments/Other Assets						Other Current Liabilities						Other Long- Term Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedges
Foreign exchange			$	595					$	338					$	(123)					$	(93)
Interest rate			—						—						(1,791)						—
Other			12						6						—						—
Derivatives not designated as hedges
Foreign exchange			384						19						(520)						(79)
Other			—						128						(13)						—
Gross fair value of derivatives			991						491						(2,447)						(172)
Counterparty netting			(770)						(262)						900						132
Cash collateral (received) paid			(123)						(7)						1,257						—
Net derivative positions			$	98					$	222					$	(290)					$	(40)

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through its borrowing activities. The Company’s objective is to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and on the market value of its borrowings. In accordance with its policy, the Company targets its fixed-rate debt as a percentage of its net debt between a minimum and maximum percentage. The Company primarily uses pay-floating and pay-fixed interest rate swaps to facilitate its interest rate risk management activities.

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The Company designates pay-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings effectively converting fixed-rate borrowings to variable-rate borrowings. The total notional amount of the Company’s pay-floating interest rate swaps at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, was $12.0 billion and $13.5 billion, respectively.

The following table summarizes fair value hedge adjustments to hedged borrowings:

			Carrying Amount of Hedged Borrowings												Fair Value Adjustments Included in Hedged Borrowings
			September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023						September 28, 2024						September 30, 2023
Borrowings:
Current			$	1,414					$	1,439					$	(10)					$	(59)
Long-term			10,128						10,748						(913)						(1,694)
			$	11,542					$	12,187					$	(923)					$	(1,753)

The following amounts are included in “Interest expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income:

			2024						2023						2022
Gain (loss) on:
Pay-floating swaps			$	799					$	(14)					$	(1,635)
Borrowings hedged with pay-floating swaps			(799)						14						1,635
Benefit (expense) associated with interest accruals on pay-floating swaps			(611)						(510)						31

The Company may designate pay-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of interest payments on floating-rate borrowings. Pay-fixed interest rate swaps effectively convert floating-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings. The unrealized gains or losses from these cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and recognized in interest expense as the interest payments occur. The Company did not have pay-fixed interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest payments at September 28, 2024 or at September 30, 2023, and gains and losses related to pay-fixed interest rate swaps recognized in earnings for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were not material.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

The Company transacts business globally and is subject to risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s objective is to reduce earnings and cash flow fluctuations associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates, enabling management to focus on core business operations.

The Company enters into option and forward contracts to protect the value of its existing foreign currency assets, liabilities, firm commitments and forecasted but not firmly committed foreign currency transactions. In accordance with policy, the Company hedges its forecasted foreign currency transactions for periods generally not to exceed four years within an established minimum and maximum range of annual exposure. The gains and losses on these contracts offset changes in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the related forecasted transaction, asset, liability or firm commitment. The principal currencies hedged are the euro, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, British pound and Chinese yuan. Cross-currency swaps are used to effectively convert foreign currency denominated borrowings into U.S. dollar denominated borrowings.

The Company designates foreign exchange forward and option contracts as cash flow hedges of firmly committed and forecasted foreign currency transactions. As of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the notional amounts of the Company’s net foreign exchange cash flow hedges were $9.9 billion and $8.3 billion, respectively. Mark-to-market gains and losses on these contracts are deferred in AOCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged transactions occur, offsetting changes in the value of the foreign currency transactions. Net deferred gains recorded in AOCI for contracts that will mature in the next twelve months total $99 million. The following table summarizes the effect of foreign exchange cash flow hedges on AOCI:

			2024						2023						2022
Gain (loss) recognized in Other Comprehensive Income			$	(97)					$	(136)					$	1,093
Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into the Statement of Operations(1)			472						446						116

(1)Primarily recorded in revenue.

The Company may designate cross-currency swaps as fair value hedges of foreign currency denominated borrowings. The impact from the change in foreign currency on both the cross-currency swap and borrowing is recorded to “Interest expense, net”. The impact from interest rate changes is recorded in AOCI and is amortized over the life of the cross-currency swap. As of both September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the total notional amount of the Company’s designated cross-currency swaps

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was Canadian $1.3 billion ($1.0 billion). As of both September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company also had Canadian $1.3 billion ($0.9 billion) in cross-currency swaps, which were not designated as hedges and matured in October 2024. The related gains or losses recognized in earnings for the fiscal years ended 2024, 2023 and 2022 were not material.

Foreign exchange risk management contracts with respect to foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. The net notional amount of these foreign exchange contracts (including our non-designated cross-currency swaps) at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were $3.4 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively. The following table summarizes the net foreign exchange gains or losses recognized on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities and the net foreign exchange gains or losses on the foreign exchange contracts we entered into to mitigate our exposure with respect to foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities by the corresponding line item in which they are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income:

			Costs and expenses																		Interest expense, net																		Income taxes on continuing operations
			2024						2023						2022						2024						2023						2022						2024						2023						2022
Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities			$	(63)					$	(37)					$	(685)					$	(6)					$	(15)					$	82					$	(65)					$	(91)					$	212
Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges			(72)						(159)						547						(6)						10						(82)						42						64						(208)
Net gains (losses)			$	(135)					$	(196)					$	(138)					$	(12)					$	(5)					$	—					$	(23)					$	(27)					$	4

Commodity Price Risk Management

The Company is subject to the volatility of commodities prices, and the Company designates certain commodity forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted commodity purchases. Mark-to-market gains and losses on these contracts are deferred in AOCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged transactions occur, offsetting changes in the value of commodity purchases. The notional amount of these commodities contracts at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 and related gains or losses recognized in earnings for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were not material.

Risk Management – Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

The Company enters into certain other risk management contracts that are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. These contracts, which include certain total return swap contracts, are intended to offset economic exposures of the Company and are carried at market value with any changes in value recorded in earnings. The notional amount of these contracts at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were $0.5 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively. The related gains or losses recognized in earnings for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were not material.

Contingent Features and Cash Collateral

The Company has master netting arrangements by counterparty with respect to certain derivative financial instrument contracts. The Company may be required to post collateral in the event that a net liability position with a counterparty exceeds limits defined by contract and that vary with the Company’s credit rating. In addition, these contracts may require a counterparty to post collateral to the Company in the event that a net receivable position with a counterparty exceeds limits defined by contract and that vary with the counterparty’s credit rating. If the Company’s or the counterparty’s credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, such counterparties or the Company would also have the right to terminate our derivative contracts, which could lead to a net payment to or from the Company for the aggregate net value by counterparty of our derivative contracts. The aggregate fair values of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position by counterparty were $1.1 billion and $1.6 billion at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

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18Restructuring and Impairment Charges

A summary of restructuring and impairment charges is as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
Star India - see Note 4			$	1,545					$	—					$	—
Goodwill			1,287						721						—
Content			187						2,577						—
Other			576						594						237
Restructuring and impairment charges			$	3,595					$	3,892					$	237

Star India

In fiscal 2024, we recorded non-cash impairment charges totaling $1.5 billion related to the Star India Transaction.

Goodwill

In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, as a result of Star India assets and liabilities being classified as held for sale, they were removed from the entertainment goodwill reporting units along with a proportional amount of goodwill. As a result, we evaluated the residual goodwill at our entertainment DTC services and linear networks reporting units for impairment. Star sports was a standalone reporting unit which did not have any goodwill.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test as part of our annual goodwill impairment assessment.

These evaluations resulted in non-cash goodwill impairment charges of $0.7 billion and $0.6 billion at our entertainment linear networks reporting unit in the second and fourth quarters of fiscal 2024, respectively. Goodwill was not impaired at the entertainment DTC services reporting unit.

In addition, as a result of our annual goodwill impairment assessment in fiscal 2023, we recorded non-cash goodwill impairment charges related to our entertainment and international sports linear networks reporting units of $0.7 billion.

Content

We recorded charges of $0.2 billion and $2.6 billion, in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively, as a result of our strategic changes in approach to content curation. The fiscal 2024 charges related to the removal of produced content from our entertainment linear networks and DTC services. The fiscal 2023 charges included $2.0 billion related to the removal of produced content from our entertainment DTC services and $0.6 billion related to the termination of certain third-party license agreements for the right to use content primarily on our entertainment DTC services. We paid approximately $0.4 billion of cash to terminate these license agreements.

Other

In fiscal 2024, the Company recorded charges of $0.3 billion for asset impairments at our retail business, $0.2 billion for impairments of equity investments and $0.1 billion of severance. In fiscal 2023, the Company recorded charges of $0.4 billion of severance, $0.1 billion for impairment of an equity investment and $0.1 billion for exiting our businesses in Russia. In fiscal 2022, the Company recorded charges of $0.2 billion, primarily due to asset impairments related to exiting our businesses in Russia.

19New Accounting Pronouncements and Other Disclosure Rules

Improvements to Reportable Segments Disclosures

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance to enhance reportable segment disclosures by requiring the disclosure of significant expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included in the segment’s measure of profit or loss. It also requires an explanation of how the CODM uses the segment’s measure of profit or loss to assess segment performance and allocate resources. The guidance is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning in fiscal year 2025 and for interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2026 and requires retrospective adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impacts of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures.

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Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance to enhance income tax disclosures. The new guidance requires an expanded effective tax rate reconciliation, the disclosure of cash taxes paid segregated between U.S. federal, U.S. state and foreign, with further disaggregation by jurisdiction if certain thresholds are met and eliminates certain disclosures related to uncertain tax benefits. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning with the Company’s 2026 fiscal year (with early adoption permitted). The Company is currently assessing the impacts of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures.

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expense

In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance that requires the disclosure of additional information related to certain costs and expenses, including amounts of inventory purchases, employee compensation, and depreciation and amortization included in each income statement line item. The guidance also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and the Company’s definition of selling expenses. The guidance is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning in fiscal year 2028 and for interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2029. The Company is currently assessing the impacts of the new guidance on its financial statement disclosures.

Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules that will require disclosure of:

• Certain climate-related information including climate-related risks, targets, and goals that are reasonably likely to have a material impact, as applicable, on a company’s strategy, business, results of operations or financial condition;

• Certain greenhouse gas emissions, if material; and

• Certain financial information regarding the effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions within the notes to the financial statements

The new rules are applicable to annual reporting periods and will be phased in beginning with the Company’s 2026 fiscal year. In April 2024, given pending legal challenges, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order to voluntarily stay the new rules.