The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 100 recorded DIS dividend payments, running from March 8, 1982 to June 30, 2026 — 45 calendar years. Together those payments total $19.09 per share. DIS has most often paid annually.
DIS has increased its payment rate for 2 consecutive complete years.
Across 45 years of recorded history, DIS's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
DIS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.25 | 2 (timing) | $0.625 | +31.6% |
| 2024 | $0.950 | 2 (timing) | $0.475 | — |
| 2023 | $0.300 | 1 | $0.300 | — |
| 2019 | $1.76 | 2 (timing) | $0.880 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | $1.72 | 2 (timing) | $0.860 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | $1.62 | 2 (timing) | $0.810 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | $1.49 | 2 (timing) | $0.745 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | $1.37 | 2 (timing) | $0.685 | — |
| 2014 | $1.15 | 1 | $1.15 | +33.7% |
| 2013 | $0.860 | 1 | $0.860 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | $0.750 | 1 | $0.750 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | $0.600 | 1 | $0.600 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | $0.400 | 1 | $0.400 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | $0.350 | 1 | $0.350 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.350 | 1 | $0.350 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | $0.350 | 1 | $0.350 | +14.4% |
| 2006 | $0.306 | 1 | $0.306 | +14.8% |
| 2005 | $0.266 | 1 | $0.266 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | $0.237 | 1 | $0.237 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | $0.207 | 1 | $0.207 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.207 | 1 | $0.207 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.207 | 1 | $0.207 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.207 | 1 | $0.207 | — |
| 1999 | $0.259 | 2 (timing) | $0.130 | — |
| 1998 | $0.198 | 4 (timing) | $0.0513 | +18.2% |
| 1997 | $0.166 | 4 (timing) | $0.0434 | — |
| 1996 | $0.109 | 3 (timing) | $0.0362 | — |
| 1995 | $0.143 | 5 (timing) | $0.0296 | — |
| 1994 | $0.0944 | 4 (timing) | $0.0247 | +21.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0783 | 4 (timing) | $0.0204 | +19.2% |
| 1992 | $0.0658 | 4 (timing) | $0.0171 | +18.9% |
| 1991 | $0.0551 | 4 (timing) | $0.0144 | +20.7% |
| 1990 | $0.0456 | 4 (timing) | $0.0119 | +20.8% |
| 1989 | $0.0378 | 4 (timing) | $0.0099 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0312 | 4 (timing) | $0.0082 | — |
| 1987 | $0.0197 | 3 (timing) | $0.0066 | — |
| 1986 | $0.0263 | 4 (timing) | $0.0066 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | $0.0247 | 4 (timing) | $0.0062 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | $0.0247 | 4 (timing) | $0.0062 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | $0.0247 | 4 (timing) | $0.0062 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | $0.0247 | 4 (timing) | $0.0062 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than DIS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent DIS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | $0.750 |
| December 15, 2025 | $0.750 |
| June 24, 2025 | $0.500 |
| December 16, 2024 | $0.500 |
| July 8, 2024 | $0.450 |
| December 8, 2023 | $0.300 |
| December 13, 2019 | $0.880 |
| July 5, 2019 | $0.880 |
| December 7, 2018 | $0.880 |
| July 6, 2018 | $0.840 |
| December 8, 2017 | $0.840 |
| July 6, 2017 | $0.780 |
| December 8, 2016 | $0.780 |
| July 7, 2016 | $0.710 |
| December 10, 2015 | $0.710 |
| July 1, 2015 | $0.660 |
| December 11, 2014 | $1.15 |
| December 12, 2013 | $0.860 |
| December 6, 2012 | $0.750 |
| December 14, 2011 | $0.600 |
| December 9, 2010 | $0.400 |
| December 10, 2009 | $0.350 |
| December 11, 2008 | $0.350 |
| December 5, 2007 | $0.350 |
| December 13, 2006 | $0.306 |
| December 8, 2005 | $0.266 |
| December 8, 2004 | $0.237 |
| December 10, 2003 | $0.207 |
| December 11, 2002 | $0.207 |
| December 5, 2001 | $0.207 |
| December 6, 2000 | $0.207 |
| November 12, 1999 | $0.207 |
| October 7, 1999 | $0.0523 |
| October 7, 1998 | $0.0513 |
| July 22, 1998 | $0.0513 |
| April 7, 1998 | $0.0520 |
| January 7, 1998 | $0.0434 |
| October 15, 1997 | $0.0434 |
| July 9, 1997 | $0.0434 |
| April 9, 1997 | $0.0434 |
| January 8, 1997 | $0.0362 |
| October 9, 1996 | $0.0362 |
| July 10, 1996 | $0.0362 |
| April 10, 1996 | $0.0362 |
| December 29, 1995 | $0.0296 |
| October 11, 1995 | $0.0296 |
| July 6, 1995 | $0.0296 |
| April 7, 1995 | $0.0296 |
| January 3, 1995 | $0.0247 |
| October 7, 1994 | $0.0247 |
| July 5, 1994 | $0.0247 |
| April 11, 1994 | $0.0247 |
| January 4, 1994 | $0.0204 |
| October 6, 1993 | $0.0204 |
| July 2, 1993 | $0.0204 |
| April 5, 1993 | $0.0204 |
| January 5, 1993 | $0.0171 |
| October 5, 1992 | $0.0171 |
| July 6, 1992 | $0.0171 |
| April 6, 1992 | $0.0173 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 100 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
DIS dividend history questions
How many dividends has DIS paid?
DivTrkr has 100 recorded DIS dividend payments between March 8, 1982 and June 30, 2026, totalling $19.09 per share across 45 calendar years.
Has DIS ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 45 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the DIS dividend growing?
There is not yet five full years of DIS payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.
How often does DIS pay a dividend?
DIS has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current DIS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track DIS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.