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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2024

Sep. 30, 2023

Oct. 01, 2022

Oct. 02, 2021

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay Versus Performance

This disclosure has been prepared in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and does not necessarily reflect how the Compensation Committee evaluates compensation decisions in light of Company or individual performance. The Compensation Committee did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure below in making its compensation decisions for any of the fiscal years shown. For discussion of how the Compensation Committee seeks to align pay with performance when making compensation decisions, please review the section above titled “— Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

Pay Versus Performance Table

The following table sets forth compensation information of our CEOs (Mr. Iger and Mr. Chapek) and our non-CEO NEOs and Company performance for the fiscal years listed below, in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.


Fiscal Year	Summary Compensation Table Total for Mr. Iger1,2 ($)	Compensation Actually Paid to Mr. Iger1,3,4 ($)	Summary Compensation Table Total for Mr. Chapek5,6 ($)	Compensation Actually Paid to Mr. Chapek3,5 ($)	Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs7,8 ($)	Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs3,7,9 ($)	Value of an initial $100 Investment Based on:		GAAP Net Income ($ in millions)12	Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income13 ($)
							Total Shareholder Return10 ($)	Peer Group Total Shareholder Return10, 11 ($)

2024	41,114,015	40,704,301	—	—	11,776,689	11,779,931	78.96	179.61	5,773	15,601
2023	31,587,166	21,754,776	9,940,392	6,153,457	8,359,567	6,086,670	66.14	128.26	3,390	12,863
2022	—	—	24,183,003	2,102,205	11,755,869	-10,064,462	76.97	96.74	3,505	12,121
2021	—	—	32,464,293	41,482,221	20,269,748	44,993,365	143.62	131.00	2,507	4,055

1Mr. Iger has served as the Company’s CEO since November 20, 2022. Mr. Iger also served as Executive Chairman from February 24, 2020 until his retirement on December 31, 2021. Values shown relate to Mr. Iger’s service as CEO during fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023.

2Represents the amount of total compensation reported for our CEO, Mr. Iger, in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023.

3We made certain assumptions in valuing equity for our compensation actually paid (“CAP”) calculations to determine the fair value or change in fair value as of the applicable year-end date. The assumptions used for each valuation date included stock price, risk-free rate, stock price volatility, expected exercise behavior and the probable outcome of any applicable performance conditions. These assumptions were determined based on the same methodologies as used to determine grant date fair values and were estimated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.

4The dollar amounts reported in the “Compensation Actually Paid to Mr. Iger” column have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by the CEO during the fiscal year. These amounts reflect the amount set forth in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for the most recently completed fiscal year, with certain adjustments as described in the table below, in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Amounts in the below reconciliation table may not sum to total due to rounding:


			Reconciliation of Summary Compensation Table Total to Compensation Actually Paid for Mr. Iger			Fiscal 2024 ($)

			Summary Compensation Table Total			41,114,015
			Minus: Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			30,253,106
			Plus: Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End			28,615,518
			Plus: Year-Over-Year Change in Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End			231,385
			Plus: Fair Value at Vesting Date of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year			—
			Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date (From the End of the Prior Fiscal Year) of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year For Which All Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied at the End of or During Fiscal Year			1,298,419
			Minus: Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year			—


			Reconciliation of Summary Compensation Table Total to Compensation Actually Paid for Mr. Iger			Fiscal 2024 ($)

			Plus: Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Option and Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year Not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year			193,212
			Minus: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits From the Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year			495,142
			Plus: Aggregate Pension Service Costs in Fiscal Year			—
			Compensation Actually Paid			40,704,301

5Mr. Chapek served as the Company’s CEO during fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021 until his separation during fiscal 2023.

6Represents the amount of total compensation reported for Mr. Chapek in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each fiscal year presented.

7The individuals comprising the non-CEO NEOs are as follows:
Fiscal 2024: Ms. Coleman, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lansberry, Ms. Schake

Fiscal 2023: Ms. Coleman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lansberry, Christine McCarthy, Ms. Schake
Fiscal 2022: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Iger, Ms. McCarthy, Geoffrey Morrell, Paul Richardson, Ms. Schake
Fiscal 2021: Alan Braverman, Mr. Iger, Ms. McCarthy, Zenia Mucha, Jayne Parker

8Represents the average of the amounts of total compensation reported for our non-CEO NEOs, as a group, in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each fiscal year presented. The value reported in this column for fiscal 2023 has been updated this year to account for an additional $60,085 in compensation reported in fiscal 2023 for Mr. Lansberry and an additional $27,290 in compensation reported in fiscal 2023 for Ms. Schake, each as described in footnotes 4 and 5, respectively, to the “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table.”

9The dollar amounts reported in the ”Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs” column have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by the non-CEO NEOs. These amounts reflect the average of the amounts set forth in the ”Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for the most recently completed fiscal year and for fiscal 2023, as updated this year, for the applicable non-CEO NEOs, with certain adjustments as described in the table below, in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Amounts in the below reconciliation table may not sum to total due to rounding:


Reconciliation of Average Summary Compensation Table Total to Average Compensation Actually Paid for Non-CEO NEOs	Fiscal 2024 ($)	Fiscal 2023 ($)

Summary Compensation Table Total	11,776,689	8,359,567
Minus: Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year	6,755,054	5,205,176
Plus: Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End	6,490,850	4,114,435
Plus: Year-Over-Year Change in Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End	201,218	-1,075,192
Plus: Fair Value at Vesting Date of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year	61,845	52,223
Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date (From the End of the Prior Fiscal Year) of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year For Which All Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied at the End of or During Fiscal Year	204,972	-170,899
Minus: Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year	—	—
Plus: Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Option and Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year Not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year	43,915	-147
Minus: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits From the Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year	277,402	48,694
Plus: Aggregate Pension Service Costs in Fiscal Year	32,898	60,552
Compensation Actually Paid	11,779,931	6,086,670

10Values in these columns were calculated in the same manner as required under Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K. Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) represents the cumulative return on a fixed investment of $100 in the common stock (including reinvested dividends) of (a) the Company and (b) our general industry peer group, respectively, for the period starting October 3, 2020, through the last day of the listed fiscal year.

For purposes of calculating Peer Group TSR, we used the following peer companies from our general industry peer group for each fiscal year:

–Fiscal 2024: Alphabet, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple, Inc., AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, IBM Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Netflix, Inc., NIKE, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Paramount Global, Salesforce, Inc., T-Mobile US, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. For fiscal 2024, Salesforce was added due to its subscription-based technology focus and recurring revenue model, and T-Mobile US was added due to its continued valuation growth, comparable financial size and strong consumer focus.

–Fiscal 2023: Alphabet, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple, Inc., AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, IBM Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Netflix, Inc., NIKE, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Paramount Global, Verizon Communications Inc., Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

11Peer Group TSR for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 was calculated using the fiscal 2024 general industry peer group identified in the immediately preceding footnote. Had the fiscal 2023 general industry peer group identified in the immediately preceding footnote been used for the four fiscal years instead, Peer Group TSR would have resulted in the following:

2024: $181.49

2023: $129.68

2022: $97.47

2021: $131.87

12Reflects net income calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (”GAAP”) in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year.

13“Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income” consists of total segment operating income, as adjusted based on the Compensation Committee's evaluation against the bonus plan performance each fiscal year. ”Total segment operating income” consists of the total of segment operating income from each of our segments, which is equivalent to income from continuing operations before income taxes, adjusted for corporate and unallocated shared expenses, restructuring and impairment charges, A+E gain (for fiscal 2023), net other (income) expense, net interest expense, amortization of TFCF and Hulu intangible assets and fair value step-up on film and television costs and the impact of content license early terminations (for fiscal 2022). In addition, in fiscal 2021 the Committee adjusted actual total segment operating income to exclude the net benefits the Company received from timing variances related to the pandemic, such as savings from delayed programming and domestic parks operating efficiencies, partially offset by delays in park openings. We determined Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income to be the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to CAP to Mr. Iger and our non-CEO NEOs in fiscal 2024, as required pursuant to Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. This performance measure may not have been the most important financial performance measure for prior fiscal years, and we may determine a different financial performance measure to be the most important financial performance measure in future years.

Company Selected Measure Name

Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

Mr. Iger has served as the Company’s CEO since November 20, 2022.Mr. Chapek served as the Company’s CEO during fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021 until his separation during fiscal 2023.The individuals comprising the non-CEO NEOs are as follows:
Fiscal 2024: Ms. Coleman, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lansberry, Ms. Schake

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

For purposes of calculating Peer Group TSR, we used the following peer companies from our general industry peer group for each fiscal year:

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

The dollar amounts reported in the “Compensation Actually Paid to Mr. Iger” column have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by the CEO during the fiscal year. These amounts reflect the amount set forth in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for the most recently completed fiscal year, with certain adjustments as described in the table below, in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Amounts in the below reconciliation table may not sum to total due to rounding:


			Reconciliation of Summary Compensation Table Total to Compensation Actually Paid for Mr. Iger			Fiscal 2024 ($)

			Summary Compensation Table Total			41,114,015
			Minus: Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year			30,253,106
			Plus: Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End			28,615,518
			Plus: Year-Over-Year Change in Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End			231,385
			Plus: Fair Value at Vesting Date of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year			—
			Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date (From the End of the Prior Fiscal Year) of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year For Which All Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied at the End of or During Fiscal Year			1,298,419
			Minus: Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year			—


			Reconciliation of Summary Compensation Table Total to Compensation Actually Paid for Mr. Iger			Fiscal 2024 ($)

			Plus: Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Option and Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year Not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year			193,212
			Minus: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits From the Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year			495,142
			Plus: Aggregate Pension Service Costs in Fiscal Year			—
			Compensation Actually Paid			40,704,301

5Mr. Chapek served as the Company’s CEO during fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021 until his separation during fiscal 2023.

6Represents the amount of total compensation reported for Mr. Chapek in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for each fiscal year presented.

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 11,776,689

$ 8,359,567

$ 11,755,869

$ 20,269,748

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 11,779,931

6,086,670

(10,064,462)

44,993,365

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

The dollar amounts reported in the ”Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs” column have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by the non-CEO NEOs. These amounts reflect the average of the amounts set forth in the ”Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table for the most recently completed fiscal year and for fiscal 2023, as updated this year, for the applicable non-CEO NEOs, with certain adjustments as described in the table below, in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Amounts in the below reconciliation table may not sum to total due to rounding:


Reconciliation of Average Summary Compensation Table Total to Average Compensation Actually Paid for Non-CEO NEOs	Fiscal 2024 ($)	Fiscal 2023 ($)

Summary Compensation Table Total	11,776,689	8,359,567
Minus: Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year	6,755,054	5,205,176
Plus: Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End	6,490,850	4,114,435
Plus: Year-Over-Year Change in Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Were Outstanding and Unvested at Fiscal Year-End	201,218	-1,075,192
Plus: Fair Value at Vesting Date of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year	61,845	52,223
Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date (From the End of the Prior Fiscal Year) of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year For Which All Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied at the End of or During Fiscal Year	204,972	-170,899
Minus: Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option and Stock Awards Granted in Any Prior Fiscal Year That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year	—	—
Plus: Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Option and Stock Awards in the Fiscal Year Not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for the Fiscal Year	43,915	-147
Minus: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits From the Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year	277,402	48,694
Plus: Aggregate Pension Service Costs in Fiscal Year	32,898	60,552
Compensation Actually Paid	11,779,931	6,086,670

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

The following charts show graphically the relationships over the past four fiscal years of the CAP amounts for our CEOs and average CAP amounts for our non-CEO NEOs as compared, in each case, to our cumulative TSR, peer group TSR, our GAAP net income, and our Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income.

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Tabular List, Table

The following table lists the five financial performance measures that, in the Company’s assessment, represent the most important performance measures used to link CAP for our NEOs to Company performance for fiscal 2024.


Performance Metrics
Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income
Adjusted Revenue
Adjusted After-Tax Free Cash Flow
Return on Invested Capital
TSR Performance Relative to the S&P 500

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 78.96

66.14

76.97

143.62

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

179.61

128.26

96.74

131.00

Net Income (Loss)

$ 5,773

$ 3,390

$ 3,505

$ 2,507

Company Selected Measure Amount

15,601

12,863

12,121

4,055

PEO Name

Mr. Iger

Mr. Chapek

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Under Prior Year Peer Group Amount

$ 181.49

$ 129.68

$ 97.47

$ 131.87

Measure:: 1

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income

Non-GAAP Measure Description

Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income” consists of total segment operating income, as adjusted based on the Compensation Committee's evaluation against the bonus plan performance each fiscal year. ”Total segment operating income” consists of the total of segment operating income from each of our segments, which is equivalent to income from continuing operations before income taxes, adjusted for corporate and unallocated shared expenses, restructuring and impairment charges, A+E gain (for fiscal 2023), net other (income) expense, net interest expense, amortization of TFCF and Hulu intangible assets and fair value step-up on film and television costs and the impact of content license early terminations (for fiscal 2022). In addition, in fiscal 2021 the Committee adjusted actual total segment operating income to exclude the net benefits the Company received from timing variances related to the pandemic, such as savings from delayed programming and domestic parks operating efficiencies, partially offset by delays in park openings. We determined Adjusted Total Segment Operating Income to be the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to CAP to Mr. Iger and our non-CEO NEOs in fiscal 2024, as required pursuant to Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. This performance measure may not have been the most important financial performance measure for prior fiscal years, and we may determine a different financial performance measure to be the most important financial performance measure in future years.

Measure:: 2

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Adjusted Revenue

Measure:: 3

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Adjusted After-Tax Free Cash Flow

Measure:: 4

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Return on Invested Capital