Walt Disney Content Advances decreased by 12.6% to $1.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 33.5%, from $1.76B to $1.17B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Content Advances shows relatively stable performance with a -1.3% CAGR.
An increase indicates a robust pipeline of future content investments, while a decrease may suggest a slowdown in production or licensing activity.
This represents payments made to third parties for future content production or licensing rights before the content is d...
Common in media and streaming companies that rely on heavy upfront investment to secure exclusive content libraries.
content_advances| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.37B | $2.18B | $1.13B | $1.80B | $1.90B | $1.89B | $1.30B | $1.87B | $2.37B | $3.00B | $1.41B | $63.00M | $404.00M | $2.10B | $1.16B | $1.06B | $1.76B | $2.06B | $1.34B | $1.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.8% | -48.5% | +59.6% | +5.9% | -0.6% | -31.2% | +44.0% | +26.5% | +26.7% | -53.1% | -95.5% | +541.3% | +419.1% | -44.8% | -8.1% | +65.2% | +17.5% | -35.2% | -12.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -19.6% | -13.4% | +15.6% | +4.2% | +24.6% | +58.8% | +8.4% | -96.6% | -82.9% | -30.1% | -17.9% | >999% | +334.7% | -1.6% | +15.5% | -33.5% |