Disney vs Netflix
DISThe Walt Disney Companyvs
NFLXNetflix Inc.- Disney: Theme parks, Disney+ streaming, ESPN, movies (Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars). Multi-year transition challenge.
- Netflix: Streaming pioneer. Now with ads, gaming, and live sports as growth bets.
- Over the past five years Netflix stock returned +29% versus -43% for Disney, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
- They sit in different industries (Disney: Media & entertainment; Netflix: Big Tech), so this is more a portfolio-mix question than a head-to-head.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Industry
- Media & entertainment, Travel & hospitality
- Big Tech
- 1Y return (USD)
- -19.3%
- -44.3%
- 3Y return (USD)
- +13.9%
- +43.8%
- 5Y return (USD)
- -42.7%
- +29.0%
- Trades in
- USD
- USD
DisneyDISTheme parks, Disney+ streaming, ESPN, movies (Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars). Multi-year transition challenge.
See full Disney details →NetflixNFLXStreaming pioneer. Now with ads, gaming, and live sports as growth bets.
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Frequently asked questions
Which performed better, Disney or Netflix?
Over the past five years Disney stock returned -43% and Netflix returned +29% in US dollars, so Netflix has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.
Can I buy both Disney and Netflix shares?
Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.
Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?
A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.