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Disney Posts Better-Than-Expected Profits; Disney+ Subscribers Drop by 700,000

Disney Posts Better-Than-Expected Profits; Disney+ Subscribers Drop by 700,000
Entrance to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. JHVEPhoto/Shuttertock
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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Disney posted its first-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2025 on Feb. 5. While its Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ streaming platforms reported a profit of $293 million, subscribers to Disney+ streaming service dropped by 700,000.

For the quarter ended Dec. 28, 2024, Disney’s revenues increased 5 percent, to $24.7 billion, up from $23.5 billion a year earlier. Pretax income rose 27 percent, from $2.9 billion to $3.7 billion, and earnings per share increased to $1.76.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]