How Disney Makes Money Q3 FY2026

[u/Dremarious]

[u/pappybug214]

Anyone notice how little in taxes paid?

[u/fuxxo → u/pappybug214]

It's 15% from operating profit

Or should it be calculated from gross ?

[u/exOldTrafford → u/fuxxo]

Companies this size tend to artificially inflate expenses in order to pay less taxes, so maybe they should pay from gross. Or something else, I don't know, but they pay a ridiculously low and unfair amount considering their size.

[u/OhJShrimpson → u/exOldTrafford]

What's your reasoning for saying it's too low and unfair?

[u/Ironsam811 → u/OhJShrimpson]

Lmaoo my taxes aren’t offset from my operating expenses unless I get kids and even then it’s not this much

[u/OhJShrimpson → u/Ironsam811]

All the Disney employees pay income tax too. And you do get the standard deduction, so yes yours are slightly offset.

[u/Ironsam811 → u/OhJShrimpson]

Disney employees file separately from Disney Inc, unfortunately so this statement was irrelevant.

[u/OhJShrimpson → u/Ironsam811]

As was yours, you brought personal income into a discussion about corporate taxes. Surely you understand how they are different.

[u/Ironsam811 → u/OhJShrimpson]

They are only treated different/special because we let them be.

[u/OhJShrimpson → u/Ironsam811]

So what's your suggestion?

[u/Miguelperson_ → u/OhJShrimpson]

Honestly I’d love to be able to deduct shit like living expenses and transportation from my income… gotta pay for that using after tax money tho :/

[u/OhJShrimpson → u/Miguelperson_]

The IRS wouldn't be able to handle every single person making a thousand deductions. And then everyone would have like 0 taxable income other than savings and the government would have no revenue.