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Comparison · seed-0.7 · marketcap-1 · 2026-08-30

Verizon (VZ) vs Walt Disney (DIS)

Verizon (VZ) and Walt Disney (DIS) side by side: both in Communication Services, both listed on New York Stock Exchange. Verizon is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.1×).

FieldVerizonWalt Disney
Legal nameVerizon Communications Inc.The Walt Disney Company
TickerVZDIS
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange XNYSNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionUnited StatesUnited States
SectorCommunication ServicesCommunication Services
IndustryTelecommunicationsEntertainment & media
Market cap ≈$208.2bn$186.7bn
Founded20001923
Reporting currencyUSDUSD
LEI2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829549300GZKULIZ0WOW665
ISINUS92343V1044US2546871060
FIGIBBG001S67QY1BBG001S5QHF3
Index membershipS&P 500S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)——

Verizon

Major US telecom carrier reporting approximately 116 million Consumer wireless retail connections at 31 December 2025 in its Form 10-K, plus Fios broadband, formed from the Bell Atlantic–GTE merger. Known as a high-dividend stock.

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Walt Disney

Global entertainment conglomerate spanning film studios, the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services, ESPN, and the world's most-visited theme parks.

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What they share

Same indices: S&P 500

Market caps are computed from each issuer's own filed share count times the close on 2026-08-28, not copied from a vendor; LEI from GLEIF (CC0), ISIN read from each issuer's own primary listing document with its ISO 6166 check digit validated, FIGI from OpenFIGI, MIC from the ISO 10383 registry — full provenance on Sources. Not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/verizon · /api/v1/companies/disney