Disney's fourth-quarter adjusted profit beat Wall Street's expectations, bolstered by strong results from its streaming service and box office success with "Inside Out 2" and "Deadpool & Wolverine."

Disney ended its 2024 fiscal year with 122.7 million Disney+ Core paid subscribers, a gain of 4.4 million subs in the September quarter.

Walt Disney Co. saw streaming profits grow in the latest quarter, underscoring progress on the company’s effort to transform direct-to-consumer distribution, recently a loss-making endeavor, into a financial engine.