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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Borrowings
6 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2025
Disclosure of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Borrowings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Borrowings
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total of the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
March 29,
2025
September 28,
2024
Cash and cash equivalents$5,852 $6,002 
Restricted cash included in:
Other current assets7    —    
Other assets
99 100 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows$5,958 $6,102 
Borrowings
During the six months ended March 29, 2025, the Company’s borrowing activity was as follows: 
September 28,
2024
BorrowingsPaymentsOther
Activity
March 29,
2025
Commercial paper with original maturities less than three months(1)
$727 $996 $— $$1,727 
Commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months2,313 487 (2,274)(38)488 
U.S. dollar denominated borrowings
40,496 1,057 (1,949)(98)39,506 
Asia Theme Parks borrowings
1,292    —    (39)   (93)   1,160    
Foreign currency denominated borrowings and other(2)
987 — (925)(54)8 
$45,815 $2,540 $(5,187)$(279)$42,889 
(1)Borrowings and reductions of borrowings are reported net.
(2)The other activity is attributable to market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges.
At March 29, 2025, the Company’s bank facilities, which are with a syndicate of lenders and support our commercial paper borrowings, were as follows:
Committed
Capacity
Capacity
Used
Unused
Capacity
Facility expiring February 2026
$5,250 $— $5,250 
Facility expiring March 20274,000 — 4,000 
Facility expiring March 2029
3,000 — 3,000 
Total$12,250 $— $12,250 
The Company had a $5.25 billion bank facility that was scheduled to expire in February 2025. During the quarter, this facility was refinanced with a new $5.25 billion bank facility maturing in February 2026.
The Company’s bank facilities allow for borrowings at rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and at other variable rates for non-U.S. dollar denominated borrowings, plus a fixed spread that varies with the Company’s debt ratings assigned by Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global Ratings ranging from 0.63% to 1.10%. The bank facilities contain only one financial covenant relating to interest coverage of three times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including both intangible amortization and amortization of our film and television production and programming costs. On March 29, 2025, the Company met this covenant by a significant margin. The bank facilities specifically exclude certain entities, including the Asia Theme Parks, from any representations, covenants or events of default. The Company also has the ability to issue up to $500 million of letters of credit under the facility expiring in March 2027, which if utilized, reduces available borrowings under this facility. As of March 29, 2025, the Company has $0.5 billion of outstanding letters of credit, of which none were issued under this facility. Outstanding letters of credit at Star India totaling $1.0 billion at March 29, 2025 that were entered into prior to the Star India Transaction are guaranteed by the Company through calendar 2025.
Cruise Ship Credit Facilities
In November 2024, in connection with the delivery of the Disney Treasure, the Company borrowed $1.1 billion with a fixed interest rate of 3.80%. Payments are due semi-annually over a 12-year term.
The Company has a credit facility for $1.1 billion that may be utilized to finance a significant portion of the contract price of the Disney Destiny, which is currently scheduled to be delivered in fiscal 2026. If utilized, the loan will have a fixed interest rate of 3.74%, payable semi-annually over a 12-year term.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense (net of amounts capitalized), interest and investment income, and net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs (other than service costs) (see Note 9) are reported net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and consist of the following:
Quarter EndedSix Months Ended
March 29,
2025
March 30,
2024
March 29,
2025
March 30,
2024
Interest expense$(471)$(501)$(958)$(1,029)
Interest and investment income60    87    114    269    
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs (other than service costs)65 103 131 203 
Interest expense, net$(346)$(311)$(713)$(557)
Interest and investment income includes gains and losses on certain publicly traded and non-public investments, investment impairments and interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and certain receivables.