Investors interested in Consumer Discretionary stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is The Walt Disney (DIS) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Consumer Discretionary sector should help us answer this question.The Walt Disney is a member of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group includes 253 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #6. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. DIS is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DIS's full-year earnings has moved 45.83% higher within the past quarter. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.Our latest available data shows that DIS has returned about 2.39% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Consumer Discretionary group have gained about 1.22% on average. This means that The Walt Disney is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.Breaking things down more, DIS is a member of the Media Conglomerates industry, which includes 3 individual companies and currently sits at #226 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 20.87% so far this year, so DIS is performing better in this area.Going forward, investors interested in Consumer Discretionary stocks should continue to pay close attention to DIS as it looks to continue its solid performance.Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.