Snapshot
Netflix had a market capitalisation of $300.5 billion as of September 24, 2026. Revenue was $45.2 billion, operating income was $13.3 billion, and net income was $11.0 billion in FY2025. Diluted EPS was $2.53 in FY2025.
In Q2 FY2026, revenue was $12.6 billion, gross profit was $6.5 billion, operating income was $4.2 billion, and net income was $3.4 billion. Diluted EPS was $0.80 in Q2 FY2026. Revenue in the TTM to Q2 FY2026 was $48.4 billion, while net income in the TTM to Q2 FY2026 was $13.6 billion.
Growth
Revenue increased by 15.9% in FY2025 against FY2024 and had a 12.6% compound annual growth rate in FY2022–FY2025. Revenue also had a 12.6% compound annual growth rate in FY2020–FY2025. Diluted EPS grew 27.6% in FY2025 against FY2024, with compound annual growth of 36.5% in FY2022–FY2025 and 33.0% in FY2020–FY2025.
Free cash flow increased 36.7% in FY2025 against FY2024, following compound annual growth of 80.1% in FY2022–FY2025. In Q2 FY2026, revenue of $12.6 billion was up 2.53% against Q1 FY2026 and 13.4% against Q2 FY2025. Diluted EPS of $0.80 in Q2 FY2026 was down 35.0% against Q1 FY2026 and up 11.3% against Q2 FY2025. Free cash flow of $1.5 billion in Q2 FY2026 was lower on both comparisons.
Profitability
Gross margin was 48.5% in FY2025, an increase of 2.4 percentage points in FY2024–FY2025 and 9.6 percentage points in FY2020–FY2025. Operating margin was 29.5% in FY2025, up 2.8 percentage points in FY2024–FY2025 and 11.2 percentage points in FY2020–FY2025. Net margin was 24.3% in FY2025, up 2.0 percentage points in FY2024–FY2025 and 13.3 percentage points in FY2020–FY2025.
Return on equity was 42.8%, return on assets was 20.1%, and return on invested capital was 26.9% in FY2025. In Q2 FY2026, gross margin was 51.9% and operating margin was 33.4%. Industry-median comparisons are not reported.
Balance sheet
Total debt was $13.5 billion, cash and short-term investments were $9.1 billion, and net debt was $4.4 billion in FY2025. Shareholders’ equity was $26.6 billion and working capital was $2.0 billion in FY2025. Total debt declined from $14.7 billion in FY2021 to $13.5 billion in FY2025, while shareholders’ equity increased from $15.8 billion in FY2021 to $26.6 billion in FY2025.
Net debt was $2.7 billion in Q2 FY2026, compared with $1.1 billion in Q1 FY2026. The current ratio was 1.1× and debt to equity was 0.4× in Q2 FY2026.
Cash flow & capital return
Operating cash flow was $10.1 billion, capital expenditure was $688.2 million, and free cash flow was $9.5 billion in FY2025. Free cash flow represented 86.2% of net income in FY2025. Operating cash flow increased 37.9% and free cash flow increased 36.7% in FY2025 against FY2024.
Net share repurchases were $8.5 billion in FY2025. Weighted average shares were 4.2 billion shares in FY2025, compared with 4.4 billion shares in FY2021; the share count changed by −3.62% in FY2020–FY2025. Free cash flow was $1.5 billion in Q2 FY2026, compared with $5.1 billion in Q1 FY2026. Dividend payments are not reported.
Valuation
The P/E was 22.2× as of September 24, 2026, lower than the five-year median P/E of 38.3× over the five fiscal years to FY2025 and the ten-year median P/E of 64.0× over the ten fiscal years to FY2025. The P/S was 6.2× as of September 24, 2026, lower than the five-year median of 8.8× and the ten-year median of 7.4×.
The P/B was 10.0× as of September 24, 2026, lower than the five-year median of 15.0× and the ten-year median of 17.8×. EV/Sales was 6.3× as of September 24, 2026, lower than the five-year median of 8.9× and the ten-year median of 7.8×. EV/Cash flow was 29.3× as of September 24, 2026, lower than the five-year median of 63.4×. Industry-median valuation comparisons are not reported.
What changed since last quarter
Revenue was $12.6 billion in Q2 FY2026, up 2.53% against Q1 FY2026 and up 13.4% against Q2 FY2025. Gross margin was 51.9% in Q2 FY2026, unchanged against both Q1 FY2026 and Q2 FY2025. Operating margin was 33.4% in Q2 FY2026, up 1.1 percentage points against Q1 FY2026 and down 0.7 percentage points against Q2 FY2025.
Diluted EPS was $0.80 in Q2 FY2026, down 35.0% against Q1 FY2026 and up 11.3% against Q2 FY2025. Free cash flow was $1.5 billion in Q2 FY2026, down 70.1% against Q1 FY2026 and down 32.7% against Q2 FY2025. Net debt was $2.7 billion in Q2 FY2026, an increase of $1.6 billion against Q1 FY2026 and a decrease of −$3.4 billion against Q2 FY2025.
Open questions
- What factors drove the sequential reduction in free cash flow?
- What explains the change in net debt during the latest quarter?
- Which operating items contributed to the difference between quarterly gross-margin and operating-margin movements?
- How are share repurchases funded alongside cash generation and debt management?