NETFLIX INC (NFLX) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:NFLX • US64110L1061

Current stock price

92.58 USD
-2.25 (-2.37%)
At close:
93.1671 USD
+0.59 (+0.63%)
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This NFLX fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. NFLX Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year NFLX was profitable.
  • NFLX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years NFLX has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years NFLX had a positive operating cash flow.
NFLX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFNFLX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B 10B

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 21.92%, NFLX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 96.20% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NFLX's Return On Equity of 42.97% is amongst the best of the industry. NFLX outperforms 97.47% of its industry peers.
  • NFLX's Return On Invested Capital of 24.76% is amongst the best of the industry. NFLX outperforms 97.47% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for NFLX is significantly below the industry average of 159.07%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (20.73%) for NFLX is below the current ROIC(24.76%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 21.92%
ROE 42.97%
ROIC 24.76%
ROA(3y)15.7%
ROA(5y)13.56%
ROE(3y)34.24%
ROE(5y)31.33%
ROIC(3y)20.73%
ROIC(5y)17.83%
NFLX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICNFLX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40

1.3 Margins

  • NFLX has a better Profit Margin (28.52%) than 94.94% of its industry peers.
  • NFLX's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With an excellent Operating Margin value of 29.72%, NFLX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 97.47% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of NFLX has grown nicely.
  • The Gross Margin of NFLX (49.03%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • NFLX's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 29.72%
PM (TTM) 28.52%
GM 49.03%
OM growth 3Y18.3%
OM growth 5Y5.33%
PM growth 3Y19.6%
PM growth 5Y17.08%
GM growth 3Y7.19%
GM growth 5Y2.29%
NFLX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsNFLX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40

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2. NFLX Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), NFLX is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, NFLX has less shares outstanding
  • NFLX has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for NFLX has been reduced compared to a year ago.
NFLX Yearly Shares OutstandingNFLX Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B
NFLX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsNFLX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10B 20B 30B 40B 50B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 10.56 indicates that NFLX is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • NFLX's Altman-Z score of 10.56 is amongst the best of the industry. NFLX outperforms 98.73% of its industry peers.
  • NFLX has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.21. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.21 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 1.21, NFLX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.54% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.43 indicates that NFLX is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.43, NFLX perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.37% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.43
Debt/FCF 1.21
Altman-Z 10.56
ROIC/WACC2.77
WACC8.93%
NFLX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFNFLX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.41 indicates that NFLX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • NFLX has a Current ratio of 1.41. This is in the better half of the industry: NFLX outperforms 62.03% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.41 indicates that NFLX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of NFLX (1.41) is better than 63.29% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.41
Quick Ratio 1.41
NFLX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesNFLX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. NFLX Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • NFLX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 21.27%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 32.92% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • NFLX shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 16.72%.
  • Measured over the past years, NFLX shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 12.57% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.27%
EPS 3Y36.44%
EPS 5Y32.92%
EPS Q2Q%5.9%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.72%
Revenue growth 3Y12.64%
Revenue growth 5Y12.57%
Sales Q2Q%16.19%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 18.40% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • NFLX is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.43% yearly.
EPS Next Y28.18%
EPS Next 2Y24.81%
EPS Next 3Y22.64%
EPS Next 5Y18.4%
Revenue Next Year13.98%
Revenue Next 2Y12.85%
Revenue Next 3Y11.93%
Revenue Next 5Y10.43%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
NFLX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesNFLX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 20B 40B 60B 80B
NFLX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesNFLX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2 4 6 8

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4. NFLX Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 36.02, the valuation of NFLX can be described as expensive.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, NFLX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 79.75% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • NFLX is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.66, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.52 indicates a rather expensive valuation of NFLX.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of NFLX indicates a rather cheap valuation: NFLX is cheaper than 81.01% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 38.00. NFLX is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.02
Fwd PE 23.52
NFLX Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsNFLX Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • NFLX's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. NFLX is cheaper than 81.01% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of NFLX indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: NFLX is cheaper than 73.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 32.86
EV/EBITDA 12.63
NFLX Per share dataNFLX EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
  • The excellent profitability rating of NFLX may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as NFLX's earnings are expected to grow with 22.64% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)1.28
PEG (5Y)1.09
EPS Next 2Y24.81%
EPS Next 3Y22.64%

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5. NFLX Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for NFLX!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

NFLX Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

NETFLIX INC

NASDAQ:NFLX (4/21/2026, 8:02:06 PM)

Premarket: 93.1671 +0.59 (+0.63%)

92.58

-2.25 (-2.37%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryEntertainment
Earnings (Last)04-16
Earnings (Next)07-15
Inst Owners83.79%
Inst Owner Change0.15%
Ins Owners0.03%
Ins Owner Change12.24%
Market Cap390.89B
Revenue(TTM)46.89B
Net Income(TTM)13.37B
Analysts80.68
Price Target117.02 (26.4%)
Short Float %1.91%
Short Ratio1.76
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-5.33%
Min EPS beat(2)-10.16%
Max EPS beat(2)-0.51%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-7.11%
Min EPS beat(4)-17.39%
Max EPS beat(4)-0.4%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-1.37%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)1.2%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-0.7%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.35%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.4%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.29%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.63%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.99%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.29%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.49%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.56%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.65%
PT rev (1m)1.35%
PT rev (3m)-9.99%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.91%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.39%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.62%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.08%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.48%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.41%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.57%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.78%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.02
Fwd PE 23.52
P/S 8.34
P/FCF 32.86
P/OCF 30.9
P/B 12.56
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.63
EPS(TTM)2.57
EY2.78%
EPS(NY)3.94
Fwd EY4.25%
FCF(TTM)2.82
FCFY3.04%
OCF(TTM)3
OCFY3.24%
SpS11.11
BVpS7.37
TBVpS-0.53
PEG (NY)1.28
PEG (5Y)1.09
Graham Number20.6469 (-77.7%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 21.92%
ROE 42.97%
ROCE 28.51%
ROIC 24.76%
ROICexc 33.08%
ROICexgc 376.01%
OM 29.72%
PM (TTM) 28.52%
GM 49.03%
FCFM 25.37%
ROA(3y)15.7%
ROA(5y)13.56%
ROE(3y)34.24%
ROE(5y)31.33%
ROIC(3y)20.73%
ROIC(5y)17.83%
ROICexc(3y)26.07%
ROICexc(5y)22.05%
ROICexgc(3y)685.89%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)23.87%
ROCE(5y)20.52%
ROICexgc growth 3Y16.79%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y32.05%
ROICexc growth 5Y8.93%
OM growth 3Y18.3%
OM growth 5Y5.33%
PM growth 3Y19.6%
PM growth 5Y17.08%
GM growth 3Y7.19%
GM growth 5Y2.29%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.77
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.43
Debt/FCF 1.21
Debt/EBITDA 0.43
Cap/Depr 4.4%
Cap/Sales 1.61%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 40.67%
Profit Quality 88.94%
Current Ratio 1.41
Quick Ratio 1.41
Altman-Z 10.56
F-Score7
WACC8.93%
ROIC/WACC2.77
Cap/Depr(3y)3.1%
Cap/Depr(5y)3.27%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.23%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.35%
Profit Quality(3y)97.89%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.27%
EPS 3Y36.44%
EPS 5Y32.92%
EPS Q2Q%5.9%
EPS Next Y28.18%
EPS Next 2Y24.81%
EPS Next 3Y22.64%
EPS Next 5Y18.4%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.72%
Revenue growth 3Y12.64%
Revenue growth 5Y12.57%
Sales Q2Q%16.19%
Revenue Next Year13.98%
Revenue Next 2Y12.85%
Revenue Next 3Y11.93%
Revenue Next 5Y10.43%
EBIT growth 1Y25.19%
EBIT growth 3Y33.25%
EBIT growth 5Y18.57%
EBIT Next Year28.05%
EBIT Next 3Y21.23%
EBIT Next 5Y18.31%
FCF growth 1Y71.24%
FCF growth 3Y80.14%
FCF growth 5Y37.44%
OCF growth 1Y73.1%
OCF growth 3Y71.1%
OCF growth 5Y33.13%

NETFLIX INC / NFLX Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of NETFLIX INC (NFLX) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to NFLX.


What is the valuation status of NETFLIX INC (NFLX) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to NETFLIX INC (NFLX). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is NETFLIX INC (NFLX) stock?

NETFLIX INC (NFLX) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of NETFLIX INC (NFLX) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for NETFLIX INC (NFLX) is 36.02 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 12.56.


What is the earnings growth outlook for NETFLIX INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of NETFLIX INC (NFLX) is expected to grow by 28.18% in the next year.