NETFLIX INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
NFLX on Nasdaq
Location
Los Gatos, CA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
23 Jan 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2025-12-31) highlights Return On Equity 42.8%, Return On Assets 20.1%, and Operating Margin 29.5%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

97.8/100

Strong Confidence medium

Return On Equity

43%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

20%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.19x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Watchpoints

No major risk flags from available metrics.

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 43% +11%
Return On Assets 20% +18%
Operating Margin 29% +10%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.19x -2.7%
Debt-to-equity 1.12x -9.4%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 16%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 26%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 4,222,162,150 +887%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 4,222,162,150 -1.3%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $7,286,410,000 +17%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 4,249,512,000 -1.1%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 4,343,863,000 -1.1%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Cost of Revenue $23,275,329,000 +11%
Research and Development Expense $3,391,390,000 +16%
Selling and Marketing Expense $3,301,306,000 +13%
General and Administrative Expense $1,888,408,000 +11%
Operating Income (Loss) $13,326,603,000 +28%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $172,459,000 -35%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $12,722,552,000 +28%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $1,741,351,000 +39%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 2.58 +27%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 2.53 +28%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $9,033,681,000 +16%
Other Assets, Current $3,957,832,000 +13%
Assets, Current $13,020,191,000 -0.61%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $2,004,350,000 +26%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $2,207,161,000 +5%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $7,794,060,000 +20%
Assets $55,596,993,000 +3.7%
Accounts Payable, Current $900,612,000 +0.08%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $3,220,869,000 +49%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $1,775,730,000 +17%
Liabilities, Current $10,980,930,000 +2.1%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $2,052,526,000 +3.5%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $2,957,128,000 +16%
Liabilities $28,981,505,000 +0.33%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $580,382,000 -260%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $42,282,118,000 +35%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $26,615,488,000 +7.6%
Liabilities and Equity $55,596,993,000 +3.7%
Other Noncash Income (Expense) $577,451,000 -17%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $368,449,000 +35%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $10,149,273,000 +38%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $10,345,623,000 -154%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $1,041,688,000 -62%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 49,900,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 4,222,162,150 -1.3%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $1,231,857,000 +79%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $9,039,194,000 +16%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $617,575,000 +14%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $3,322,100,000 +8.7%
Operating Lease, Liability $2,513,001,000 +4.2%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $688,220,000 +57%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $10,038,657,000 +8%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $2,885,939,000 +6.2%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $3,101,241,000 +23%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $460,475,000 +7.5%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.038 +8.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $372,938,000 +22%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $835,529,000 +0.14%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $566,363,000 +31%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $333,389,000 +1.4%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $2,704,525,000 +7.5%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%