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Netflix cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Netflix's operations generated $10.15bn of cash; it spent $688m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $9.46bn. It returned $9.13bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Netflix: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations0.30.30.30.00.10.0−0.7−1.5−1.8−2.7−2.92.40.42.07.37.410.112.3
Depreciation and amortisation0.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.20.30.40.30.30.4
Stock-based pay0.00.00.10.10.10.10.10.20.20.30.40.40.40.60.30.30.40.5
Capital spending0.00.00.00.00.10.10.10.10.20.20.30.50.50.40.30.40.70.9
Free cash flow0.30.20.3−0.00.0−0.1−0.8−1.6−2.0−2.9−3.11.9−0.11.66.96.99.511.4
Free cash flow after stock pay0.30.20.2−0.1−0.0−0.2−1.0−1.8−2.1−3.2−3.51.5−0.51.06.66.69.110.8
Share buybacks0.30.20.20.00.0—————0.00.00.60.06.06.39.112.9
Shares issued0.00.00.00.00.10.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.2—————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Netflix's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 23, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Netflix.