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
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.7 | −1.5 | −1.8 | −2.7 | −2.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Stock-based pay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Capital spending | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Free cash flow | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | −0.8 | −1.6 | −2.0 | −2.9 | −3.1 | 1.9 | −0.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 11.4 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.1 | −0.0 | −0.2 | −1.0 | −1.8 | −2.1 | −3.2 | −3.5 | 1.5 | −0.5 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 10.8 |
| Share buybacks | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 12.9 |
| Shares issued | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 1,537 | 2,789 | 2,423 | 2,825 | 2,112 | 5,290 | 1,744 | 3,162 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 80 | 80 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 99 | 101 | 107 |
| Stock-based pay | 62 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 135 | 140 | 131 | 134 |
| Capital spending | 159 | 128 | 156 | 165 | 239 | 196 | 219 | 279 |
| Free cash flow | 1,378 | 2,661 | 2,267 | 2,660 | 1,872 | 5,094 | 1,525 | 2,884 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 1,316 | 2,589 | 2,187 | 2,579 | 1,738 | 4,954 | 1,394 | 2,750 |
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