Netflix, Inc. · NFLX · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

Netflix: Ads, content and live events support growth; execution risks remain

The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive growth thesis for Netflix: broad content demand, ad-tier expansion, pricing and selective live events provide multiple growth levers. The case is tempered by higher content spend, FX exposure, ad-tech execution, sports-rights economics and possible subscriber saturation.

Reported After market closeNASDAQCommunication Services $290.23B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $4.21
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $10.14B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +9.7% Event window
SPY move +0.6% Same window
Abnormal move +9.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +7.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis emphasizes rapid ads-tier scaling, rollout of Netflix’s first-party ad stack, strong live-event performance and planned $18 billion 2025 cash content spend. Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the emphasis shifts toward execution of the ad stack and the economics of live sports, while the overall guidance stance remains maintained.

Guidance delta

Maintained. Management highlighted improved efficiency alongside higher planned cash content spend, but the supplied analysis does not specify a numeric change versus prior guidance.

Key takeaways

  • Management attributed subscriber additions to a broad content slate rather than one title.
  • The ads-supported tier is scaling rapidly, with a plan to double ad revenue again in 2025 from a small base.
  • Live events performed strongly, while management characterized full-season sports rights as economically challenging.
  • Cash content spend is set to rise to $18 billion in 2025, alongside guidance for improved operating margins.

Management priorities

  • Expand the proprietary ad server to all 12 ad-supported countries in 2025.
  • Continue modest price increases in major markets based on engagement signals.
  • Build the gaming portfolio and extend the global content slate.
  • Use live events selectively, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup rights for 2027 and 2031.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
NFLX EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2.22 Q4 '23 actual $2.11, miss Q1 '24 estimate $4.52 Q1 '24 actual $5.28, beat Q2 '24 estimate $4.74 Q2 '24 actual $4.88, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.71 Q2 '25 actual $0.72, match Q3 '25 estimate $0.70 Q3 '25 actual $0.59, miss Q4 '25 estimate $0.55 Q4 '25 actual $0.56, match Q1 '26 estimate $0.76 Q1 '26 actual $1.23, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.79 Q2 '26 actual $0.80, match Q3 '26 estimate $0.82 Q4 '26 estimate $0.73 Q1 '27 estimate $0.94 Q2 '27 estimate $0.97

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy98 ratings
Bullish6263.3%
Neutral2828.6%
Bearish88.1%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$71.57Current
$30.5Low
$104.94Average
$300High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 9, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 8, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 7, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainOct 5, 2026
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainOct 1, 2026
Deutsche Bank Buy HoldUpgradeSep 29, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $71.57. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleySean Diffley$80$69.7 +11.8%Oct 8, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$70$68.69 -2.2%Oct 7, 2026
Goldman SachsEric Sheridan$90$67.5 +25.8%Oct 6, 2026
GuggenheimMichael Morris$80$68.18 +11.8%Oct 1, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$95$69.23 +32.7%Sep 29, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Netflix, Inc. serves as a worldwide entertainment provider. Its comprehensive library features television series, motion pictures, documentaries, and mobile games, spanning numerous genres and languages. Members can effortlessly stream this content through a variety of internet-connected devices, including smart TVs, digital media players, cable boxes, and mobile phones. Furthermore, the company continues to offer a DVD-by-mail subscription service to its customers in the United States. With roughly 222 million paying subscribers distributed across 190 countries, Netflix was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Historical context

All NFLX earnings
-7.3%FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026-9.7%FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026-2.2%FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

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Methodology

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