Netflix Inc NFLX
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Netflix Inc is a mega-cap company in the Communication Services sector (Entertainment), with a market value of $279.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 16,000 people and has been listed since May 23, 2002.
Netflix, Inc. provides entertainment services worldwide. The company offers television (TV) series, documentaries, feature films, games, and live programming across various genres and languages.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 21.3 versus 20.9 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 13% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 18.7 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 92.93, 39% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 3% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 1.5) — big daily moves both ways.
- • The stock is 46% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 27 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (2% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (35 vs 1).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 5.8% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLC -2.3%).
This week's news
- Disney licenses a series of titles including 'Ice Age’ to Netflix seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Communication services sector rises in Q3; Meta Platforms leads gains seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Ignore the Netflix Funk finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Disney Could be Making Big Changes to its TV Business. Why It’s Necessary. finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Should You Buy Netflix On The Dip? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Paramount to adopt Skydance name as landmark Warner Bros. merger nears close finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.