Stock Analysis on Net

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Netflix Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Current content liabilities 4,102,640 4,091,770 4,128,905 4,393,681 4,489,971 4,391,437 4,436,021 4,466,470 4,259,582 4,440,412 4,344,580 4,480,150 4,225,890 4,174,966 4,066,289 4,292,967 4,110,962 4,197,874 4,297,957 4,429,536 4,599,654 4,664,733 4,761,585
Accounts payable 793,233 632,718 614,489 899,909 641,953 598,557 607,348 747,412 534,429 615,374 591,987 671,513 560,156 504,278 617,202 837,483 643,059 622,931 532,942 656,183 541,298 446,668 545,488
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,111,311 2,489,486 2,359,518 2,156,544 2,241,758 1,876,244 1,977,428 1,803,960 1,838,908 1,908,714 1,718,069 1,514,650 1,803,555 1,596,035 1,817,117 1,449,351 1,413,120 1,125,591 1,291,812 1,102,196 1,259,124 986,595 1,061,090
Deferred revenue 1,724,675 1,728,361 1,609,726 1,520,813 1,513,048 1,473,720 1,469,484 1,442,969 1,306,185 1,311,918 1,262,271 1,264,661 1,176,323 1,224,743 1,239,048 1,209,342 1,182,632 1,187,364 1,140,271 1,117,992 1,040,202 1,029,261 986,753
Short-term debt 1,005,881 1,784,453 1,820,396 1,800,041 798,936 399,844 399,614 399,387 399,163 699,823 699,473 699,128 698,788 499,878 499,517 499,161 498,809
Current liabilities 9,731,859 8,942,335 9,718,519 10,755,400 10,707,126 10,139,999 9,289,217 8,860,655 8,338,718 8,675,805 8,316,070 7,930,974 7,765,924 7,500,022 7,739,656 8,488,966 8,049,246 7,832,888 7,961,770 7,805,785 7,939,795 7,626,418 7,853,725
Non-current content liabilities 1,591,973 1,606,404 1,696,662 1,780,806 1,918,089 2,028,782 2,370,692 2,578,173 2,668,472 2,849,387 2,908,029 3,081,277 2,955,368 2,989,961 2,945,221 3,094,213 2,301,026 2,265,286 2,465,626 2,618,084 2,926,574 3,208,164 3,206,051
Long-term debt 14,463,020 14,453,206 14,011,037 13,798,351 14,160,932 12,180,024 13,217,038 14,143,417 13,900,754 14,070,151 14,037,965 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 14,693,072 14,793,691 14,926,889 14,860,552 15,809,095 15,547,616 15,294,998 14,170,692
Other non-current liabilities 3,193,948 3,145,820 2,633,353 2,552,250 2,774,961 2,637,397 2,585,364 2,561,434 2,486,215 2,389,915 2,400,085 2,452,040 2,424,637 2,551,675 2,567,427 2,459,164 2,281,277 2,082,035 1,950,986 1,982,155 1,875,235 1,710,948 1,420,148
Non-current liabilities 19,248,941 19,205,430 18,341,052 18,131,407 18,853,982 16,846,203 18,173,094 19,283,024 19,055,441 19,309,453 19,346,079 19,886,393 19,268,122 19,774,939 20,047,209 20,246,449 19,375,994 19,274,210 19,277,164 20,409,334 20,349,425 20,214,110 18,796,891
Total liabilities 28,980,800 28,147,765 28,059,571 28,886,807 29,561,108 26,986,202 27,462,311 28,143,679 27,394,159 27,985,258 27,662,149 27,817,367 27,034,046 27,274,961 27,786,865 28,735,415 27,425,240 27,107,098 27,238,934 28,215,119 28,289,220 27,840,528 26,650,616
Common stock, $0.001 par value 7,080,325 6,932,828 6,677,469 6,252,126 5,887,903 5,680,061 5,489,850 5,145,172 5,011,427 4,874,208 4,762,395 4,637,601 4,473,962 4,316,870 4,155,580 4,024,561 3,852,531 3,721,246 3,600,084 3,447,698 3,303,482 3,127,813 2,935,532
Treasury stock at cost (20,270,631) (18,392,942) (16,754,929) (13,171,638) (12,254,855) (10,547,055) (8,934,056) (6,922,200) (4,399,677) (1,876,753) (1,228,920) (824,190) (824,190) (824,190) (824,190) (824,190) (600,022) (500,022)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (719,256) (904,668) (85,735) 362,162 (344,622) (89,114) (111,879) (223,945) (155,571) (139,266) (191,695) (217,306) (247,643) (144,476) (74,170) (40,495) (19,835) 9,775 4,137 44,398 (1,147) (34,072) (47,054)
Retained earnings 39,863,597 37,316,681 34,191,268 31,300,917 29,432,310 27,068,801 24,921,495 22,589,286 21,651,448 19,974,026 18,486,416 17,181,296 17,126,012 15,727,770 14,286,819 12,689,372 12,081,943 10,632,872 9,279,859 7,573,144 7,030,988 6,241,012 5,520,816
Stockholders’ equity 25,954,035 24,951,899 24,028,073 24,743,567 22,720,736 22,112,693 21,365,410 20,588,313 22,107,627 22,832,215 21,828,196 20,777,401 20,528,141 19,075,974 17,544,039 15,849,248 15,314,617 13,863,871 12,884,080 11,065,240 10,333,323 9,334,753 8,409,294
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 54,934,835 53,099,664 52,087,644 53,630,374 52,281,844 49,098,895 48,827,721 48,731,992 49,501,786 50,817,473 49,490,345 48,594,768 47,562,187 46,350,935 45,330,904 44,584,663 42,739,857 40,970,969 40,123,014 39,280,359 38,622,543 37,175,281 35,059,910

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).


Current Content Liabilities
The current content liabilities show a mild decreasing trend from 4,761,585 thousand USD at the first quarter of 2020 to about 4,102,640 thousand USD by the third quarter of 2025, with minor fluctuations. There is an observable dip around 2025, indicating a gradual reduction in these liabilities over the extended period.
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable exhibit a fluctuating pattern with some periods of increase and decrease. Starting at 545,488 thousand USD in March 2020, it peaks around 899,909 thousand USD in March 2025, indicating variability but an overall rising trend toward the later years.
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
This category consistently increases over the time frame, starting at 1,061,090 thousand USD in early 2020 and reaching over 3,111,311 thousand USD by the third quarter of 2025, signaling growing accrued expenses and other liabilities.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue steadily grows from 986,753 thousand USD at the beginning of 2020 to over 1,724,675 thousand USD by late 2025. The trend indicates increasing advance payments or unearned revenue, reflecting the potential growth of subscription or service engagements.
Short-term Debt
Short-term debt remains mostly stable around 499,000 thousand USD in the initial period, spikes to about 799,000 thousand USD in early 2023, then significantly increases sharply to approximately 1,820,000 thousand USD by mid-2024, followed by a decrease to around 1,005,881 thousand USD in early 2025. This suggests shifts in short-term borrowing needs or refinancing activities.
Current Liabilities
Current liabilities maintain a variable but overall upward trend, peaking near 10,755,400 thousand USD in late 2024 before declining to around 9,731,859 thousand USD by the third quarter of 2025. This indicates an increasing obligation profile with some recent reduction.
Non-current Content Liabilities
Non-current content liabilities gradually decline from about 3,206,051 thousand USD at the start to approximately 1,591,973 thousand USD by late 2025, showing a significant reduction which could reflect amortization or repayment of long-term obligations.
Long-term Debt
Long-term debt fluctuates within a range of approximately 13,217,038 to 16,000,000 thousand USD. There are periods of decline, notably from early 2020 through mid-2023, reaching 12,170,038 thousand USD at one point, followed by a rise again near 14,463,020 thousand USD by late 2025. This pattern indicates variable leveraging or debt management strategies.
Other Non-current Liabilities
Other non-current liabilities generally increase, starting from roughly 1,420,148 thousand USD and reaching over 3,193,948 thousand USD by the end of the period, highlighting growing non-content related long-term obligations.
Non-current Liabilities
Non-current liabilities overall show a decreasing trend from about 18,796,891 thousand USD to around 19,248,941 thousand USD with notable fluctuations. The values peak early in the period and decline steeply around the middle years, reflecting debt repayment or liability restructuring.
Total Liabilities
Total liabilities peak near 29,561,108 thousand USD in late 2024 with fluctuations throughout the period, showing a general tendency for moderate volatility in the total obligations, with a slight decrease towards the end of the period at 28,980,800 thousand USD.
Common Stock
Common stock shows a steady increase across the timeline, from 2,935,532 thousand USD in early 2020 to about 7,080,325 thousand USD by late 2025, indicating ongoing issuance of stock or appreciation in equity value.
Treasury Stock at Cost
Treasury stock increases significantly in absolute terms (cost), reflecting rising stock repurchases. Starting with small values and intensifying towards nearly -20,270,631 thousand USD by late 2025, this trend suggests aggressive share buyback activities.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
This component shows considerable fluctuations, alternating between losses and gains. Notably, there are deepening losses during mid-periods, with a marked negative effect in various years; however, some recovery occurs later. The variability points to volatile comprehensive income factors such as currency translation or unrealized gains/losses.
Retained Earnings
Retained earnings depict a strong upward trajectory, starting from 5,520,816 thousand USD and escalating steadily to nearly 39,863,597 thousand USD by the third quarter of 2025. This trend suggests consistent profitability and reinvestment of earnings over time.
Stockholders’ Equity
Stockholders’ equity increases from roughly 8,409,294 thousand USD to about 25,954,035 thousand USD by late 2025, indicating growth in net assets attributable to shareholders, albeit with minor fluctuations such as a decrease around 2023-2024.
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
The total of liabilities and stockholders’ equity steadily grows from 35,059,910 thousand USD to approximately 54,934,835 thousand USD, reflecting an overall increase in the balance sheet size and company scale.