Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Netflix Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

3 months ended:	Mar 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	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
Net income	5,282,791)	2,418,521)	2,546,916)	3,125,413)	2,890,351)	1,868,607)	2,363,509)	2,147,306)	2,332,209)	937,838)	1,677,422)	1,487,610)	1,305,120)	55,284)	1,398,242)	1,440,951)	1,597,447)	607,429)	1,449,071)	1,353,013)	1,706,715)
Additions to content assets	(4,846,917)	(5,057,212)	(4,653,935)	(3,835,813)	(3,549,657)	(4,429,402)	(4,016,396)	(4,048,852)	(3,728,967)	(3,529,191)	(2,883,839)	(3,683,007)	(2,458,666)	(3,985,192)	(4,582,671)	(4,687,011)	(3,584,164)	(5,654,639)	(4,666,237)	(4,096,750)	(3,284,576)
Change in content liabilities	45,216)	(9,795)	24,262)	(214,052)	(411,253)	(139,537)	(83,585)	(366,572)	(189,441)	49,059)	(325,989)	46,119)	(354,791)	274,364)	60,867)	191,228)	(347,149)	840,392)	(29,246)	(312,208)	(266,040)
Amortization of content assets	4,217,900)	4,764,236)	4,002,744)	3,832,074)	3,823,112)	4,161,501)	3,699,521)	3,769,690)	3,670,805)	3,754,079)	3,573,353)	3,410,021)	3,459,984)	3,944,827)	3,653,592)	3,261,348)	3,166,365)	3,741,317)	2,963,051)	2,806,803)	2,719,196)
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles	98,575)	85,983)	87,326)	80,013)	80,067)	79,539)	80,914)	81,227)	87,234)	86,567)	90,660)	89,385)	90,335)	93,387)	85,188)	83,505)	74,602)	63,984)	70,253)	38,434)	35,741)
Stock-based compensation expense	140,405)	134,624)	80,986)	80,862)	71,977)	61,827)	65,650)	68,766)	76,345)	82,519)	79,720)	78,030)	99,099)	153,789)	152,062)	150,392)	119,209)	99,329)	95,078)	101,583)	107,230)
Foreign currency remeasurement (gain) loss on debt	(10,110)	(9,730)	(1,707)	55,238)	28,547)	(52,855)	104,809)	(42,692)	(130,801)	239,371)	(172,678)	28,952)	80,651)	461,681)	(348,458)	(304,513)	(161,821)	(103,917)	(136,488)	63,074)	(253,330)
Other non-cash items	198,227)	200,289)	142,293)	120,139)	114,730)	130,927)	128,082)	138,588)	97,181)	154,896)	115,688)	121,483)	120,008)	123,688)	102,513)	205,374)	101,968)	93,806)	102,211)	108,103)	72,657)
Deferred income taxes	58,819)	(162,912)	20,539)	(135,755)	(163,928)	(73,252)	(200,982)	(209,387)	(107,077)	(171,128)	(86,277)	(103,172)	(98,782)	75,973)	(57,797)	(115,820)	(68,906)	(62,279)	50,967)	51,127)	159,733)
Other current assets	(704,640)	(313,014)	(169,597)	(176,683)	(131,367)	(41,866)	54,956)	(28,959)	38,049)	(13,198)	103,766)	(183,049)	(88,522)	(398,319)	(120,071)	123,399)	41,157)	(608)	(95,145)	(52,373)	(221,555)
Accounts payable	154)	117,890)	139,451)	11,046)	(276,426)	255,379)	30,597)	(19,358)	(145,265)	213,228)	(68,390)	38,332)	(89,668)	125,074)	53,875)	(122,048)	(215,444)	185,279)	24,836)	72,313)	(137,313)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,295,904)	134,889)	707,151)	(267,235)	306,413)	(124,591)	179,011)	(114,303)	251,782)	(194,536)	(65,029)	177,831)	185,299)	(379,629)	212,072)	(238,719)	350,763)	(95,903)	269,774)	(171,430)	177,897)
Deferred revenue	(32,282)	51,055)	(3,686)	118,635)	88,913)	7,765)	39,328)	4,236)	26,515)	137,184)	(5,733)	49,647)	(2,390)	69,409)	(48,420)	(10,376)	16,743)	26,710)	(4,732)	47,093)	22,279)
Other non-current assets and liabilities	(453,837)	(243,182)	(97,569)	(370,624)	(82,280)	(167,148)	(124,313)	(88,843)	(66,047)	(83,674)	(40,359)	(117,950)	(68,937)	(170,478)	(4,184)	125,040)	(167,931)	(144,174)	(11,014)	(72,543)	(61,368)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	105,299)	(252,362)	575,750)	(684,861)	(94,747)	(70,461)	179,579)	(247,227)	105,034)	59,004)	(75,745)	(35,189)	(64,218)	(753,943)	93,272)	(122,704)	25,288)	(28,696)	183,719)	(176,940)	(220,060)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	7,414)	(306,879)	278,258)	(702,155)	(101,152)	(331,713)	(42,408)	(856,459)	(119,687)	725,176)	314,893)	(47,378)	873,620)	388,574)	(841,432)	(1,338,201)	(674,608)	(1,010,703)	(1,366,692)	(1,416,774)	(929,449)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,290,205)	2,111,642)	2,825,174)	2,423,258)	2,789,199)	1,536,894)	2,321,101)	1,290,847)	2,212,522)	1,663,014)	1,992,315)	1,440,232)	2,178,740)	443,858)	556,810)	102,750)	922,839)	(403,274)	82,379)	(63,761)	777,266)
Purchases of property and equipment	(196,130)	(239,335)	(164,719)	(155,889)	(128,277)	(158,674)	(126,863)	(78,287)	(75,714)	(81,632)	(103,929)	(100,972)	(62,019)	(111,593)	(84,960)	(90,018)	(121,158)	(165,979)	(167,327)	(110,278)	(81,001)
Change in other assets	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(21,304)	(1,000)	(4,615)
Acquisitions	(585,744)	(17,194)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(563,990)	—)	(68,876)	(124,521)	(788,349)	—)	—)	—)
Purchases of investments	—)	(8,450)	(3,850)	(1,650)	(156,015)	—)	(1,742,246)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(303,228)	(201,634)	(911,276)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments	—)	8,450)	176,250)	962,413)	769,954)	—)	—)	—)	—)	493,228)	400,000)	501,937)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other investing activities	—)	—)	36,190)	(36,190)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(781,874)	(256,529)	43,871)	768,684)	485,662)	(158,674)	(1,869,109)	(78,287)	(75,714)	411,596)	296,071)	97,737)	(263,653)	(1,586,859)	(84,960)	(158,894)	(245,679)	(954,328)	(188,631)	(111,278)	(85,616)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,794,460)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Repayments of debt	—)	—)	—)	(1,033,450)	(800,000)	—)	—)	—)	(400,000)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(700,000)	—)	—)	—)	(500,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	49,310)	76,082)	70,215)	169,066)	351,602)	302,012)	143,244)	118,750)	268,881)	51,427)	57,818)	34,717)	26,028)	6,705)	4,113)	11,250)	13,678)	88,149)	18,445)	19,749)	48,071)
Repurchases of common stock	(1,270,588)	(2,079,559)	(1,856,885)	(1,654,327)	(3,536,396)	(963,748)	(1,700,000)	(1,599,998)	(2,000,000)	(2,500,000)	(2,500,100)	(645,146)	(400,101)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(100,000)	(500,022)	—)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(29,230)	(5,985)	(6,196)	(6,114)	(27,870)	(2,553)	(2,024)	(1,883)	(1,825)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(224,168)	—)	—)	—)
Other financing activities	19,694)	(67,948)	55,837)	21,957)	(15,652)	(14,409)	(9,084)	(6,250)	—)	(3,700)	(32,826)	(38,920)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,230,814)	(2,077,410)	(1,737,029)	(2,502,868)	(4,028,316)	(678,698)	226,596)	(1,489,381)	(2,132,944)	(2,452,273)	(2,475,108)	(649,349)	(374,073)	6,705)	4,113)	11,250)	(686,322)	(136,019)	(81,555)	(480,273)	(451,929)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(49,838)	(29,377)	(21,721)	287,471)	150,146)	(351,270)	153,452)	(122,723)	(95,790)	139,342)	(122,707)	39,626)	26,423)	166,564)	(180,058)	(145,198)	(11,448)	(4,236)	(63,843)	23,477)	(42,138)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	3,227,679)	(251,674)	1,110,295)	976,545)	(603,309)	348,252)	832,040)	(399,544)	(91,926)	(238,321)	(309,429)	928,246)	1,567,437)	(969,732)	295,905)	(190,092)	(20,610)	(1,497,857)	(251,650)	(631,835)	197,583)

The financial statement information reveals a complex pattern of cash flows over the observed period. Net income demonstrates considerable fluctuation, initially decreasing significantly before exhibiting a substantial increase in later periods. Operating activities generally provide net cash, though with notable variability, while investing and financing activities consistently represent net cash outflows. A detailed examination of specific components within each activity type provides further insight.

Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities is initially positive but experiences a significant decline in December 2021. It recovers and remains positive through December 2023, reaching a peak in March 2025, before decreasing again in the final periods. A major driver of this variability is the substantial and consistently negative "Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities," particularly related to additions to content assets. This suggests a significant investment in content, which, while impacting net income, requires substantial cash outlay. Changes in operating assets and liabilities also contribute to fluctuations, with notable swings in accrued expenses and other liabilities and other non-current assets and liabilities.
Investing Activities: Investing activities consistently consume cash. Purchases of property and equipment are a regular outflow, but the largest cash uses stem from acquisitions and purchases of investments, particularly a large outflow in December 2021 and again in June 2025. Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments provide some offset, but are generally insufficient to counteract the outflows. The pattern suggests a strategy of both organic growth through capital expenditure and inorganic growth through acquisitions and investments.
Financing Activities: Financing activities also consistently represent net cash outflows. Repurchases of common stock are a significant and growing use of cash, especially from September 2022 onwards. Repayments of debt also contribute to outflows, while proceeds from the issuance of debt and common stock provide some offsetting inflows. The increasing reliance on debt issuance, coupled with substantial share repurchases, suggests a potential shift in capital structure management. Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards also represent a notable outflow in later periods.
Content Assets and Liabilities: Additions to content assets consistently represent a large cash outflow, indicating ongoing investment in content. This is partially offset by amortization of content assets, which provides a cash inflow through the income statement adjustments. Changes in content liabilities also play a role, with fluctuations suggesting the timing of payments for content acquisition. The interplay between these three items significantly impacts overall cash flow.
Overall Trends: The period from March 2024 to December 2025 shows a marked increase in net income and net cash provided by operating activities. However, this is accompanied by substantial cash outflows from financing activities, primarily due to share repurchases, and continued investment in content. The effect of exchange rate changes on cash is relatively small but fluctuates, adding a minor layer of complexity. The overall pattern suggests a company actively managing its capital structure and investing heavily in future content, while simultaneously returning capital to shareholders.

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