Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Netflix Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Netflix Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Netflix Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Netflix Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Current Ratio
Netflix Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 9,921,313) | 9,918,133) | 10,779,474) | 11,506,336) | 10,482,623) | 9,266,473) | 8,816,903) | 7,840,778) | 8,098,015) | 8,069,825) | 9,415,787) | 9,604,276) | 10,107,508) | 9,761,580) | 9,826,480) | 8,564,139) | 6,447,781) | 6,178,504) | 5,327,758) | 5,877,157) | 4,168,907) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | 6,855,696) | 7,257,900) | 6,933,984) | 6,857,807) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.61 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | — | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 2.93 | 2.98 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.07 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.66 | 3.37 | 3.78 | 3.98 | 3.96 | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.73 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | — | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.32 | 2.07 | 2.20 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 3.15 | 4.23 | 5.43 | 6.08 | 5.05 | 5.51 | 6.02 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.66 | 4.47 | 5.38 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.84 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 1.00 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 9,921,313 ÷ 9,289,217 = 1.07
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Netflix Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Quick Ratio
Netflix Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,024,766) | 7,116,913) | 7,353,245) | 7,662,788) | 6,714,594) | 5,147,176) | 6,113,733) | 5,819,449) | 6,008,946) | 6,027,804) | 7,526,681) | 7,777,530) | 8,403,705) | 8,205,550) | 8,392,391) | 7,153,248) | 5,151,884) | 5,018,437) | 4,435,018) | 5,004,247) | 3,348,557) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 20,973) | 20,973) | 514,201) | 914,201) | 1,112,910) | 911,276) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 7,045,739) | 7,137,886) | 7,867,446) | 8,576,989) | 7,827,504) | 6,058,452) | 6,113,733) | 5,819,449) | 6,008,946) | 6,027,804) | 7,526,681) | 7,777,530) | 8,403,705) | 8,205,550) | 8,392,391) | 7,153,248) | 5,151,884) | 5,018,437) | 4,435,018) | 5,004,247) | 3,348,557) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | 6,855,696) | 7,257,900) | 6,933,984) | 6,857,807) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.49 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | — | 1.94 | 1.87 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 2.85 | 3.01 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 3.27 | 3.26 | 3.46 | 3.21 | 3.62 | 3.84 | 3.80 | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.51 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | — | 2.55 | 2.43 | 2.20 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.62 | 2.94 | 3.94 | 5.09 | 5.86 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 5.81 | 4.48 | 4.28 | 4.50 | 4.32 | 5.22 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.83 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 7,045,739 ÷ 9,289,217 = 0.76
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Netflix Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Cash Ratio
Netflix Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,024,766) | 7,116,913) | 7,353,245) | 7,662,788) | 6,714,594) | 5,147,176) | 6,113,733) | 5,819,449) | 6,008,946) | 6,027,804) | 7,526,681) | 7,777,530) | 8,403,705) | 8,205,550) | 8,392,391) | 7,153,248) | 5,151,884) | 5,018,437) | 4,435,018) | 5,004,247) | 3,348,557) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 20,973) | 20,973) | 514,201) | 914,201) | 1,112,910) | 911,276) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 7,045,739) | 7,137,886) | 7,867,446) | 8,576,989) | 7,827,504) | 6,058,452) | 6,113,733) | 5,819,449) | 6,008,946) | 6,027,804) | 7,526,681) | 7,777,530) | 8,403,705) | 8,205,550) | 8,392,391) | 7,153,248) | 5,151,884) | 5,018,437) | 4,435,018) | 5,004,247) | 3,348,557) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | 6,855,696) | 7,257,900) | 6,933,984) | 6,857,807) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.49 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | — | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 2.04 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.30 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.41 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 3.09 | 3.27 | 3.25 | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | — | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 2.08 | 2.27 | 3.26 | 4.31 | 5.05 | 4.14 | 4.66 | 5.15 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.92 | 3.74 | 4.57 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.25 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 7,045,739 ÷ 9,289,217 = 0.76
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Netflix Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |