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Netflix — Jan 20, 2026 release

Fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001065280-26-000033
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Share buybacks
“we’ll pause our share buybacks to accumulate cash to help fund the pending acquisition of Warner Bros.”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Declared action
Source
Prose
All guidance in this release · 15
Revenue forecast for FY2026
“$50.7B-$51.7B”
Operating margin target for FY2026
“31.5%”
Revenue for Q1 FY2026
“$ 12,157”
Y/Y % Growth for Q1 FY2026
“15.3 %”
Operating Income for Q1 FY2026
“$ 3,906”
Operating Margin for Q1 FY2026
“32.1 %”
Net Income for Q1 FY2026
“$ 3,264”
Diluted EPS for Q1 FY2026
“$ 0.76”
Ad revenue growth for FY2026
“a projected rough doubling of ad revenue in 2026 vs. 2025”
Acquisition-related expenses included in mar… for FY2026
“approximately $275M”
Content amortization growth for FY2026
“~10%”
Long-term operating margin goal for the long term
“our intent is to grow our operating margin each year”
Free cash flow forecast for FY2026
“roughly $11B”
Cash content spend to content amortization r… for FY2026
“~1.1x”
Share buybacks for FY2026
“we’ll pause our share buybacks to accumulate cash to help fund the pending acquisition of Warner Bros.”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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We first prioritize reinvestment in the business, both organically and through selective M&A, while maintaining liquidity and then returning excess cash to __________________________________ 14 https://press.oscars.org/news/academy-partners-youtube-exclusive-global-rights-oscarsr-and-other-academy-content-starting 15 https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/instagram-tv-app 16 Defined as cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. 6 shareholders through share repurchases. Consistent with that framework, we’ll pause our share buybacks to accumulate cash to help fund the pending acquisition of Warner Bros. We remain committed to maintaining a solid investment grade rating. Warner Bros. Acquisition In December, we announced that we’ll acquire Warner Bros. 17 , including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. As announced earlier today, we and WBD amended our merger agreement, which now provides for an all-cash transaction 18 valued at $27.75 per WBD share, replacing the previous mix of cash and Netflix stock. The revised transaction structure expedites the timeline to a WBD shareholder vote and provides greater certainty of value that will be delivered at closing. We believe our proposed purchase of Warner Bros. will allow us to accelerate our business strategy. Together 19 , we see two main areas of opportunity. First, Warner Bros.’ library, development and IP will allow us to provide an even broader and higher-quality selection of content for members; and, second, the addition of HBO Max will allow us to offer more personalized and flexible subscription options, better meeting the diverse preferences of our global audience. Netflix and Warner Bros. are highly complementary businesses and together we’ll be able to offer more opportunities to creators and strengthen the en
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