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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Y/Y % Growth
“15.3 %”
Period
Q1 FY2026
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Guidance table
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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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Our summary results, and forecast for Q1, are below. (in millions except per share data) Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Forecast Revenue $ 10,247 $ 10,543 $ 11,079 $ 11,510 $ 12,051 $ 12,157 Y/Y % Growth 16.0 % 12.5 % 15.9 % 17.2 % 17.6 % 15.3 % Operating Income $ 2,273 $ 3,347 $ 3,775 $ 3,248 $ 2,957 $ 3,906 Operating Margin 22.2 % 31.7 % 34.1 % 28.2 % 24.5 % 32.1 % Net Income $ 1,869 $ 2,890 $ 3,125 $ 2,547 $ 2,419 $ 3,264 Diluted EPS $ 0.43 $ 0.66 $ 0.72 $ 0.59 $ 0.56 $ 0.76 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,537 $ 2,789 $ 2,423 $ 2,825 $ 2,112 Free Cash Flow $ 1,378 $ 2,661 $ 2,267 $ 2,660 $ 1,872 Shares (FD) 4,378 4,370 4,349 4,340 4,317 __________________________________ 1 Excluding the year over year effect of foreign exchange rate movements and the impact of hedging gains/losses realized as revenues. Assumes foreign exchange rates remained constant with foreign exchange rates from each of the corresponding months of the prior-year period. 1 Q4 Results and Forecast Q4 revenue grew 18% year over year (+17% on a foreign exchange (F/X) neutral basis), driven primarily by membership growth, higher pricing, and increased ad revenue. Despite unfavorable F/X movements during the quarter, revenue was 1% above our guidance due to stronger-than-forecasted membership growth and ad sales. Operating income in Q4 was $3.0B, up 30% year over year, and operating margin expanded two
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Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.