Netflix — Jul 16, 2026 release
Fiscal 2026 second-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001065280-26-000211
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Debt maturing to be refinanced
“$1B”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
All guidance in this release · 21
Forecasted revenue range for FY2026
“$51.0-$51.4B”
Operating margin for FY2026
“31.5%”
Revenue for Q3 FY2026
“$ 12,860”
Y/Y % Growth for Q3 FY2026
“11.7 %”
Operating Income for Q3 FY2026
“$ 4,268”
Net Income for Q3 FY2026
“$ 3,452”
Diluted EPS for Q3 FY2026
“$ 0.82”
Content amortization growth for FY2026
“~10%”
Operating margin for Q3 FY2026
“33.2%”
Revenue forecast for FY2026
“$51.0-$51.4B”
Ads revenue for FY2026
“approximately $3 billion”
Operating income growth for FY2026
“20%+”
Live programming share of content spend for FY2026
“just over 5% of our content spend”
Live programming share of view hours for FY2026
“only ~1% of view hours”
FCF for FY2026
“approximately $12.5B”
Free cash flow for FY2026
“approximately $12.5B”
Annual cash content spend to amortization ra… for FY2026
“~1.1x”
Cash content spend to amortization ratio for FY2026
“~1.1x”
Share repurchase authorization
“an additional $25B”
Debt maturing for FY2026
“$1B”
Debt maturing to be refinanced for FY2026
“$1B”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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In Q2, we bought back $4.7B of stock, our largest quarter of share repurchases, and we currently have $27.1B of capacity left in our remaining authorizations. We ended the quarter with gross debt of $14.4B and cash and cash equivalents of $9.1B. We have $1B of debt maturing later this year, which we plan to refinance. __________________________________ 10 Defined as cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. 5 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) We recently published our 2025 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report 11 . Key updates for 2025 include how we continue to decarbonize our operations, including the productions of our films, series and games; invest in our people and the next generation of talent around the world, while contributing to local economies; and maintain our corporate governance structure to support healthy growth and create long-term shareholder value. During Q2, we launched The Netflix Effect 12 — a comprehensive look at the impact our films and series have had on economies, industries and culture over the last decade. Netflix is deeply embedded and invested in the creative industries around the world, producing TV series and films in more than 50 countries, and contributing more than $325 billion in gross value to the global economy. Reference For quick reference, our past investor letters can be found here 13 . __________________________________
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