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:	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	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	(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	(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	4,764,236)	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	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	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	(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	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	(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	(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	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	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	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	(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	(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	(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	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	(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	(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	(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	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	(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	(5,985)	(6,196)	(6,114)	(27,870)	(2,553)	(2,024)	(1,883)	(1,825)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(224,168)	—)	—)	—)
Other financing activities	(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	(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	(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	(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 information reveals a complex pattern of cash flows over the observed period. Net income demonstrates considerable fluctuation, peaking in the first quarter of 2025 before declining. A significant decrease in net income is observed in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2023, followed by recovery. Additions to content assets consistently represent a substantial cash outflow throughout the period, generally exceeding net income. Changes in content liabilities show variability, sometimes offsetting content asset additions, but not consistently. Amortization of content assets remains a significant cash inflow, generally tracking with the level of content asset additions. Overall, operating activities demonstrate a generally positive cash flow, though with substantial quarterly variations.

Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities exhibits significant volatility. While generally positive, a substantial outflow is noted in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2024. The largest inflow occurs in the first quarter of 2025. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities are consistently negative, indicating substantial non-cash expenses impacting the cash flow from operations. These adjustments are largely driven by additions to content assets and deferred income taxes.
Investing Activities: Investing activities consistently represent a cash outflow, primarily due to purchases of property and equipment and, more significantly, purchases of investments. A particularly large outflow is observed in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by substantial investment purchases. Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments provide some offset, but are generally insufficient to counteract the outflows. Acquisitions also contribute to cash outflows in specific periods, notably the fourth quarter of 2022.
Financing Activities: Financing activities demonstrate a net cash outflow for much of the period. Repurchases of common stock are a major driver of this outflow, particularly in the later years of the observed period. Proceeds from the issuance of common stock provide some offsetting inflows, but are not consistently sufficient to cover the repurchases and debt repayments. Debt activity fluctuates, with both issuances and repayments occurring at different times. The fourth quarter of 2023 shows a particularly large net cash outflow from financing activities, largely due to significant stock repurchases.
Cash Position: The net increase or decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash is highly variable. Periods of increase are interspersed with periods of substantial decrease. The effect of exchange rate changes on cash also contributes to the volatility, though generally represents a smaller impact than the core operating, investing, and financing activities. The largest increase in cash is observed in the first quarter of 2025, coinciding with the peak in net income and positive adjustments from operating activities.

In summary, the cash flow statement reflects a business model requiring substantial ongoing investment in content. While operating activities generally generate positive cash flow, significant outflows related to content acquisition and shareholder returns necessitate careful management of financing activities. The company’s cash position is subject to considerable quarterly fluctuation, influenced by a complex interplay of these factors.

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