Stock Analysis on Net

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Netflix Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.63 0.70 0.63 0.66 0.71 0.65 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.68 0.75 0.83 0.97 1.01 1.13 1.21 1.47 1.55 1.69 1.74
Debt to capital 0.39 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.43 0.45 0.49 0.50 0.53 0.55 0.60 0.61 0.63 0.64
Debt to assets 0.29 0.31 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.35 0.36 0.38 0.39 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42
Financial leverage 2.17 2.30 2.22 2.29 2.37 2.24 2.23 2.27 2.34 2.32 2.43 2.58 2.81 2.79 2.96 3.11 3.55 3.74 3.98 4.17
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 14.87 13.80 12.83 11.52 9.87 8.33 7.95 7.86 8.45 8.97 8.83 8.62 8.63 8.49 7.41 6.71 5.17

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Netflix Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Netflix Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Netflix Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Netflix Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Netflix Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Debt to Equity

Netflix Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Short-term debt 1,784,453 1,820,396 1,800,041 798,936 399,844 399,614 399,387 399,163 699,823 699,473 699,128 698,788 499,878 499,517 499,161 498,809
Long-term debt 13,798,351 14,160,932 12,180,024 13,217,038 14,143,417 13,900,754 14,070,151 14,037,965 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 14,693,072 14,793,691 14,926,889 14,860,552 15,809,095 15,547,616 15,294,998 14,170,692
Total debt 15,582,804 15,981,328 13,980,065 14,015,974 14,543,261 14,300,368 14,469,538 14,437,128 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 15,392,895 15,493,164 15,626,017 15,559,340 16,308,973 16,047,133 15,794,159 14,669,501
 
Stockholders’ equity 24,743,567 22,720,736 22,112,693 21,365,410 20,588,313 22,107,627 22,832,215 21,828,196 20,777,401 20,528,141 19,075,974 17,544,039 15,849,248 15,314,617 13,863,871 12,884,080 11,065,240 10,333,323 9,334,753 8,409,294
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.63 0.70 0.63 0.66 0.71 0.65 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.68 0.75 0.83 0.97 1.01 1.13 1.21 1.47 1.55 1.69 1.74
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.02 0.02
Comcast Corp. 1.16 1.18 1.18 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.17 1.15 1.02 1.00 0.99 1.01 1.04 1.12 1.15 1.21 1.25 1.27
Meta Platforms Inc. 0.16 0.18 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Walt Disney Co. 0.45 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.48 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.56 0.57 0.60 0.61 0.64 0.66 0.69 0.70 0.75 0.61 0.54

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 15,582,804 ÷ 24,743,567 = 0.63

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Netflix Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Debt to Capital

Netflix Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Short-term debt 1,784,453 1,820,396 1,800,041 798,936 399,844 399,614 399,387 399,163 699,823 699,473 699,128 698,788 499,878 499,517 499,161 498,809
Long-term debt 13,798,351 14,160,932 12,180,024 13,217,038 14,143,417 13,900,754 14,070,151 14,037,965 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 14,693,072 14,793,691 14,926,889 14,860,552 15,809,095 15,547,616 15,294,998 14,170,692
Total debt 15,582,804 15,981,328 13,980,065 14,015,974 14,543,261 14,300,368 14,469,538 14,437,128 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 15,392,895 15,493,164 15,626,017 15,559,340 16,308,973 16,047,133 15,794,159 14,669,501
Stockholders’ equity 24,743,567 22,720,736 22,112,693 21,365,410 20,588,313 22,107,627 22,832,215 21,828,196 20,777,401 20,528,141 19,075,974 17,544,039 15,849,248 15,314,617 13,863,871 12,884,080 11,065,240 10,333,323 9,334,753 8,409,294
Total capital 40,326,371 38,702,064 36,092,758 35,381,384 35,131,574 36,407,995 37,301,753 36,265,324 35,130,477 34,416,258 33,309,277 32,078,600 31,242,143 30,807,781 29,489,888 28,443,420 27,374,213 26,380,456 25,128,912 23,078,795
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.39 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.43 0.45 0.49 0.50 0.53 0.55 0.60 0.61 0.63 0.64
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.02
Comcast Corp. 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.53 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.56
Meta Platforms Inc. 0.14 0.15 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Walt Disney Co. 0.31 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.38 0.35

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 15,582,804 ÷ 40,326,371 = 0.39

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Netflix Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Debt to Assets

Netflix Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Short-term debt 1,784,453 1,820,396 1,800,041 798,936 399,844 399,614 399,387 399,163 699,823 699,473 699,128 698,788 499,878 499,517 499,161 498,809
Long-term debt 13,798,351 14,160,932 12,180,024 13,217,038 14,143,417 13,900,754 14,070,151 14,037,965 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 14,693,072 14,793,691 14,926,889 14,860,552 15,809,095 15,547,616 15,294,998 14,170,692
Total debt 15,582,804 15,981,328 13,980,065 14,015,974 14,543,261 14,300,368 14,469,538 14,437,128 14,353,076 13,888,117 14,233,303 14,534,561 15,392,895 15,493,164 15,626,017 15,559,340 16,308,973 16,047,133 15,794,159 14,669,501
 
Total assets 53,630,374 52,281,844 49,098,895 48,827,721 48,731,992 49,501,786 50,817,473 49,490,345 48,594,768 47,562,187 46,350,935 45,330,904 44,584,663 42,739,857 40,970,969 40,123,014 39,280,359 38,622,543 37,175,281 35,059,910
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.29 0.31 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.35 0.36 0.38 0.39 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.02
Comcast Corp. 0.37 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.39
Meta Platforms Inc. 0.10 0.11 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Walt Disney Co. 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.27 0.24

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 15,582,804 ÷ 53,630,374 = 0.29

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Netflix Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level.

Financial Leverage

Netflix Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Total assets 53,630,374 52,281,844 49,098,895 48,827,721 48,731,992 49,501,786 50,817,473 49,490,345 48,594,768 47,562,187 46,350,935 45,330,904 44,584,663 42,739,857 40,970,969 40,123,014 39,280,359 38,622,543 37,175,281 35,059,910
Stockholders’ equity 24,743,567 22,720,736 22,112,693 21,365,410 20,588,313 22,107,627 22,832,215 21,828,196 20,777,401 20,528,141 19,075,974 17,544,039 15,849,248 15,314,617 13,863,871 12,884,080 11,065,240 10,333,323 9,334,753 8,409,294
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.17 2.30 2.22 2.29 2.37 2.24 2.23 2.27 2.34 2.32 2.43 2.58 2.81 2.79 2.96 3.11 3.55 3.74 3.98 4.17
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Alphabet Inc. 1.39 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.42 1.45 1.43 1.42 1.43 1.41 1.39 1.41 1.43 1.42 1.41 1.42 1.44 1.41 1.34 1.34
Comcast Corp. 3.11 3.15 3.15 3.19 3.20 3.16 3.12 3.15 3.18 3.17 2.92 2.89 2.87 2.89 2.92 3.01 3.03 3.12 3.18 3.22
Meta Platforms Inc. 1.51 1.56 1.47 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.54 1.48 1.48 1.44 1.35 1.33 1.33 1.27 1.23 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.31
Walt Disney Co. 1.95 1.97 1.97 1.96 2.07 2.09 2.09 2.10 2.14 2.21 2.23 2.26 2.30 2.33 2.34 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.28 2.24

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 53,630,374 ÷ 24,743,567 = 2.17

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Netflix Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Interest Coverage

Netflix Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 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 1,706,715 542,156 789,976 720,196 709,067
Add: Income tax expense 265,661 339,445 366,550 282,370 210,312 231,627 191,722 163,754 (15,948) 223,605 182,103 382,245 (56,576) 211,888 240,776 327,787 (35,739) 71,484 315,406 86,803
Add: Interest expense 192,603 184,830 167,986 173,314 175,212 175,563 174,812 174,239 170,603 172,575 175,455 187,579 189,429 190,429 191,322 194,440 197,186 197,079 189,151 184,083
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,326,871 2,887,784 2,681,842 2,787,893 1,323,362 2,084,612 1,854,144 1,643,113 209,939 1,794,422 1,798,509 2,167,271 740,282 1,851,388 1,785,111 2,228,942 703,603 1,058,539 1,224,753 979,953
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 14.87 13.80 12.83 11.52 9.87 8.33 7.95 7.86 8.45 8.97 8.83 8.62 8.63 8.49 7.41 6.71 5.17
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Comcast Corp. 5.52 5.69 5.82 5.99 6.01 5.97 3.79 3.50 3.38 3.35 5.43 5.57 5.46 5.67 4.94 4.54 4.07

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ4 2024 + EBITQ3 2024 + EBITQ2 2024 + EBITQ1 2024) ÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2024 + Interest expenseQ3 2024 + Interest expenseQ2 2024 + Interest expenseQ1 2024)
= (2,326,871 + 2,887,784 + 2,681,842 + 2,787,893) ÷ (192,603 + 184,830 + 167,986 + 173,314) = 14.87

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Netflix Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.