Netflix's results were good, with sales (up 13% year over year) and operating profit (up 11%) meeting its guidance. The firm maintained its full-year outlook. Netflix also released its first-half 2026 engagement report, but said that it will only release these reports annually beginning in 2027.
Netflix has already attracted a massive customer base and level of profitability. This advantage versus competitors makes it more likely a virtuous cycle can continue, with Netflix securing more content that attracts and holds more subscribers.
Netflix faces competition that it has not had to deal with in the past. As consumers have more options for quality streaming services, it’s more likely that Netflix could get cut out of some consumer budgets.
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Metric
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NFLX
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CMCSA
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DIS
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 25.95 | 5.95 | 16.50 |
Price/Book Value | 9.63 | 0.96 | 1.56 |
Price/Sales | 6.14 | 0.70 | 1.80 |
Price/Cash Flow | 23.10 | 2.81 | 9.48 |
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Metric
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NFLX
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CMCSA
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DIS
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Quick Ratio | 1.18 | 0.71 | 0.55 |
Current Ratio | 1.41 | 0.87 | 0.68 |
Interest Coverage | 16.31 | 6.39 | 7.58 |
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Metric
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NFLX
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CMCSA
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DIS
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | — | 5.46% | 5.68% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | 15.78% | 10.47% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | 9.42% | 7.72% |
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Market Cap
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| The Walt Disney Co
DIS
| LOCK|<zx#<nj | LOCK|$#L | $170B | |||
| Warner Bros. Discovery Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
WBD
| LOCK|qhjlr@^ | LOCK|!# | $67B | |||
| Live Nation Entertainment Inc
LYV
| LOCK|$YWqKd# | LOCK|Nkm# | $42B | |||
| Fox Corp Class A
FOXA
| LOCK|ns#Z&MP^ | LOCK|C$ | $23B | |||
| Fox Corp Class B
FOX
| LOCK|t@?X@v&^ | LOCK|p! | $23B | |||
| Roku Inc Class A
ROKU
| LOCK|b!VP!#M | LOCK|GXP | $21B | |||
| News Corp Class A
NWSA
| LOCK|w<&Ysw | LOCK|<t | $16B | |||
| News Corp Class B
NWS
| LOCK|WRNmG>@ | LOCK|?x | $16B | |||
| Warner Music Group Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
WMG
| LOCK|fp!Cz@ | LOCK|<hpw | $15B |
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