- Prev close
- $73.36
- Day range
- $71.58 – $73.76
- Next earnings
- in 28 days
Netflix’s 4.7% decline looks more stock-specific than market-driven, with peers down less and the business still showing 16.0% revenue growth, 35.5% operating margins, and a 21.9 PE. The setup is mixed: fundamentals are solid, but the rich multiple and a 1.61 beta leave the shares more sensitive to event risk.
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
As of Sep 20, 2026
62/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
NFLX fell 4.7% in the session, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 4.7%; that gap says the move was not a broad-market effect. Same-sector peers were also weaker, but by less — DIS -2.5%, WBD -1.6%, LYV -0.7%, and TKO -0.0% — so the primary driver looks sector-specific with an extra stock-level overlay, not a market washout. The intraday path also pointed lower, with a 71.27 open, 72.38 high, 70.11 low, and 71.79 close, which reads like persistent selling rather than a sharp reversal.
Is this normal volatility
This looks like a larger-than-ordinary move for a company with intact operating quality, not a fundamental break. Netflix still shows revenue +16.0% YoY (TTM), latest quarter +13.4% YoY, and EPS +35.3% YoY (TTM), with gross margin +49.1%, operating margin +35.5%, and net margin +28.2%; those are strong numbers, not deterioration. Valuation is not cheap at PE 21.9, forward PE 19.7, and PEG 1.09 — the PEG (P/E divided by growth, so it is only useful when earnings growth is positive) says growth is being paid for, but not at an extreme. Beta 1.61 also means the stock can move more than the market. The analyst mix is supportive, with 14 strong-positive, 29 positive, 15 neutral, 0 negative, and 0 strong-negative, so there is no consensus downgrade pattern behind the slide.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-19. The facts do not give a current revenue or EPS consensus for that print, so I cannot quote expected growth or margin targets for the upcoming report. What the market is likely focused on, based on the recent company news, is whether ad-tier and subscriber momentum are still strong, whether content spend and buybacks keep supporting margins, and whether the company can justify a 21.9 PE and 19.7 forward PE after a 16.0% revenue growth and 35.3% EPS growth backdrop. The recent news flow is also about strategic positioning — a new lobbying coalition, a bullish Evercore target of 110, and commentary around a $27 billion buyback program — rather than any clear pre-earnings warning signal.
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