Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Netflix Shares (Basic) increased by 10.4% to 4.2B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.2%, from 4.3B to 4.2B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows an upward trend with a 61.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 17, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 443.2M | 442.8M | 103K | 444.1M | 444.6M | 444.9M | 169K | 445.2M | 443.9M | 441.5M | 4B | 432.1M | 430.1M | 428.2M | 3.9B | 4.3B | 425.2M | 424.5M | 3.8B | 4.2B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.1% | +0.1% | -100.0% | >999% | -0.3% | -0.5% | +799.6% | -89.1% | -0.5% | -0.4% | +802.5% | +10.5% | -90.0% | -0.2% | +800.9% | +10.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.3% | +0.5% | +64.1% | +0.2% | -0.2% | -0.8% | >999% | -3.0% | -3.1% | -3.0% | -2.7% | +888.8% | -1.1% | -0.9% | -1.1% | -1.2% |
Range103K – 4.3B
CAGR+60.7%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth-0.8%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Netflix's shares (basic)?
- Netflix (NFLX) reported shares (basic) of 4.2B in Q1 2026.
- How has Netflix's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Netflix's shares (basic) decreased by 1.2% year-over-year, from 4.3B to 4.2B.
- What is the long-term trend for Netflix's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Netflix's shares (basic) has grown at a 61.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3B to 8.9B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.