Operating Cash Flow
Netflix Operating Cash Flow increased by 150.5% to $5.29B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 89.7%, from $2.79B to $5.29B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 71.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | -$63.76M | $82.38M | $922.84M | $102.75M | $556.81M | $443.86M | $2.18B | $1.44B | $1.99B | $1.66B | $2.21B | $1.29B | $2.32B | $1.54B | $2.79B | $2.42B | $2.83B | $2.11B | $5.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | +229.2% | >999% | -88.9% | +441.9% | -20.3% | +390.9% | -33.9% | +38.3% | -16.5% | +33.0% | -41.7% | +79.8% | -33.8% | +81.5% | -13.1% | +16.6% | -25.3% | +150.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +261.1% | +575.9% | — | +136.1% | >999% | +257.8% | +274.7% | +1.6% | -10.4% | +16.5% | -7.6% | +26.1% | +87.7% | +21.7% | +37.4% | +89.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Netflix's operating cash flow?
- Netflix (NFLX) reported operating cash flow of $5.29B in Q1 2026.
- How has Netflix's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Netflix's operating cash flow increased by 89.7% year-over-year, from $2.79B to $5.29B.
- What is the long-term trend for Netflix's operating cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Netflix's operating cash flow has grown at a 71.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.03B to $10.15B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.