Net Change in Cash
Netflix Net Change in Cash increased by 190.7% to $3.23B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 635.0%, from -$603.31M to $3.23B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a -43.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$631.84M | -$251.65M | -$1.50B | -$20.61M | -$190.09M | $295.91M | -$969.73M | $1.57B | $928.25M | -$309.43M | -$91.93M | -$399.54M | $832.04M | $348.25M | -$603.31M | $976.55M | $1.11B | $3.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | +60.2% | -495.2% | +98.6% | -822.3% | +255.7% | -427.7% | +261.6% | -40.8% | -133.3% | +70.3% | -334.6% | +308.2% | -58.1% | -273.2% | +261.9% | +13.7% | +190.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +69.9% | +217.6% | +35.3% | >999% | +588.3% | -204.6% | -105.9% | -143.0% | +368.9% | — | -556.3% | +344.4% | +33.4% | +635.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Netflix's net change in cash?
- Netflix (NFLX) reported net change in cash of $3.23B in Q1 2026.
- How has Netflix's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Netflix's net change in cash increased by 635.0% year-over-year, from -$603.31M to $3.23B.
- What is the long-term trend for Netflix's net change in cash?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Netflix's net change in cash has grown at a -43.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.18B to $688.82M.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.