Netflix (NFLX) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Netflix (NFLX) recorded quarterly Cost of Revenue of $842.2 million in Q1 2026, up 106.26% quarter-over-quarter from -$13.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 22.35% on a YoY basis from $688.4 million in Q1 2025.

Netflix (NFLX) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Netflix's Cost of Revenue history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $842.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 22.35% year-over-year to $842.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$6.5 billion (down 138.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.3 billion, down 84.31% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $842.2 million for Q1 2026 at Netflix, up from -$13.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $5.8 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$13.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $842.2 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cost of Revenue surged 764.0% in 2023, then slumped 333.23% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $5.4 billion in 2022, then plunged by 317.43% to -$11.8 billion in 2023, then soared by 149.08% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 333.23% to -$13.5 billion in 2025, then jumped by 106.26% to $842.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $842.2 million (Q1 2026), -$13.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $786.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 842.22 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 4.64 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 2.48 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 413.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 221.22 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 734.36 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 842.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 842.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -13.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -13.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 786.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 786.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 688.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 688.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 654.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 654.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.75 Bn