Netflix (NFLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Netflix (NFLX) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 32.3% for Q1 2026, up 56.0% year-over-year from 20.71% in Q1 2025, and up 31.66% on a QoQ basis from 24.54% in Q4 2025.

Netflix (NFLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Netflix (NFLX) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 32.3% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 56.0% year-over-year to 32.3%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 29.72% (up 201.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.49%, up 278.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 32.3% for Q1 2026 at Netflix, up from 24.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 34.07% in Q2 2025, with the low at 7.0% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 24.23%, with a median of 24.54% recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 536 bps in 2022 and jumped 993 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 7.0% in 2022, then jumped by 142 bps to 16.94% in 2023, then jumped by 31 bps to 22.18% in 2024, then climbed by 11 bps to 24.54% in 2025, then surged by 32 bps to 32.3% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 32.3%, 24.54%, and 28.22% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 33.38%
Mar 31, 2026 32.30%
Dec 31, 2025 24.54%
Sep 30, 2025 28.22%
Jun 30, 2025 34.07%
Mar 31, 2025 31.75%
Dec 31, 2024 22.18%
Sep 30, 2024 29.61%
Jun 30, 2024 27.23%
Mar 31, 2024 28.09%
Dec 31, 2023 16.94%
Sep 30, 2023 22.44%
Jun 30, 2023 22.32%
Mar 31, 2023 21.00%
Dec 31, 2022 7.00%
Sep 30, 2022 19.34%
Jun 30, 2022 19.80%
Mar 31, 2022 25.06%
Dec 31, 2021 8.19%
Sep 30, 2021 23.46%