Netflix (NFLX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Netflix's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 32.3% for 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 was 32.3% for Q1 2026 at Netflix, up from 24.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 34.07% in Q2 2025 to a low of 7.0% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 24.23% across 5 years, with a median of 24.54% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin plunged 536 bps in 2022, then jumped 993 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it 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 rose by 11 bps to 24.54% in 2025, then surged by 32 bps to 32.3% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 32.3% (Q1 2026), 24.54% (Q4 2025), and 28.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 32.30%
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 9.16%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -27.76%
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -9.77%
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 9.00%
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 4.15%
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 21.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 25.17%