Netflix (NFLX) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Netflix (NFLX) reported Payables of $3.34 billion for Q3 2026, up 320.4% from $793.23 million a year earlier and up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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Netflix (NFLX) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Netflix posted Payables of $1.9 billion, down 29.2% from FY2024.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $2.68 billion in FY2024 (+134.0%), $1.15 billion in FY2023 (+70.8%), $671.51 million in FY2022 (-56.3%) and $1.54 billion in FY2021 (+33.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 92.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 421.3%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 73.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $3.3 billion (Q2 2026), $1.89 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.9 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 21.98 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 19.10 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 60.83 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 838.17 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 5.22 Bn |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 11.33 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 793.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 632.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 934.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 991.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 671.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 560.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 504.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 617.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.54 Bn |
API Access
Netflix Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=NFLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "NFLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=NFLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();