Netflix (NFLX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Netflix (NFLX) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $140.4 million in Q1 2026, up 4.29% quarter-over-quarter from $134.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 95.07% on a YoY basis from $72.0 million in Q1 2025.

Netflix (NFLX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Netflix's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $140.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 95.07% year-over-year to $140.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $437.0 million (up 62.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $368.4 million, up 35.17% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $140.4 million for Q1 2026 at Netflix, up from $134.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $153.8 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $61.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $99.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $81.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Share-based Compensation tumbled 48.14% in 2023, then surged 118.59% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $153.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 46.44% to $82.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 25.23% to $61.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 118.59% to $134.6 million in 2025, then grew by 4.29% to $140.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $140.4 million (Q1 2026), $134.6 million (Q4 2025), and $81.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 140.41 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 152.00 Mn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 32.78 Mn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 30.00 Mn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 78.68 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.40 Bn 13.70 Bn 862.52 Mn 39.59 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 140.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 140.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 134.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 134.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 80.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 80.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 81.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 71.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 71.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 61.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 61.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 66.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 66.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 69.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 76.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 76.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 82.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 82.37 Mn