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Netflix, Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Strong business, valuation above the sector
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3 of 5 met · composite above the peer average
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
2/2
Netflix trades at a P/E of 25.0×, above the sector median of 23.1×, yet the premium reflects genuine operational strength. Return on equity stands at 42.8%, nearly +138% above the median, while ROIC reaches 37.1%, well ahead of peers. Revenue grew 15.9% year over year, outpacing the sector's 6.8% by +133%. The F-Score of 6/9 signals stable fundamentals: profitability is solid and the balance sheet shows no new debt burden. Yet the forward picture carries a caution. Consensus models earnings growth that the company's recent track record has not yet delivered—the last quarter beat estimates by only 1.3%, and the three-year realized earnings growth lags what analysts forecast. The P/B of 12.6× runs +105% above the sector median, pricing in sustained outperformance. At current levels, the stock embeds optimism about a reacceleration in earnings that remains unproven.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHTR | Charter Communications | 5/9 | 32% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When Netflix reports on October 19, 2026, track revenue growth year over year against the current 16% pace and check whether ROIC holds above the sector median of 10.0%. A slippage in the profitability sub-score — currently 3/4 on the F-Score — would warrant a closer look at margin trends.
On SEC EDGAR, open Netflix's most recent 10-K and focus on the content spending commitments and debt obligations that pulled the Leverage and Liquidity sub-score to 1/3. Management's discussion will show how the company plans to balance free cash flow against those obligations.
From the Communication Services table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up P/B ratios. Netflix currently sits at 6.15×, roughly 2.1× the sector median — placing it in context against peers you choose will show whether that premium is common or an outlier in this sector.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +1,326%+328%-0%+37%
Over 4 years: 2.401.931.280.99
Over 4 years: +6%+7%+16%+16%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 6 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| 24% |
| CMCSA | Comcast | 6/9 | 22% | -0% | 17% |
| DIS | Disney | 7/9 | 12% | +3% | 19% |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | 5/9 | 15% | +5% | — |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 5/9 | 36% | +15% | 32% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 4/9 | 30% | +22% | 41% |
| NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | 6/9 | 43% | +16% | 29% |
| NWSA | News Corporation | 4/9 | 7% | +7% | — |
| OMC | Omnicom | 3/9 | -1% | +10% | 3% |
| T | AT&T | 6/9 | 18% | +3% | 19% |
| TMUS | T-Mobile | 6/9 | 18% | +8% | 21% |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive | 7/9 | -11% | +18% | -2% |
| VZ | Verizon | 5/9 | 17% | +3% | 21% |
A sample of 13 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.