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Netflix (NFLX) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $1.74 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Netflix Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Netflix's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $6.090. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $1.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Netflix was 35.70% per year. The lowest was -91.30% per year. And the median was -13.30% per year.

As of today (2025-04-30), Netflix's current stock price is $1118.7601. Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.74. Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 642.97.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Netflix was 3536.75. The lowest was 373.12. And the median was 977.75.


Netflix Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Netflix Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Netflix Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.03 -2.27 -2.03 -0.54 1.07

Netflix Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.07 0.20 0.73 1.07 1.74

Competitive Comparison of Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Entertainment subindustry, Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Netflix Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Netflix's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=6.09/134.9266*134.9266
=6.090

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Netflix Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.524 100.684 -0.702
201509 -0.567 100.392 -0.762
201512 -0.635 99.792 -0.859
201603 -0.594 100.470 -0.798
201606 -0.582 101.688 -0.772
201609 -1.155 101.861 -1.530
201612 -1.448 101.863 -1.918
201703 -0.947 102.862 -1.242
201706 -1.361 103.349 -1.777
201709 -1.037 104.136 -1.344
201712 -1.041 104.011 -1.350
201803 -0.632 105.290 -0.810
201806 -1.236 106.317 -1.569
201809 -1.632 106.507 -2.067
201812 -2.824 105.998 -3.595
201903 -0.974 107.251 -1.225
201906 -1.290 108.070 -1.611
201909 -1.212 108.329 -1.510
201912 -3.478 108.420 -4.328
202003 0.358 108.902 0.444
202006 1.981 108.767 2.457
202009 2.536 109.815 3.116
202012 -0.628 109.897 -0.771
202103 1.528 111.754 1.845
202106 -0.382 114.631 -0.450
202109 -0.187 115.734 -0.218
202112 -1.249 117.630 -1.433
202203 1.770 121.301 1.969
202206 0.028 125.017 0.030
202209 1.048 125.227 1.129
202212 0.736 125.222 0.793
202303 4.679 127.348 4.957
202306 2.966 128.729 3.109
202309 4.196 129.860 4.360
202312 3.561 129.419 3.713
202403 4.838 131.776 4.954
202406 2.757 132.554 2.806
202409 5.011 133.029 5.082
202412 3.148 133.157 3.190
202503 6.090 134.927 6.090

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Netflix  (NAS:NFLX) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1118.7601/1.74
=642.97

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Netflix was 3536.75. The lowest was 373.12. And the median was 977.75.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Netflix Business Description

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121 Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA, USA, 95032
Netflix's relatively simple business model involves only one business, its streaming service. It has the biggest television entertainment subscriber base in both the United States and the collective international market, with more than 300 million subscribers globally. Netflix has exposure to nearly the entire global population outside of China. The firm has traditionally avoided a regular slate of live programming or sports content, instead focusing on on-demand access to episodic television, movies, and documentaries. The firm introduced ad-supported subscription plans in 2022, giving the firm exposure to the advertising market in addition to the subscription fees that have historically accounted for nearly all its revenue.
Executives
Reed Hastings director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, other: CEO 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Spencer Adam Neumann officer: Chief Financial Officer SIERRA INCOME CORPORATION, 375 PARK AVE., SUITE 3304, NEW YORK NY 10152
Jeffrey William Karbowski officer: Chief Accounting Officer 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Gregory K Peters officer: Intl. Development Officer C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Strive Masiyiwa director 265 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
David A Hyman officer: General Counsel C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Ann Mather director
Theodore A Sarandos officer: Chief Content Officer C/O NETFLIX, INC, 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Jay C Hoag director 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Richard N Barton director C/O IAC, 152 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Anne M Sweeney director C/O 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Leslie J Kilgore director 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
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