• If you are wondering whether Netflix stock is starting to look like value again or is still priced for perfection, this breakdown will help you weigh what you are paying against what you are actually getting.
• At a last close of US$89.33, the stock is up 1.9% over the past week but down 8.2% over the past month, with year-to-date returns down 1.8% and the last 12 months down 25.1%, alongside a gain of 150.9% over three years and 78.2% over five years.
• Recent headlines around Netflix have focused on content spending decisions, competitive pressure in streaming and ongoing conversations about subscriber trends and pricing. All of these factors feed directly into how investors think about future cash flows and risk, and help explain why the share price has moved both up and down over different time frames as expectations reset.
• Netflix currently scores a 5 out of 6 valuation check result. The next sections will walk through what that means using different valuation approaches, before finishing with a way to connect those numbers to the broader investment story.

Approach 1: Netflix Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, model estimates what a stock could be worth by projecting the cash the company might generate in the future and discounting those cash flows back to today’s value.

For Netflix, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach, based on cash flows reported and projected in $. The latest twelve month free cash flow is about $12.0b. Analyst and extrapolated projections in the dataset run through 2035, with free cash flow for 2030 estimated at $22.7b and discounted back to today at about $14.8b. Earlier years, such as 2026 to 2029, are also projected and discounted, then combined with later extrapolated figures into a single present value.

Taken together, the DCF output suggests an intrinsic value for Netflix of about $93.27 per share. Compared with the recent share price of $89.33, the model implies the stock is around 4.2% undervalued, which is a relatively small gap and can be sensitive to changes in assumptions.

Result: ABOUT RIGHT

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Approach 2: Netflix Price vs Earnings

For profitable companies, the P/E ratio is a common way to think about what you are paying for each dollar of earnings. It links the share price directly to current earnings, which are typically more stable and comparable across mature, profitable businesses than revenue or book value.

The "right" P/E depends in part on how fast earnings are expected to grow and how risky those earnings are. Higher growth or lower perceived risk can justify a higher multiple, while slower growth or higher risk can lead investors to look for a lower P/E.

Netflix currently trades on a P/E of 28.13x. That is broadly in line with the Entertainment industry average of 28.51x, but below the peer group average of 52.55x. Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio for Netflix is 31.06x. The Fair Ratio is a proprietary estimate of what a reasonable P/E might be for this specific stock, after considering factors such as earnings growth, profit margins, the Entertainment industry, company size and risk profile. Because it is tailored to the company, it aims to give a more grounded reference point than headline comparisons with industry or peer averages alone. On that basis, Netflix’s actual P/E is slightly under the Fair Ratio, which suggests that the shares may be modestly undervalued on this metric.

Result: UNDERVALUED

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your Netflix Narrative

Earlier the P/E section hinted that there is an even better way to think about value. This is where Narratives come in as a simple way for you to attach a clear story to your numbers, link that story to a forecast for revenue, earnings and margins, then to a fair value, and compare that fair value to today’s price so you can judge whether Netflix looks attractive or expensive on your terms.

On Simply Wall St’s Community page, Narratives are available as an easy tool that lets you set your own assumptions, see a fair value output, and then watch that view stay current as new information such as earnings, product news or industry headlines flows in and the inputs update.

For Netflix, one investor Narrative currently puts fair value at US$62.62 per share, another sits much higher at US$149.37, and a third at US$135.02. This shows how different viewpoints about content spending, subscriber trends or advertising can all be expressed as numbers that you can compare directly with the market price instead of trying to reconcile scattered opinions.

For Netflix however we'll make it really easy for you with previews of two leading Netflix Narratives:

Fair value in this bullish narrative: US$797.74 per share.

Current price compared with this fair value suggests Netflix is about 88.8% below that narrative estimate.

Revenue growth assumption in this view: 13% a year.

• This bullish narrative leans on consolidation in streaming, with smaller platforms potentially relying more on Netflix for distribution, which could strengthen Netflix’s content access and bargaining power.
• It expects ad supported tiers, paid sharing and measured price increases to support member growth, average revenue per member and, over time, higher margins and cash flows.
• It assumes content and operating costs grow more slowly than revenue, so a larger share of each extra dollar of sales flows through to earnings and free cash flow.

Fair value in this more cautious narrative: US$79.39 per share.

Current price compared with this fair value suggests Netflix is about 12.5% above that narrative estimate.

Revenue growth assumption in this view: 9.18% a year.

• This cautious narrative highlights that some valuation methods, such as DCF and certain historical multiples, point to the stock trading above its estimated fair value.
• It emphasises competitive pressure from large streaming peers and reflects Morningstar’s Narrow Moat and High Uncertainty views as key risks that could limit pricing power over time.
• It blends several valuation approaches, weighting cash flow and EPS projections more heavily than simple historical averages, and concludes that Netflix looks either fully priced or slightly expensive on those combined assumptions.

If you want to see the full reasoning behind these opposing views in one place, the Community Narratives on Simply Wall St give you the complete bull and bear cases side by side so you can decide which assumptions line up with your own expectations.

To see how these results tie into long-term growth, risks, and valuation, check out the full range of community narratives for Netflix on Simply Wall St. Add the company to your watchlist or portfolio so you'll be alerted when the story evolves.

Do you think there's more to the story for Netflix? Head over to our Community to see what others are saying!

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