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Netflix shares outstanding NFLX

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2001.

Latest quarter, to Sep 30, 2026
4.2B
On a year earlier
−3.3%
fewer shares

Netflix had 4.2B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Sep 30, 2026.

That is 3.3% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY20254.3B−1%
FY20244.4B−1%
FY20234.4B−2%
FY20224.5B−1%
FY20214.6B+0%
FY20204.6B+1%
FY20194.5B+0%
FY20184.5B+1%
FY20174.5B+2%
FY20164.4B+0%
FY20154.4B+1%
FY20144.3B+1%
FY20134.3B+4%
FY20124.1B+7%
FY20113.9B+2%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q3 FY264.2B−3%
Q2 FY264.3B−2%
Q1 FY264.3B−2%
Q4 FY254.3B−1%
Q3 FY254.3B−1%
Q2 FY254.3B−1%
Q1 FY254.4B−1%
Q4 FY244.4B−1%
Q3 FY244.4B−3%
Q2 FY244.4B−3%
Q1 FY244.4B−2%
Q4 FY234.4B−2%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.