Netflix (NFLX)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Communication Services · data since 2002-05-23 · last close 2026-09-09
Netflix (NFLX) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -10.9 | 15.3 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -8.1 | -17.0 | 0.4 | 13.0 | -6.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 9.6 | 0.4 | -4.9 | 21.4 | 6.7 | 10.9 | -13.4 | 4.2 | -0.8 | -6.7 | -3.9 | -12.8 |
| 2024 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 0.7 | -9.3 | 16.5 | 5.2 | -6.9 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 17.3 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 20.0 | -9.0 | 7.3 | -4.5 | 19.8 | 11.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -12.9 | 9.0 | 15.1 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | -29.1 | -7.6 | -5.0 | -49.2 | 3.7 | -11.4 | 28.6 | -0.6 | 5.3 | 24.0 | 4.7 | -3.5 |
| 2021 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -2.1 | 5.0 | -2.0 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 13.1 | -7.0 | -6.2 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 11.8 | -0.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.3 | -5.6 | -4.9 | 3.1 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 26.8 | 5.5 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -7.4 | 7.0 | -12.1 | -9.1 | -8.9 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 40.8 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 11.3 | -13.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | -19.3 | -5.2 | -6.5 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.1 | -8.4 | 21.6 | -3.8 | 3.8 | 8.3 | -4.5 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | -19.7 | 1.7 | 9.4 | -11.9 | 13.9 | -10.8 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 26.7 | -6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 29.3 | 7.5 | -12.3 | 33.5 | 12.1 | 5.3 | 21.8 | 0.6 | -10.2 | 5.0 | 13.8 | -7.3 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 8.9 | -21.0 | -8.5 | 29.7 | 5.5 | -4.1 | 13.0 | -5.5 | -12.9 | -11.8 | -1.4 |
| 2013 | 78.5 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 4.7 | -6.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 73.5 | -7.9 | 3.9 | -30.3 | -20.8 | 8.0 | -17.0 | 5.0 | -8.8 | 45.5 | 3.1 | 13.3 |
| 2011 | 21.8 | -3.5 | 15.1 | -2.1 | 16.4 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -11.7 | -51.8 | -27.5 | -21.4 | 7.4 |
| 2010 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 34.1 | 12.4 | -2.3 | -5.6 | 22.4 | 29.2 | 7.0 | 18.6 | -14.7 |
| 2009 | 20.9 | 0.3 | 18.4 | 5.6 | -13.0 | 4.9 | 6.3 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 9.7 | -6.0 |
| 2008 | -5.5 | 25.6 | 9.7 | -7.7 | -5.1 | -14.1 | 18.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -19.8 | -7.2 | 30.1 |
| 2007 | -11.8 | -1.2 | 2.9 | -4.4 | -1.2 | -11.5 | -11.1 | 1.7 | 18.4 | 27.6 | -12.7 | 15.2 |
| 2006 | 1.8 | -2.7 | 8.1 | 2.2 | -6.6 | -1.7 | -24.0 | -3.2 | 13.8 | 21.4 | 5.9 | -11.7 |
| 2005 | -6.7 | -7.0 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 23.7 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 20.6 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -1.7 |
| 2004 | 34.2 | -6.3 | -0.8 | -25.7 | 29.8 | 9.4 | -43.1 | -31.9 | 10.5 | -38.6 | 20.2 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | 19.9 | 29.6 | 18.9 | 12.0 | -1.3 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 0.7 | 70.7 | -14.5 | 11.6 |
| 2002 | · | · | · | · | -10.0 | -7.2 | -4.6 | -1.8 | -26.0 | -7.5 | 21.0 | 1.5 |
| Avg | 14.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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NFLX seasonality — average by calendar month
Netflix has monthly history back to 2002. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 17 of 24 years, median +13.3%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. July is the soft spot, down in 14 of 25 with a median of -0.3%. Across its full record it has closed 60% of months higher, swings ±15.7% in an average month and has fallen 82% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +14.7% | +3.9% | +2.8% | -0.2% | +5.3% | +1.1% | -0.8% | +4.0% | -0.1% | +6.5% | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| Win rate | 71%/24 | 67%/24 | 67%/24 | 50%/24 | 56%/25 | 56%/25 | 44%/25 | 60%/25 | 62%/24 | 67%/24 | 58%/24 | 58%/24 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
NFLX risk & extremes
NFLX drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Netflix's best month?+
Netflix's strongest completed month on record is January 2013, at +78.46%.
What was Netflix's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2011, at -51.80%.
Is Netflix up this year?+
Netflix is down 18.91% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Netflix's 1-year return?+
-39.81% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Netflix's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 82.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2002.
Which calendar month is historically best for Netflix?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2002. An average is not a forecast.
About Netflix
Netflix is an S&P 500 company, a communication services business worth about $317 billion. Mailed you DVDs, killed the video store, invented binge-watching, and now spends more on content than some countries spend on everything. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2002) would be about $75,195 today.
Did you know?
- In 2000 Netflix offered to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50M; Blockbuster passed.
- The name of the company that would bury it? There is exactly one Blockbuster store left, in Bend, Oregon.
- Its best month on record was January 2013 at +78.46%; its worst, September 2011 at -51.8%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.