All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
NFLX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, NFLX returned −36.16% over the past year and −17.77% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 23, 2002, NFLX is up +35,666.73% in real purchasing-power return, or +27.44%/yr, and is currently −42.69% below its real total-return high on Jun. 30, 2025.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Thu 2002-05-23💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX × |
+35,666.73%
+27.44%/yr |
+32.56%/yr
R2=0.935 |
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| Netflix Inc NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 2002-05-23💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NFLX × |
$10,000.00
2002-05-23 |
$3,576,672.59
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NFLX × | −17.77% | −36.16% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NFLX × |
−42.69%
on 2026-08-21 from 2025-06-30 peak |
−82.41%
on 2012-09-25 from 2011-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX × | −36.16% |
+7.41% +3.64%/yr |
+78.66% +21.34%/yr |
+18.93% +3.53%/yr |
+497.49% +19.57%/yr |
| Year | NFLX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −17.77% |
| 2025 | +2.45% |
| 2024 | +77.94% |
| 2023 | +59.76% |
| 2022 | −54.03% |
| 2021 | +4.09% |
| 2020 | +64.87% |
| 2019 | +18.19% |
| 2018 | +36.83% |
| 2017 | +51.85% |
| 2016 | +6.04% |
| 2015 | +132.68% |
| 2014 | −7.91% |
| 2013 | +291.75% |
| 2012 | +31.34% |
| 2011 | −61.70% |
| 2010 | +214.23% |
| 2009 | +79.43% |
| 2008 | +12.18% |
| 2007 | −1.10% |
| 2006 | −6.80% |
| 2005 | +112.26% |
| 2004 | −56.34% |
| 2003 | +387.78% |
| 2002 | −34.68% |
