---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001065280-21-000362"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NFLX"
cik: "0001065280"
company_name: "NETFLIX INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T19:51:29.085260+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Netflix beats Q3 paid net adds forecast; revenue $7.48B (+16% YoY); EPS $3.19

## Summary
- Added 4.38M paid subscribers vs. 3.5M forecast; ending paid memberships 213.56M.
- Revenue $7.48B (+16% YoY); operating income $1.76B (+33% YoY); operating margin 23.5%.
- Diluted EPS $3.19 vs. $1.74 a year ago; includes $136M non-cash FX gain.
- Q4 guidance: paid net adds 8.5M; operating margin ~6.5% due to backloaded content slate.
- Squid Game becomes biggest TV show ever with 142M member households in first four weeks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001065280-21-000362
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NFLX
- cik: 0001065280
- company_name: NETFLIX INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000106528021000362/0001065280-21-000362-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000106528021000362/nflx-20211019.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065280-21-000362
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065280-21-000362.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065280-21-000362.txt

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