---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001065280-22-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NFLX"
cik: "0001065280"
company_name: "NETFLIX INC"
filed_at: "2022-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T16:43:10.792492+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Netflix Q4 revenue $7.71B (+16% YoY), EPS $1.33, paid net adds 8.28M; Q1 forecast 2.5M adds

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $7.709B (+16% YoY), operating margin 8.2% (vs 14.4% a year ago), EPS $1.33 (incl $104M FX gain).
- Full year 2021 revenue $30B (+19% YoY), operating income $6.2B (+35%), free cash flow -$159M (approx break-even).
- Q1 2022 forecast: revenue $7.903B (+10.3% YoY), EPS $2.86, paid net adds 2.5M (vs 4.0M a year ago).
- 2022 operating margin target 19%-20%, with ~$1B FX headwind from USD strength; no share repurchases in Q4 due to Roald Dahl acquisition.
- Board to recommend declassifying board, removing supermajority voting, enabling shareholder special meetings at next annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001065280-22-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NFLX
- cik: 0001065280
- company_name: NETFLIX INC
- filed_at: 2022-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000106528022000035/0001065280-22-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000106528022000035/nflx-20220120.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001065280-22-000035.txt

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