Netflix (NFLX) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Netflix (NFLX) reported $10.54 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.5%. EPS of $6.61 for the same period compares to $5.28 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.55 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.69, the EPS surprise was +16.17%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Netflix performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

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Shares of Netflix have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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