Netflix Valuation

Is NFLX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NFLX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: NFLX ($649) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($675.93)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NFLX is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NFLX?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

NFLX key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue8.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA35x
PEG Ratio2.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NFLX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NFLX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average54.4x
DIS Walt Disney
110.2x33.7%US$185.5b
TME Tencent Music Entertainment Group
32.4x16.0%US$23.1b
WMG Warner Music Group
29.4x19.4%US$15.8b
FWON.K Formula One Group
45.7x14.3%US$16.6b
NFLX Netflix
43.5x16.2%US$278.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NFLX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.5x) compared to the peer average (54.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NFLX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Entertainment Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a29.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NFLX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.5x) compared to the US Entertainment industry average (16.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NFLX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NFLX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio43.5x
Fair PE Ratio32.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NFLX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NFLX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$649.00
US$642.80
-1.0%
12.2%US$800.00US$440.00n/a42
May ’25US$551.71
US$640.74
+16.1%
12.2%US$800.00US$440.00n/a43
Apr ’25US$614.31
US$606.54
-1.3%
12.9%US$740.00US$425.00n/a41
Mar ’25US$619.34
US$580.55
-6.3%
12.7%US$740.00US$335.00n/a42
Feb ’25US$567.51
US$568.06
+0.1%
12.4%US$700.00US$335.00n/a42
Jan ’25US$486.88
US$471.43
-3.2%
12.4%US$600.00US$335.00n/a39
Dec ’24US$465.74
US$465.43
-0.07%
12.6%US$600.00US$335.00n/a39
Nov ’24US$420.19
US$458.59
+9.1%
12.9%US$600.00US$335.00n/a39
Oct ’24US$377.60
US$464.73
+23.1%
14.7%US$600.00US$325.00n/a37
Sep ’24US$439.88
US$458.37
+4.2%
15.3%US$600.00US$293.00n/a38
Aug ’24US$438.62
US$461.50
+5.2%
16.0%US$600.00US$293.00n/a36
Jul ’24US$440.49
US$400.32
-9.1%
18.3%US$535.00US$230.00n/a37
Jun ’24US$403.13
US$368.97
-8.5%
16.1%US$470.00US$215.00n/a36
May ’24US$324.12
US$362.35
+11.8%
15.6%US$440.00US$215.00US$551.7137
Apr ’24US$345.48
US$357.51
+3.5%
16.3%US$440.00US$215.00US$614.3137
Mar ’24US$313.48
US$357.11
+13.9%
16.4%US$440.00US$215.00US$619.3437
Feb ’24US$361.99
US$356.43
-1.5%
16.2%US$440.00US$215.00US$567.5137
Jan ’24US$294.88
US$303.25
+2.8%
17.9%US$405.00US$200.00US$486.8836
Dec ’23US$316.95
US$293.33
-7.5%
18.1%US$375.00US$162.00US$465.7436
Nov ’23US$286.75
US$286.58
-0.06%
19.3%US$375.00US$162.00US$420.1936
Oct ’23US$235.44
US$249.75
+6.1%
22.3%US$399.00US$157.00US$377.6036
Sep ’23US$230.04
US$242.00
+5.2%
22.3%US$399.00US$157.00US$439.8836
Aug ’23US$226.21
US$241.44
+6.7%
22.4%US$399.00US$157.00US$438.6236
Jul ’23US$179.95
US$297.23
+65.2%
34.5%US$673.00US$150.00US$440.4937
Jun ’23US$192.91
US$320.24
+66.0%
27.7%US$673.00US$220.00US$403.1336
May ’23US$190.36
US$336.38
+76.7%
28.1%US$673.00US$235.00US$324.1236

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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