ADV
Advantage Solutions Inc.
ADV trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
NFLX has the edge over ADV overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
ADV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
ADV's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
NFLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NFLX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ADV PE Valuation
ADV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NFLX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $62.69 | — |
| Current | 18x | $62.69 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $94.95 | +51% |
| Fair | 47x | $161 | +157% |
| Expensive | 81x | $281 | +348% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NFLX's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
ADV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ADV's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
NFLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
NFLX has the edge over ADV on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ADV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$24.65 | -$5.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$21.17 | +$2.71 |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.67 | +$10.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$17.54 | +$7.88 |
| Q3 2025 | -$19.12 | -$8.87 |
| Q2 2025 | -$23.88 | -$15.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$29.29 | -$27.54 |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.42 | -$20.42 |
ADV is still losing money, but far less than before: $24.65 per share over the past year, against $118.00 at its worst in late 2023.
NFLX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.58 | +3.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.46 | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.18 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.10 | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.53 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.39 | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.35 | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.12 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.98 | +65% |
NFLX has the edge over ADV on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ADV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $913.7M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $889.5M | +1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $869.6M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $932.1M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $915M | -2.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $873.7M | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $821.8M | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $892.3M | -17% |
ADV's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $914M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | +1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -19% | -23 points |
ADV's operating margin was 0.8% last quarter, down 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NFLX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.9B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.2B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.1B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.5B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2B | +16% |
NFLX has the edge over ADV on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | +6.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 32% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | -1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +5.2 points |
NFLX has the edge over ADV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ADV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40.6M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | -$16M | -$5.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3M | +$67.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $67.8M | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.2M | +500% |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.2M | -121% |
| Q1 2025 | -$54.7M | -$30.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $51.2M | +23% |
ADV still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $105M over the past year.
NFLX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.9B | +8.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1B | +91% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3B | +87% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -13% |
NFLX has the edge over ADV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ADV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -777K shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -172K shares |
| 5 years | +0.1% | +11.8K shares |
| Available history | +57% | +4.7M shares |
ADV has the edge over NFLX on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $14.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $869,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ADV spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
NFLX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -66.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -145M shares |
| 3 years | -6.8% | -305M shares |
| 5 years | -7.8% | -354M shares |
| Available history | -7.1% | -323M shares |
NFLX has 4.2B diluted shares, down 3.3% from a year ago, with $12.9B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $963.7M |
NFLX spent $12.9B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 61% from the year before.
ADV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 16.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 14.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 18.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 21.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 60.2x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 11.2x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 10.3x | High |
ADV's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from more than 20 years a year ago.
NFLX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
NFLX has the edge over ADV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ADV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.3 | Neutral |
ADV's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
NFLX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.0 | Oversold |
NFLX's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
ADV PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ADV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ADV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NFLX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | NFLX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 16x | 9.8% above |
| PE % | 4 | 26 | 22 pts below |
NFLX is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
ADV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.5 | 3.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.2 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.3 | 7.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $36.4 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $56.1 | 44% below |
ADV has the edge over NFLX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NFLX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $66.6 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $71.8 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $82.4 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $96.0 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $74.4 | 16% below |
NFLX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 200-week average.
ADV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $260.0 | $333.5 | +28% |
| 2021 | $333.5 | $195.5 | -41% |
| 2022 | $195.5 | $46.8 | -76% |
| 2023 | $46.8 | $90.5 | +94% |
| 2024 | $90.5 | $74.3 | -18% |
| 2025 | $74.3 | $22.2 | -70% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.2 | $31.4 | +41% |
ADV has the edge over NFLX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NFLX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.9 | $51.4 | +56% |
| 2021 | $51.4 | $61.4 | +19% |
| 2022 | $61.4 | $29.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $29.5 | $48.7 | +65% |
| 2024 | $48.7 | $90.8 | +86% |
| 2025 | $90.8 | $94.5 | +4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $94.5 | $62.7 | -34% |
NFLX is down 34% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.