NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
NFLX has the edge over SHEN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SHEN
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
SHEN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NFLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NFLX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SHEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
SHEN's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
SHEN PE Valuation
SHEN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NFLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
NFLX has the edge over SHEN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
SHEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SHEN's revenue to grow and its profitability to improve, with its earnings holding steady.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 45% for NFLX versus SHEN down 121%.
SHEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $3.89 | +6383% |
| Q2 2024 | $4.05 | +$4.07 |
| Q1 2024 | $4.33 | +$4.45 |
| Q4 2023 | $0.16 | +$0.33 |
| Q3 2023 | $0.06 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.02 | -100% |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.12 | -101% |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.17 | -101% |
SHEN has swung to a loss: it lost $0.80 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 SHEN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 SHEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SHEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.9M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $93.5M | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $92.2M | +4.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.6M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $89.8M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $88.6M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $87.9M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $85.4M | +18% |
SHEN's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $94M last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9% | +5.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -10% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.7% | -11 points |
SHEN's operating margin was −2.1% last quarter, up 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 SHEN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SHEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$41M | +$10.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$45.9M | +$19.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$51.5M | +$11.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$78.6M | -$6.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$51.4M | -$110K |
| Q2 2025 | -$65.3M | +$13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.7M | -$7.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$72M | -$27.9M |
SHEN has burned cash in most quarters: −$217M over the past year, against −$251M 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 the edge over SHEN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
SHEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +35K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +664K shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +5M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +5.7M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +5.7M shares |
SHEN has 56M diluted shares, up 1.2% from 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 SHEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SHEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
SHEN's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.3 years a year ago.
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).
SHEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
SHEN's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
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.
SHEN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SHEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SHEN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
SHEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.5 | 2% below |
| 20 week MA | $11.6 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.8 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 34% below |
SHEN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% below its 200-week average.
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.
SHEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.1 | $43.6 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | $43.6 | $26.6 | -39% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $16.7 | -37% |
| 2023 | $16.7 | $21.6 | +30% |
| 2024 | $21.6 | $12.4 | -42% |
| 2025 | $12.4 | $11.3 | -9.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $10.3 | -9.3% |
SHEN has the edge over NFLX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.