A $10,000 investment in Netflix in late September 2021 would have grown to $12,000, based on a 20% share gain through Sept. 25, 2026; the S&P 500 rose 73% over that span, while Netflix remained 47% below its June 2025 peak.
Netflix reported $29.7 billion in sales in 2021; it had more than 325 million subscribers as of Dec. 31, 2025, and 2026 revenue was projected at $51.2 billion. The Motley Fool says competition and maturity in key markets are likely to slow growth; the stock's price-to-earnings ratio was 22.4.
