Netflix Reports 12% Q3 Revenue Growth as Layoffs, Executive Exits and Forecast Weigh on Stock
Photo: NBC NewsNetflix reported third-quarter revenue of $12.9 billion on Tuesday, up about 12% from a year earlier, and net income of $3.66 billion, or 87 cents a share. The results came days after the streamer cut roughly 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, and ousted Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria and film executives Dan Lin and Doug Belgrad. Netflix narrowed its 2026 revenue forecast to $51.1 billion, a 13% rise that is below the $51.2 billion analysts expected, according to LSEG. Shares fell about 6% in extended trading, and the stock has dropped sharply over the past year. Co-CEO Greg Peters said engagement remains solid but that the company can do better.
Left-leaning NBC News leads with executives' reassurance to investors and frames the layoffs as hard trade-offs, citing slowing revenue growth and competition from YouTube. Alternative outlets CNBC and AP lead with the earnings beat over analyst estimates and the share drop after lowered guidance. The New York Post leads with the slowdown, calling it Netflix's weakest revenue gains in years, and stresses the departures, the hiring of Peter Rice and the failed Warner Bros. Discovery bid.
How the sides differ Left sources stress executive reassurance; alternative sources focus on the earnings beat and guidance; right sources stress slowing growth and departures.
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Leads with co-CEO Greg Peters' assurances to investors and his explanation of the layoffs as trade-offs. It attributes the stock's decline to slowing revenue growth.
Leads with the earnings beat against LSEG analyst estimates and the after-hours share drop tied to lowered advertising and revenue guidance. It draws on company statements.
Leads with the weakest revenue growth in three years and the departure of top content executives. It features the shareholder letter and the failed Warner Bros. Discovery bid as context.