What SEC filings does Netflix, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about NFLX?

A Form 4 for NFLX discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Netflix, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for NFLX?

The 10-K is Netflix, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all NFLX SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Netflix, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for NFLX. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Netflix, Inc. file with the SEC?

Netflix, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling NFLX shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

NFLX SEC Filing News — Netflix, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-02.

Netflix, Inc. provides entertainment services worldwide. The company offers television (TV) series, documentaries, feature films, games, and live programming across various genres and languages. It also provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, TV set-top boxes, and mobile devices. Netflix, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Sector: Communication Services Industry: Entertainment Market Cap: $295.1B CIK: 1065280

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for NFLX currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 2 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

NFLX Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-09-02 — 2026-10-02

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 2 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$109.1K

BARTON RICHARD N (Director) · 2026-09-10

1,440 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 17 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 17 filings in this group are Form 4s for Netflix, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 17 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 15 compensation award and 2 open-market sale. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×15: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×2: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hoag Jay C (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hoag Jay C (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mertz Elinor (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	922	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mertz Elinor (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

RICE SUSAN E (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: RICE SUSAN E (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

BARTON RICHARD N (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BARTON RICHARD N (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

MATHER ANN (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: MATHER ANN (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Masiyiwa Strive (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Masiyiwa Strive (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

KILGORE LESLIE J (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: KILGORE LESLIE J (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Dopfner Mathias (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Dopfner Mathias (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Karbowski Jeffrey William (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	1,075	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Karbowski Jeffrey William (Chief Accounting Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SMITH BRADFORD L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	921	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SMITH BRADFORD L (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-10

NFLX insider BARTON RICHARD N (Director) sold 1,440 shares (~$109.1K)

BARTON RICHARD N, listed as Director at NETFLIX INC, reported an open-market sale of 1,440 NFLX shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	230	$20.11	$4.6K
`M`	Option exercise	490	$26.51	$13.0K
`S`	Open-market sale	720	$76.26	$54.9K
`M`	Option exercise	720	$26.51	$19.1K
`S`	Open-market sale	720	$75.27	$54.2K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	230	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	490	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	720	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BARTON RICHARD N (Director) Shares: 1,440 Est. Value: $109.1K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-09

NFLX insider BARTON RICHARD N (Director) sold 720 shares (~$55.9K)

BARTON RICHARD N, listed as Director at NETFLIX INC, reported an open-market sale of 720 NFLX shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	720	$20.11	$14.5K
`S`	Open-market sale	720	$77.60	$55.9K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	720	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BARTON RICHARD N (Director) Shares: 720 Est. Value: $55.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hoag Jay C (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	774	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hoag Jay C (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	902	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Karbowski Jeffrey William (Chief Accounting Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SMITH BRADFORD L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	774	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SMITH BRADFORD L (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

RICE SUSAN E (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	774	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: RICE SUSAN E (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-02

NFLX insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mertz Elinor (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	773	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mertz Elinor (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Netflix, Inc. has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-10

NFLX Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Richard Barton (720 shares) ~$54.2K

Richard Barton filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell NFLX (NETFLIX INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Richard Barton Shares: 720 Est. Value: $54.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-09

NFLX Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Richard Barton (720 shares) ~$54.9K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Richard Barton Shares: 720 Est. Value: $54.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-08

NFLX Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Richard Barton (720 shares) ~$55.9K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Richard Barton Shares: 720 Est. Value: $55.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Netflix, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on NFLX. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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