Netflix stock fell 34% over the past year. Is that enough to tank a long-term investment?

Answer: $8,227 (as of June 2026)

That’s a total return of 722.7%, or roughly 23% a year.

Questions:

• How would you describe the trend in Netflix stock prices over time?
• What factors might have caused significant changes to Netflix’s stock price?
• Do you think as an investor it would have been easy to buy Netflix stock 10 years ago and hold it over this time period? Explain your answer.
• Who do you think are Netflix’s competitors today?

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Behind the numbers (24/7 Wall St.):

"A decade ago, Netflix ... was still proving streaming could scale globally. Since then, the company has launched hit originals in dozens of languages, weathered a brutal 50.64% drawdown ... after losing subscribers, then re-accelerated through a password-sharing crackdown, an ad-supported tier, and live events...

The 10-year picture is glorious, but it required holding through a stretch where shares fell more than half in a single year. The last 12 months have been ugly too, with NFLX down from $125.05 to $82.18... Timing absolutely mattered."

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