$1,000 in Netflix, Inc. in 2018 → $4,179 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) on January 1, 2018 — at the December 2017 month-end close of $19.20 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $4,179. That's a +317.9% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,883.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in NFLX in 2018 worth today?
$1,000 invested in Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at the month-end close of 2017-12- would be worth $4,179 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +317.9% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in NFLX in 2018 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,883 — so Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) beat the index by +45.0%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2017 month-end close (the price entering 2018) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the NFLX calculator page.
Is the 2018–2026 return in NFLX typical?
No single year is typical. NFLX's best calendar-year return since 2002 was about +396.9%, and its worst was -60.6%.
Methodology
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) total-return data from January 2018 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2017 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.
Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the NFLX calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.