Netflix (NFLX): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Jul 16, 2026

Thu, Jul 16Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptNetflix

On its Jul 16, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), Netflix said 13 of the 32 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 32 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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32 words · 13 settled yes · our count agreed on 32 of 32

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Content Yes2929✓96%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:46, Content–
Growth 5+ timesYes2323✓85%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:29, Growth 5+ times–
Invest / Investment / Investing 10+ timesYes1212✓54%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:18, Invest / Investment / Investing 10+ times–
Live Event Yes77✓93%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:30, Live Event–
Acquisition Yes66✓93%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 1:06, Acquisition–
Partnership Yes55✓86%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 15:36, Partnership–
Podcast Yes55✓80%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 5:09, Podcast–
AI / Artificial Intelligence 5+ timesYes55✓62%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 32:29, AI / Artificial Intelligence 5+ times–
Price Change / Price Point Yes33✓74%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 24:04, Price Change / Price Point–
Membership Yes33✓66%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:01, Membership–
Competition Yes22✓91%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 21:14, Competition–
Subscriber Yes22✓48%n=4+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 17:49, Subscriber–
KPop Demon Hunters Yes11✓69%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 8:41, KPop Demon Hunters–
NFL / Football No00✓87%transcripts from the transcript model–
NFL No00✓86%transcripts from the transcript model–
Gaming No00✓85%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Warner Bros. / Warner Brothers No00✓82%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
User No00✓78%transcripts from the transcript model–
Paramount No00✓67%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Hollywood No00✓61%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
One Piece No00✓61%transcripts from the transcript model–
Squid Game No00✓61%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Synergy No00✓53%transcripts from the transcript model–
Canelo No00✓51%transcripts from the transcript model–
World Cup No00✓48%transcripts from the transcript model–
Ecosystem No00✓45%transcripts from the transcript model–
Profitable No00✓41%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Formula 1 / F1 No00✓41%transcripts from the transcript model–
Ad-Supported No00✓39%n=5+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Pivot No00✓38%transcripts from the transcript model–
Cloud gaming No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–
Crypto No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

6 matches for “Acquisition”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Spence Neumanncompanyprepared · 1:08Hear it 1:06, Spence Neumann

…memberships and pricing and higher ads revenue. We continue to see healthy acquisition and retention trends on the membership side, and our recent price adjustments…

Greg Peterscompanyprepared · 3:35Hear it 3:32, Greg Peters

…live programming. Live events do a lot of lifting for us for acquisition. They're good for monetization. They drive ad revenue, fandom. They're also a…

Greg Peterscompanyprepared · 4:36Hear it 4:30, Greg Peters

…these as three dimensions: quality, variety, quantity, because they taken collectively drive acquisition, they drive retention, they drive the value that our consumers and our…

Ted Sarandoscompanyqa · 10:04Hear it 10:00, Ted Sarandos

…programming. It plays a really important role, as Greg mentioned earlier, driving acquisition, accelerating ad revenue, fueling conversation, helping us to launch new shows. It's…

Ted Sarandoscompanyqa · 14:08Hear it 14:05, Ted Sarandos

…a big outsized positive on the business. They drive conversation, drive net acquisition. We're going to continue to build out that global live event calendar…

Where the listed words were said

Greg Peterscompany“Content” · prepared · 4:02Hear it 4:00, Greg Peters

If you compare that to another content category, take animation series, kids' family TV, it's also about 5% of our content spend, the same amount…

Spencer Wangcompany“Growth (5+)” · prepared · 0:31Hear it 0:28, Spencer Wang

…guidance and our business outlook. This question comes, "Driver of FX-neutral revenue growth slowing from 12% year-over-year in 2Q to 11% year-over-year as the guidance…

Ted Sarandoscompany“Invest / Investment / Investing (10+)” · qa · 7:38Hear it 7:32, Ted Sarandos

…a really strong track record, more than a decade, of translating those investments into value for our members and returns for the business. I'm going…

Ted Sarandoscompany“Live Event” · qa · 13:40Hear it 13:36, Ted Sarandos

…event ever. World Baseball Classic is kind of like these other big live events, they behave a lot like our returning seasons of our big…

Spencer Wangcompany“Acquisition” · qa · 34:26Hear it 34:20, Spencer Wang

…how should investors think about the line between opportunistic IP and library acquisitions and larger scale M&A that could change Netflix's capital allocation or strategic…

Greg Peterscompany“Partnership” · qa · 15:38Hear it 15:38, Greg Peters

…driver for growth for our business for the last two decades. This partnership with TF1 is yet just another approach to expanding that offering. We're…

Greg Peterscompany“Podcast” · prepared · 5:11Hear it 5:07, Greg Peters

…You see us launch new types of content like live, like video podcasts, cloud TV, games. Those are all doing different things in our portfolio…

Ted Sarandoscompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence (5+)” · qa · 32:31Hear it 32:26, Ted Sarandos

…side, we believe it takes great artists to make something great, and AI is not changing that. AI will give creatives better tools to bring…

Greg Peterscompany“Price Change / Price Point” · qa · 24:06Hear it 24:05, Greg Peters

Our first half price changes, these are markets like U.S., Mexico, Spain. They've gone well. The results are consistent with prior price changes. They're consistent…

Spencer Wangcompany“Membership” · qa · 22:26Hear it 22:23, Spencer Wang

…also of Wells Fargo. As you look at the ad tier average revenue per membership today, what are the biggest opportunities for increasing that monetization?

Ted Sarandoscompany“Competition” · qa · 21:16Hear it 21:12, Ted Sarandos

…drama show. No unscripted, no local language, no originals, no comedies, no competition shows. Now we're the number one creator of original programming around the…

Spencer Wangcompany“Subscriber” · qa · 17:51Hear it 17:46, Spencer Wang

…space? Could Netflix library programming be used as an on-ramp for new subscribers, or would you be open to adding third-party licensed content to compete…

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