$1,000 in Netflix, Inc. in 2011 → $31,960 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) on January 1, 2011 — at the December 2010 month-end close of $2.51 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $31,960. That's a +3096.0% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,129.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in NFLX in 2011 worth today?
$1,000 invested in Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at the month-end close of 2010-12- would be worth $31,960 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +3096.0% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in NFLX in 2011 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,129 — so Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) beat the index by +421.5%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2010 month-end close (the price entering 2011) 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 2011–2026 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 2011 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2010 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.