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Investors continued to punish Netflix on Friday after the company’s second-quarter earnings failed to ease concerns about weak viewer engagement and slowing growth. While the streaming giant reported solid second-quarter revenue and profit, it forecast a third-quarter revenue gain that would be its smallest year-on-year increase of any quarter since late 2023. Netflix also said it would shift to releasing its closely-watched viewership report annually, rather than twice a year.

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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares dropped around 9% in pre-market trading on Friday after the streaming company issued third-quarter revenue and earnings guidance that came in below Wall Street forecasts, prompting renewed concerns about its near-term growth outlook. Third-quarter guidance falls short of expectationsNetflix expects third-quarter earnings of $0.

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US stocks were on track for weekly losses, as the semiconductor sector continued to drag markets lower.

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Netflix's shares tumbled 9.2% before the bell on Friday following another weaker-than-expected earnings forecast from the streaming ‌major, deepening doubts about its ability to sustain growth ‌momentum. While the company has gone beyond its traditional subscription-driven model, relying on advertising, live ​content and price hikes to boost revenue per user, it has been locked in a battle for user attention with traditional media such as Walt Disney and social media such as YouTube. "The story lacks excitement," said Jeffrey Wlodarczak, analyst at Pivotal Research ⁠Group.

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<body><p>STORY: :: Netflix&nbsp;</p><p>Netflix stock plunged close to 9% in after-hours trading on Thursday after it forecast third-quarter revenue and earnings below Wall Street targets.</p><p>The streaming giant said it expected close to $12.9 billion in revenue from July through September, lower than analyst estimates.</p><p>For the just-ended quarter, revenue totaled just under $12.6 billion, roughly in line with projections.</p><p>In its quarterly letter to shareholders, Netflix said that its financial performance "remains solid" and that it's on track to meet objectives for the year.&nbsp;</p><p>The company said it would cut its twice-yearly release of a viewing-hours report to once a year from January to "keep the focus on our primary financial metrics — revenue and operating profit."</p><p>It stopped publishing quarterly subscriber numbers in 2025.</p><p>Netflix is facing competition from all corners of the entertainment industry, from traditional media companies to mobile viewing apps.</p><p>The firm is working to grow with advertising, live events and video games.&nbsp;</p></body>

That guidance miss didn't help improve sentiment on the beaten-down streaming giant.

Netflix highlights long-term growth through subscriptions, pricing and ads despite short-term investor concerns over slower quarterly momentum.

Netflix shares sank nearly 9% after issuing third-quarter revenue guidance below Wall Street's $13 billion estimate.

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Netflix says total worldwide engagement (viewership) of its content grew 2% to 97 billion hours in the first six months of 2026 despite competition from the Winter Olympics and World Cup.

The streaming company touted the efficiencies of AI in its Q2 earnings, while stressing that movies will still be 'made by people who make movies.'

The Dow, NASDAQ and S&P fell on Thursday as concerns over the AI boom and war with Iran dragged stocks into the red. Angela Palumbo, a tech news writer at Barron's, joins CBS News to discuss the markets, Netflix's earnings report and more.

The streaming giant's earnings estimates were in line with expectations, but weaker revenue and below-consensus guidance weighed on investor sentiment.