Reed Hastings compensation by year
Netflix Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $900,000 | $850,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 | $510,962 | $100,000 | $33,846 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $965,039 | $936,421 |
| Option awards | $22,277,733 | $23,527,499 | $35,380,417 | $37,411,492 | $42,428,878 | $39,731,118 | $49,408,182 | $10,643,357 | $281,697 | $271,234 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $465,637 | $147,146 | $442,607 | $1,015,055 | $136,092 | $2,215 | $612 |
| Total | $23,177,733 | $24,377,499 | $36,080,417 | $38,577,129 | $43,226,024 | $40,823,725 | $51,073,237 | $11,290,411 | $1,748,951 | $1,242,113 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Netflix, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-159286, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Netflix, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-159286. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 16, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Option | 164,440 | — | $36.36 |
| Option | 205,970 | — | $29.03 |
| Option | 156,760 | — | $38.14 |
| Option | 166,310 | — | $42.59 |
| Option | 480 | — | $129.36 |
| Option | 206,990 | — | $31.00 |
| Option | 213,320 | — | $28.03 |
| Option | 135,470 | — | $52.29 |
| Option | 420,550 | — | $9.44 |
| Option | 313,730 | — | $14.08 |
| Option | 270,970 | — | $16.30 |
| Option | 296,320 | — | $23.90 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Netflix, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 80 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
11 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 16, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Exercise or conversion | 10b5-1 | 386,700 | $10.26 | 390,640 |
| 2026-06-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 332,917 | $85.85 | 57,723 |
| 2026-06-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 53,783 | $86.73 | 3,940 |
| 2026-06-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | 10b5-1 | 386,700 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | Grant or award derivative | 10b5-1 | 728 | $0.00 | 728 |
| 2026-05-01 | Exercise or conversion | 10b5-1 | 407,550 | $9.74 | 411,490 |
| 2026-05-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 188,425 | $92.28 | 223,065 |
| 2026-05-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 105,791 | $93.54 | 117,274 |
The 8 most recent of 11 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Netflix discloses, by trigger · FY2024| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,000,000 | — | — | $1,851,306 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $600,000 | — | $42,402 | $2,366,665 |
| Disability | — | — | — | $1,254,087 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | — | — | $348,749 |
| Death | — | — | — | $1,254,087 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Netflix, Inc.'s FY2024 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Netflix’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Sarandos | co-Chief Executive Officer and President | $53,905,972 |
| Greg Peters | co-Chief Executive Officer and President | $53,187,307 |
| Spencer Neumann | Chief Financial Officer | $20,834,050 |
| David Hyman | Chief Legal Officer | $15,400,781 |
| Clete Willems | Chief Global Affairs Officer | $14,334,095 |
| Reed Hastings · this page | Former Executive Chairman of the Board | $1,242,113 |
Board service
Netflix board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Netflix pays directors $407,877 in Stock Options. As stated in Netflix's FY2025 proxy.
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