The Secret Woman was watched 11.4 million times in its initial three tracked days, making it the world’s second most-watched non-English film. Audiences watched a total of 22.6 million hours by Sunday.
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Daily closes in U.S. dollars; the final point is Tuesday after-hours.
As of . Sources: Google Finance and Yahoo Finance. Change from August 25 close to September 1 close: -1.7%.
Netflix global non-English film chart, August 24–30, 2026.
Source: Netflix Top 10. Views equal total hours watched divided by runtime.
GAAP amounts as a share of $12.56 billion revenue.
Source: Netflix Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Percentages may not sum exactly because of rounding.
Ratings and 12-month targets reported by Google Finance.
As of September 1, 2026. The $95.46 average implies 18.1% upside; the range spans -13.4% to +67.1% versus the close.
Five-minute indicative quotes from 07:00 EDT
As of . Source: Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be indicative outside regular hours.
August 31 ranking points; these are not views
Source: FlixPatrol, August 31, 2026. Daily chart points aggregate country positions.
Netflix Q2 2026 revenue and year-over-year growth
Source: Netflix Q2 2026 shareholder letter, published July 16, 2026. Figures may not sum because of rounding.
Source: Yahoo Finance. Five-minute observations sampled hourly; final close and volume use the regular-session quote.
Views for the week ended August 23, 2026
Source: Netflix Top 10. Netflix defines a view as hours viewed divided by runtime.
Reported Q2 2026 results and full-year company outlook
Sources: Netflix 10-Q and Q2 shareholder letter. Outlook figures are company forecasts.
Season 2 engagement and monetization dashboard
Q2 2026; Netflix investor relations.
| Season 2 premiere | September 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Season 1 debut | April 23, 2026 |
| Turnaround | Under five months |
| 2026 ad outlook | About $3.0B |
| 2026 FCF outlook | About $12.5B |
A familiar franchise can lower discovery and marketing friction. The financial test is whether September’s new episodes lift retention and ad inventory beyond launch week while preserving a 33.4% operating margin.
Product timing: Netflix Tudum, Aug. 24, 2026.
Season 5 produced 30 million views in 14 calendar days. Season 6 can support membership retention and ad inventory, but Netflix reports neither title revenue nor cost. The company-level financial test is 13%–14% revenue growth with a 31.5% margin.
engagementretentionad inventorycontent costViews are not incremental subscriptions. Existing members may watch without changing churn, pricing power or ad demand. A weak finale could shorten engagement while roughly 10% content-amortization growth weighs on margin.
| Checkpoint | Date |
|---|---|
| Season 6 premiere | Dec. 24, 2026 |
| First-week Top 10 data | After launch |
| Q4 revenue and margin | Next results cycle |
| 2026 ads revenue outcome | Year-end |
| Units | Standard | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|
| 10M | $0.80B | $1.00B |
| 25M | $2.00B | $2.50B |
| 50M | $4.00B | $5.00B |
| Buy / Hold / Sell | 27 / 0 / 1 |
| Average target | $286.89 |
| Implied upside | 23.2% |
| Low / High | $170 / $368 |
The stock opened below its August 20 launch-day close of $80.14. The completed-session tape does not support a post-launch $6 billion gain.
Market value rose $17.49B from August 17 to August 19. After the show launched, capitalization fell $2.62B through Friday.
Consensus: Buy · 51 analysts
| Firm | Call | Target |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan | Buy | $85 |
| BMO | Buy | $135 |
| DBS | Buy | $94 |
| Baird | Buy | $90 |
Bull case: fresh content supports retention, pricing and an ad business targeting about $3B in 2026 revenue.
Bear case: slower growth and limited title-level evidence leave investors paying about 23 times forward earnings without a clear engagement inflection.
Market closed. Price and market-value data: August 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT. Dashboard prepared August 23, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT.
What moved: the strongest gains landed Tuesday and Wednesday. The series began streaming Thursday. NFLX then fell for two sessions.
A high rank would confirm audience reach. It would not prove the show caused the stock's weekly gain.
Consensus: Buy, $93.42 average target, 17.4% above Friday's close. The $70–$135 range signals wide disagreement.
Sources: Netflix corporate announcements and Top 10 methodology; Netflix Q2 2026 SEC filing; StockAnalysis historical prices, market value, statistics and analyst feed; MarketWatch peer closes. Calculations are preliminary and rounded. Market data timestamp: August 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT.
| Reference | Level | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day average | $74.52 | +6.8% |
| 200-day average | $88.42 | −10.0% |
| 52-week high | $126.71 | −37.2% |
| 52-week low | $65.08 | +22.3% |
| Metric | Reading |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 25.1× |
| Forward P/E | 23.0× |
| Trailing FCF | $11.15B |
| FCF margin | 23.1% |
| 2026 revenue guide | $51.0B–$51.4B |
| Blood Sacrifice | 5 episodes |
| Global launch | Aug. 20 |
| H1 Netflix viewing | >97B hours |
| Next checkpoint | Weekly Top 10 rank and staying power |
A country-level or global Top 10 debut would confirm discovery. Persistence would matter more. A short-lived UK ranking would not justify a revenue revision on its own.
Demon Hunter v. Netflix · Case 2:26-cv-09191
August 19, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. EDT close
Backlog is not revenue. The comparison shows why one difficult headline did not become a demand panic.
| Metric | 2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.56B | +13.4% |
| Operating income | $4.19B | +11.1% |
| Net income | $3.40B | +8.8% |
| Operating margin | 33.4% | −0.7 pt |
