Ahead of Netflix Earnings: Watching Streaming Subscriber Numbers

Ahead of Netflix Earnings: Watching Streaming Subscriber Numbers When Netflix reports quarterly earnings after the bell, investors should focus on U.S. streaming subscriber numbers. Even more than earnings or revenue, it’s that number of additions to its core service that’ll indicate whether the company is successfully moving past its disastrous price hike when it split its streaming and DVD rental businesses last summer. After alienating – and losing—subscribers, the service has finally returned to growth mode, with its stock up 48 percent year to date, while it’s down 57 percent over the past twelve months.