Netflix attributes lower-than-expected profit to tariff dispute in Brazil

Netflix attributes lower-than-expected profit to tariff dispute in Brazil

Netflix recorded a in revenue reaching in direct conversion), but reported to , of the projection of .

In the letter to investors, the company explained that the result is the reflection of a “” That in the projection. “We do not expect this matter to impact future results,” the letter states.

The extra expense was according to the budget published on Tuesday (21), and refers to tax assessments not related to income tax . The value was published as AND operating profit of over . From of the amount refers to the financial year of .

“It’s not a Netflix-specific tax. It’s not even streaming-specific,” Netflix Chief Financial Officer Spence Neumann said during the company’s earnings call, as reported by relationship from the Brazil teams. “Without this expense, we would have exceeded our operating profit and operating margin guidance for the third quarter of 2025.”

The extra expenses reduced operating profit by more than five percentage points (Image: XanderSt/Shutterstock)

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Netflix highlighted productions launched in the third quarter of this year that contributed to the company’s results, including the second season of ““, “” AND ““.

K-Pop has become “Demon Hunters”. while the fight between became with of spectators.

By the end of the year, Netflix will say with the last season of ““, new seasons of “” AND ““, “”by Guillermo del Toro,””by Kathryn Bigelow,”” by Rian Johnson, plus other live events, including Christmas football games the and the boxing match between .

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And the expectation is that productions will leverage the revenue high of and operating margin of without tax impacts. After registration of advertising sales in the United States, the company estimates the recipe with in 2025.

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