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Dan Burrows

If You'd Put $1,000 Into Netflix Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today

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Netflix (NFLX) stock is notoriously volatile. Shares lost about a quarter of their value over the second half of 2025 alone. And that was before the streaming giant made its $83 billion bid (including debt) for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

While some nimble traders have surely used NFLX's gut-wrenching swings to their advantage over the years, plenty of punters with less fortunate timing have just as assuredly had their faces ripped off.

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