Netflix notches a record quarter and signals more growth ahead
The streamer also raised its forecast for the year.
Analysts are eyeing the platform's plans to scale through live sports and TV, and grow its ads business.
The streaming giant's revenue rose 15.9% year over year to $11.08 billion, and earnings hit $7.19 per share.
Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected quarterly revenue of $11.06 billion and earnings of $7.09 per share.
Netflix shares rose slightly in after-hours trading following the earnings release on Thursday.
The company also raised its revenue forecast for 2025 to $44.8 billion to $45.2 billion, in part because of its momentum in growing subscribers and its advertising business.
Wall Street has long crowned Netflix as the streaming king. The streamer's latest win comes on the heels of the success of "Squid Game." The show's third and final season debuted at No. 1 in every country where it debuted during its premiere week in late June.
Netflix stopped reporting specific subscriber figures last quarter, which makes it difficult to gauge the platform's user growth.
But estimates from third-party data firm Antenna suggest Netflix's gross monthly subscriber additions in the US have fallen from their peak.
Analysts are focused on how the platform continues to scale through live sports and TV, as well as creator-driven partnerships.
So far, Netflix has announced a return of a Christmas Day NFL game, a September fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terrence Crawford, and a forthcoming reboot of the late-80s hit "Star Search," among other live programming.
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