Deferred Revenue
Autodesk Deferred Revenue increased by 23.2% to $4.41B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.3%, from $3.79B to $4.41B. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 12.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.54B | $2.52B | $2.56B | $2.86B | $2.81B | $2.71B | $2.73B | $3.20B | $3.19B | $3.13B | $3.12B | $3.50B | $3.36B | $3.23B | $3.28B | $3.79B | $3.62B | $3.55B | $3.58B | $4.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.8% | +1.7% | +11.7% | -1.9% | -3.6% | +0.8% | +17.3% | -0.4% | -1.8% | -0.4% | +12.2% | -3.9% | -4.0% | +1.5% | +15.6% | -4.4% | -1.9% | +0.8% | +23.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.6% | +7.5% | +6.6% | +11.9% | +13.5% | +15.6% | +14.2% | +9.3% | +5.4% | +3.1% | +5.0% | +8.2% | +7.7% | +10.0% | +9.2% | +16.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Autodesk's deferred revenue?
- Autodesk (ADSK) reported deferred revenue of $4.41B in Q4 2025.
- How has Autodesk's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Autodesk's deferred revenue increased by 16.3% year-over-year, from $3.79B to $4.41B.
- What is the long-term trend for Autodesk's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Autodesk's deferred revenue has grown at a 12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.50B to $4.41B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.