Deferred Revenue
CBRE Group Deferred Revenue increased by 5.1% to $471.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.9%, from $403.00M to $471.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 22.6% 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
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $197.40M | $195.15M | $280.66M | $295.64M | $281.99M | $314.30M | $276.30M | $262.19M | $263.70M | $263.09M | $298.00M | $304.00M | $311.00M | $329.00M | $375.00M | $403.00M | $420.00M | $382.00M | $448.00M | $471.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.1% | +43.8% | +5.3% | -4.6% | +11.5% | -12.1% | -5.1% | +0.6% | -0.2% | +13.3% | +2.0% | +2.3% | +5.8% | +14.0% | +7.5% | +4.2% | -9.0% | +17.3% | +5.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.8% | +61.1% | -1.6% | -11.3% | -6.5% | -16.3% | +7.9% | +15.9% | +17.9% | +25.1% | +25.8% | +32.6% | +35.0% | +16.1% | +19.5% | +16.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CBRE Group's deferred revenue?
- CBRE Group (CBRE) reported deferred revenue of $471.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CBRE Group's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- CBRE Group's deferred revenue increased by 16.9% year-over-year, from $403.00M to $471.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CBRE Group's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), CBRE Group's deferred revenue has grown at a 22.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $162.05M to $448.00M.
- 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.