Deferred Revenue
Crown Castle Deferred Revenue increased by 8.2% to $437.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 78.1%, from $2.00B to $437.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows a downward trend with a -31.0% 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
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.80B | $2.70B | $2.60B | $2.50B | $2.50B | $2.40B | $2.30B | $2.40B | $2.20B | $2.10B | $2.00B | $2.00B | $2.00B | $2.00B | $423.00M | $406.00M | $404.00M | $437.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.6% | -3.7% | -3.8% | +0.0% | -4.0% | -4.2% | +4.3% | -8.3% | -4.5% | -4.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -78.8% | -4.0% | -0.5% | +8.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -10.7% | -11.1% | -11.5% | -4.0% | -8.3% | -8.7% | — | -16.7% | -9.1% | -4.8% | -78.8% | -79.7% | -79.8% | -78.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Crown Castle's deferred revenue?
- Crown Castle (CCI) reported deferred revenue of $437.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Crown Castle's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Crown Castle's deferred revenue decreased by 78.1% year-over-year, from $2.00B to $437.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Crown Castle's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Crown Castle's deferred revenue has grown at a -31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.80B to $437.00M.
- 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.