Deferred Revenue
Copart Deferred Revenue increased by 3.0% to $31.38M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.7%, from $26.89M to $31.38M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 29.9% 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 | $20.66M | $20.97M | $19.95M | $20.58M | $21.09M | $20.06M | $19.32M | $23.80M | $25.66M | $26.12M | $27.17M | $26.20M | $28.76M | $28.12M | $25.58M | $26.89M | $30.29M | $30.44M | $30.47M | $31.38M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | -4.9% | +3.1% | +2.5% | -4.9% | -3.7% | +23.2% | +7.9% | +1.8% | +4.0% | -3.6% | +9.8% | -2.2% | -9.1% | +5.1% | +12.6% | +0.5% | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.1% | -4.3% | -3.2% | +15.6% | +21.7% | +30.2% | +40.7% | +10.1% | +12.1% | +7.7% | -5.9% | +2.6% | +5.3% | +8.2% | +19.1% | +16.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Copart's deferred revenue?
- Copart (CPRT) reported deferred revenue of $31.38M in Q4 2025.
- How has Copart's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Copart's deferred revenue increased by 16.7% year-over-year, from $26.89M to $31.38M.
- What is the long-term trend for Copart's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Copart's deferred revenue has grown at a 29.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.23M to $30.44M.
- 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.