Deferred Revenue
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Deferred Revenue increased by 2.3% to $5.48B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 40.4%, from $3.91B to $5.48B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 9.3% 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 | $3.42B | $3.43B | $3.41B | $3.46B | $3.45B | $3.48B | $3.45B | $3.53B | $3.62B | $3.65B | $3.66B | $3.72B | $3.78B | $3.80B | $3.90B | $3.91B | $4.17B | $5.31B | $5.36B | $5.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.6% | -0.8% | +1.4% | -0.3% | +0.9% | -0.8% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +0.9% | +0.1% | +1.6% | +1.7% | +0.5% | +2.7% | +0.0% | +6.8% | +27.3% | +0.9% | +2.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.0% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +2.2% | +5.0% | +5.0% | +6.0% | +5.2% | +4.5% | +4.1% | +6.7% | +5.0% | +10.3% | +39.7% | +37.2% | +40.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's deferred revenue?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported deferred revenue of $5.48B in Q4 2025.
- How has Hewlett Packard Enterprise's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise's deferred revenue increased by 40.4% year-over-year, from $3.91B to $5.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hewlett Packard Enterprise's deferred revenue has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.43B to $5.36B.
- 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.