Deferred Revenue
EchoStar Deferred Revenue decreased by 2.9% to $620.73M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.6%, from $664.92M to $620.73M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 43.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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 | $127.82M | $134.64M | $141.34M | $138.20M | $134.86M | $127.58M | $833.21M | $129.29M | $107.98M | $122.29M | $754.66M | $712.78M | $670.44M | $645.72M | $650.94M | $664.92M | $638.99M | $652.40M | $639.17M | $620.73M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.3% | +5.0% | -2.2% | -2.4% | -5.4% | +553.1% | -84.5% | -16.5% | +13.3% | +517.1% | -5.5% | -5.9% | -3.7% | +0.8% | +2.1% | -3.9% | +2.1% | -2.0% | -2.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.5% | -5.2% | +489.5% | -6.4% | -19.9% | -4.2% | -9.4% | +451.3% | +520.9% | +428.0% | -13.7% | -6.7% | -4.7% | +1.0% | -1.8% | -6.6% |
Deferred Revenue at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EchoStar's deferred revenue?
- EchoStar (SATS) reported deferred revenue of $620.73M in Q1 2026.
- How has EchoStar's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- EchoStar's deferred revenue decreased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $664.92M to $620.73M.
- What is the long-term trend for EchoStar's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), EchoStar's deferred revenue has grown at a 43.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $104.57M to $639.17M.
- 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.