Deferred Revenue
Wabtec Deferred Revenue decreased by 0.9% to $1.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 26.4%, from $796.00M to $1.01B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 9.6% 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 | $597.50M | $556.90M | $629.00M | $624.00M | $627.00M | $691.00M | $772.00M | $697.00M | $731.00M | $679.00M | $804.00M | $645.00M | $646.00M | $567.00M | $693.00M | $796.00M | $936.00M | $940.00M | $1.02B | $1.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.8% | +12.9% | -0.8% | +0.5% | +10.2% | +11.7% | -9.7% | +4.9% | -7.1% | +18.4% | -19.8% | +0.2% | -12.2% | +22.2% | +14.9% | +17.6% | +0.4% | +8.0% | -0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.9% | +24.1% | +22.7% | +11.7% | +16.6% | -1.7% | +4.1% | -7.5% | -11.6% | -16.5% | -13.8% | +23.4% | +44.9% | +65.8% | +46.5% | +26.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wabtec's deferred revenue?
- Wabtec (WAB) reported deferred revenue of $1.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Wabtec's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Wabtec's deferred revenue increased by 26.4% year-over-year, from $796.00M to $1.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Wabtec's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Wabtec's deferred revenue has grown at a 9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $642.70M to $1.02B.
- 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.