Deferred Revenue
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Deferred Revenue increased by 2.8% to $269.10M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.5%, from $241.30M to $269.10M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 6.5% 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 | 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 | $203.90M | $191.60M | $189.40M | $197.50M | $188.20M | $172.30M | $176.80M | $187.10M | $188.60M | $182.80M | $188.30M | $189.10M | $199.80M | $188.60M | $236.70M | $241.30M | $262.80M | $258.10M | $261.70M | $269.10M |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.0% | -1.1% | +4.3% | -4.7% | -8.4% | +2.6% | +5.8% | +0.8% | -3.1% | +3.0% | +0.4% | +5.7% | -5.6% | +25.5% | +1.9% | +8.9% | -1.8% | +1.4% | +2.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.7% | -10.1% | -6.7% | -5.3% | +0.2% | +6.1% | +6.5% | +1.1% | +5.9% | +3.2% | +25.7% | +27.6% | +31.5% | +36.9% | +10.6% | +11.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported deferred revenue of $269.10M in Q1 2026.
- How has Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s deferred revenue increased by 11.5% year-over-year, from $241.30M to $269.10M.
- What is the long-term trend for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s deferred revenue has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $203.90M to $262.80M.
- 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.