Deferred Revenue
Ametek Deferred Revenue increased by 17.0% to $463.71M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.0%, from $386.57M to $463.71M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 15.3% 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
| 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 | $294.07M | $287.40M | $298.73M | $322.89M | $327.54M | $332.24M | $357.67M | $377.86M | $382.61M | $362.99M | $375.51M | $391.87M | $378.26M | $350.87M | $363.56M | $386.57M | $380.41M | $416.23M | $396.18M | $463.71M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.3% | +3.9% | +8.1% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +7.7% | +5.6% | +1.3% | -5.1% | +3.5% | +4.4% | -3.5% | -7.2% | +3.6% | +6.3% | -1.6% | +9.4% | -4.8% | +17.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.4% | +15.6% | +19.7% | +17.0% | +16.8% | +9.3% | +5.0% | +3.7% | -1.1% | -3.3% | -3.2% | -1.4% | +0.6% | +18.6% | +9.0% | +20.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ametek's deferred revenue?
- Ametek (AME) reported deferred revenue of $463.71M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ametek's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Ametek's deferred revenue increased by 20.0% year-over-year, from $386.57M to $463.71M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ametek's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ametek's deferred revenue has grown at a 15.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $194.63M to $396.18M.
- 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.