Deferred Revenue
Boeing Deferred Revenue increased by 5.4% to $62.59B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.4%, from $61.11B to $62.59B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 3.3% 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 | $50.74B | $51.27B | $52.98B | $52.46B | $52.07B | $53.18B | $53.08B | $54.50B | $55.31B | $55.92B | $56.33B | $58.97B | $58.15B | $57.93B | $60.33B | $61.11B | $59.41B | $57.96B | $59.40B | $62.59B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.0% | +3.3% | -1.0% | -0.7% | +2.1% | -0.2% | +2.7% | +1.5% | +1.1% | +0.7% | +4.7% | -1.4% | -0.4% | +4.1% | +1.3% | -2.8% | -2.4% | +2.5% | +5.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.6% | +3.7% | +0.2% | +3.9% | +6.2% | +5.2% | +6.1% | +8.2% | +5.1% | +3.6% | +7.1% | +3.6% | +2.2% | +0.1% | -1.5% | +2.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Boeing's deferred revenue?
- Boeing (BA) reported deferred revenue of $62.59B in Q1 2026.
- How has Boeing's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Boeing's deferred revenue increased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $61.11B to $62.59B.
- What is the long-term trend for Boeing's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boeing's deferred revenue has grown at a 3.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $50.49B to $59.40B.
- 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.