Deferred Revenue
Baker Hughes Deferred Revenue increased by 1.6% to $6.00B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.3%, from $5.59B to $6.00B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 11.3% 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 | $3.47B | $3.26B | $3.23B | $3.48B | $3.29B | $3.26B | $3.82B | $4.43B | $5.10B | $5.19B | $5.54B | $5.71B | $5.51B | $5.69B | $5.67B | $5.59B | $5.68B | $5.51B | $5.90B | $6.00B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.9% | -1.0% | +7.7% | -5.5% | -0.8% | +17.2% | +16.0% | +15.0% | +1.7% | +6.8% | +3.0% | -3.6% | +3.3% | -0.2% | -1.5% | +1.6% | -3.0% | +7.1% | +1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.1% | -0.0% | +18.3% | +27.4% | +55.1% | +59.0% | +45.0% | +28.8% | +7.9% | +9.6% | +2.3% | -2.1% | +3.2% | -3.1% | +4.1% | +7.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Baker Hughes's deferred revenue?
- Baker Hughes (BKR) reported deferred revenue of $6.00B in Q1 2026.
- How has Baker Hughes's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Baker Hughes's deferred revenue increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $5.59B to $6.00B.
- What is the long-term trend for Baker Hughes's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Baker Hughes's deferred revenue has grown at a 11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.45B to $5.90B.
- 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.