Deferred Revenue
Comcast Deferred Revenue increased by 6.3% to $660M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.6%, from $664M to $660M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows a downward trend with a -3.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates strong future revenue visibility and customer demand, while a decrease may signal slowing sales or accelerated service delivery.
Detailed definition
Deferred revenue represents payments received from customers for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or e...
Peer comparison
Common in subscription-based businesses and telecommunications; higher levels are generally viewed as a positive indicator of future earnings.
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 | $719M | $732M | $695M | $682M | $665M | $701M | $735M | $804M | $781M | $627M | $3.24B | $622M | $703M | $650M | $3.51B | $664M | $719M | $724M | $621M | $660M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.8% | -5.1% | -1.9% | -2.5% | +5.4% | +4.9% | +9.4% | -2.9% | -19.7% | +417.1% | -80.8% | +13.0% | -7.5% | +439.5% | -81.1% | +8.3% | +0.7% | -14.2% | +6.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.5% | -4.2% | +5.8% | +17.9% | +17.4% | -10.6% | +341.1% | -22.6% | -10.0% | +3.7% | +8.2% | +6.8% | +2.3% | +11.4% | -82.3% | -0.6% |
Deferred Revenue at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Comcast's deferred revenue?
- Comcast (CMCSA) reported deferred revenue of $660M in Q1 2026.
- How has Comcast's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Comcast's deferred revenue decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, from $664M to $660M.
- What is the long-term trend for Comcast's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Comcast's deferred revenue has grown at a -3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $750M to $621M.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Prepayments from customers for services not yet provided.