Deferred Revenue
Dover Deferred Revenue increased by 5.4% to $163.43M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 24.8%, from $217.37M to $163.43M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows a downward trend with a -3.5% 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 | $189.32M | $195.51M | $227.55M | $245.27M | $253.63M | $246.18M | $241.60M | $285.21M | $261.20M | $256.13M | $194.80M | $242.06M | $230.43M | $185.06M | $198.63M | $217.37M | $202.74M | $183.44M | $155.03M | $163.43M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.3% | +16.4% | +7.8% | +3.4% | -2.9% | -1.9% | +18.1% | -8.4% | -1.9% | -23.9% | +24.3% | -4.8% | -19.7% | +7.3% | +9.4% | -6.7% | -9.5% | -15.5% | +5.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +34.0% | +25.9% | +6.2% | +16.3% | +3.0% | +4.0% | -19.4% | -15.1% | -11.8% | -27.7% | +2.0% | -10.2% | -12.0% | -0.9% | -22.0% | -24.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dover's deferred revenue?
- Dover (DOV) reported deferred revenue of $163.43M in Q1 2026.
- How has Dover's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Dover's deferred revenue decreased by 24.8% year-over-year, from $217.37M to $163.43M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dover's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dover's deferred revenue has grown at a -3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $184.85M to $155.03M.
- 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.