Deferred Revenue
eBay Deferred Revenue increased by 16.3% to $50.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.0%, from $40.00M to $50.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows a downward trend with a -17.1% 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 | $90.00M | $85.00M | $79.00M | $38.00M | $33.00M | $31.00M | $34.00M | $45.00M | $37.00M | $37.00M | $34.00M | $33.00M | $33.00M | $35.00M | $32.00M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $41.00M | $43.00M | $50.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.6% | -7.1% | -51.9% | -13.2% | -6.1% | +9.7% | +32.4% | -17.8% | +0.0% | -8.1% | -2.9% | +0.0% | +6.1% | -8.6% | +25.0% | +0.0% | +2.5% | +4.9% | +16.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -63.3% | -63.5% | -57.0% | +18.4% | +12.1% | +19.4% | +0.0% | -26.7% | -10.8% | -5.4% | -5.9% | +21.2% | +21.2% | +17.1% | +34.4% | +25.0% |
Deferred Revenue at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is eBay's deferred revenue?
- eBay (EBAY) reported deferred revenue of $50.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has eBay's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- eBay's deferred revenue increased by 25.0% year-over-year, from $40.00M to $50.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for eBay's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), eBay's deferred revenue has grown at a -17.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $110.00M to $43.00M.
- 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.