Deferred Revenue
Fabrinet Deferred Revenue increased by 237.3% to $58.83M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 559.1%, from $8.93M to $58.83M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 71.3% 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 | $1.68M | $1.76M | $1.89M | $1.92M | $1.98M | $6.35M | $3.64M | $3.25M | $3.04M | $1.25M | $6.32M | $6.87M | $7.85M | $8.92M | $8.62M | $8.93M | $14.47M | $9.78M | $17.44M | $58.83M |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.5% | +7.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% | +220.3% | -42.7% | -10.6% | -6.6% | -58.9% | +406.5% | +8.6% | +14.3% | +13.7% | -3.4% | +3.6% | +62.1% | -32.4% | +78.4% | +237.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.0% | +261.7% | +92.0% | +69.0% | +53.2% | -80.3% | +73.8% | +111.3% | +158.4% | +615.0% | +36.3% | +30.0% | +84.4% | +9.6% | +102.4% | +559.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fabrinet's deferred revenue?
- Fabrinet (FN) reported deferred revenue of $58.83M in Q1 2026.
- How has Fabrinet's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Fabrinet's deferred revenue increased by 559.1% year-over-year, from $8.93M to $58.83M.
- What is the long-term trend for Fabrinet's deferred revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Fabrinet's deferred revenue has grown at a 71.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.68M to $14.47M.
- 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.