Deferred Revenue
Intercontinental Exchange Deferred Revenue decreased by 43.5% to $204.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.6%, from $236.00M to $204.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 5.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $428.00M | $322.00M | $194.00M | $589.00M | $473.00M | $315.00M | $170.00M | $562.00M | $437.00M | $334.00M | $200.00M | $590.00M | $497.00M | $375.00M | $236.00M | $612.00M | $509.00M | $361.00M | $204.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -24.8% | -39.8% | +203.6% | -19.7% | -33.4% | -46.0% | +230.6% | -22.2% | -23.6% | -40.1% | +195.0% | -15.8% | -24.5% | -37.1% | +159.3% | -16.8% | -29.1% | -43.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.5% | -2.2% | -12.4% | -4.6% | -7.6% | +6.0% | +17.6% | +5.0% | +13.7% | +12.3% | +18.0% | +3.7% | +2.4% | -3.7% | -13.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intercontinental Exchange's deferred revenue?
- Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported deferred revenue of $204.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Intercontinental Exchange's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Intercontinental Exchange's deferred revenue decreased by 13.6% year-over-year, from $236.00M to $204.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Intercontinental Exchange's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Intercontinental Exchange's deferred revenue has grown at a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $158.00M to $204.00M.
- 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.