Deferred Revenue
Intuit Deferred Revenue increased by 9.2% to $1.14B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.3%, from $1.03B to $1.14B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 12.7% 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 | $650.00M | $684.00M | $600.00M | $822.00M | $741.00M | $808.00M | $698.00M | $852.00M | $829.00M | $921.00M | $763.00M | $887.00M | $843.00M | $872.00M | $892.00M | $1.03B | $957.00M | $1.02B | $1.05B | $1.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.2% | -12.3% | +37.0% | -9.9% | +9.0% | -13.6% | +22.1% | -2.7% | +11.1% | -17.2% | +16.3% | -5.0% | +3.4% | +2.3% | +14.9% | -6.6% | +6.5% | +2.6% | +9.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.0% | +18.1% | +16.3% | +3.6% | +11.9% | +14.0% | +9.3% | +4.1% | +1.7% | -5.3% | +16.9% | +15.6% | +13.5% | +16.9% | +17.2% | +11.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intuit's deferred revenue?
- Intuit (INTU) reported deferred revenue of $1.14B in Q1 2026.
- How has Intuit's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Intuit's deferred revenue increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $1.03B to $1.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for Intuit's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Intuit's deferred revenue has grown at a 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $574.00M to $1.05B.
- 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.