Deferred Revenue
IQVIA Deferred Revenue increased by 6.8% to $2.26B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.5%, from $1.94B to $2.26B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 11.1% 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 | $1.60B | $1.83B | $1.83B | $1.93B | $1.81B | $1.84B | $1.80B | $1.83B | $1.84B | $1.84B | $1.80B | $1.91B | $1.81B | $1.82B | $1.78B | $1.94B | $2.12B | $2.16B | $2.12B | $2.26B |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.3% | -0.1% | +5.6% | -6.1% | +1.8% | -2.4% | +1.7% | +0.9% | -0.3% | -2.1% | +6.4% | -5.4% | +0.7% | -2.5% | +9.1% | +9.4% | +1.7% | -1.9% | +6.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.3% | +0.9% | -1.5% | -5.2% | +1.9% | -0.2% | +0.1% | +4.8% | -1.8% | -0.8% | -1.1% | +1.4% | +17.2% | +18.4% | +19.1% | +16.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is IQVIA's deferred revenue?
- IQVIA (IQV) reported deferred revenue of $2.26B in Q1 2026.
- How has IQVIA's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- IQVIA's deferred revenue increased by 16.5% year-over-year, from $1.94B to $2.26B.
- What is the long-term trend for IQVIA's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), IQVIA's deferred revenue has grown at a 11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25B to $2.12B.
- 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.