Deferred Revenue
Jabil Deferred Revenue remained flat by 0.0% to $1.04B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.3%, from $1.08B to $1.04B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 15.4% 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
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $512.13M | $559.00M | $667.00M | $690.00M | $733.00M | $796.00M | $1.07B | $1.13B | $1.07B | $886.00M | $906.00M | $976.00M | $977.00M | $1.02B | $1.08B | $1.08B | $1.03B | $1.02B | $1.04B | $1.04B |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.2% | +19.3% | +3.4% | +6.2% | +8.6% | +34.4% | +5.4% | -5.4% | -17.0% | +2.3% | +7.7% | +0.1% | +4.1% | +5.9% | -0.1% | -4.6% | -1.0% | +2.4% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +43.1% | +42.4% | +60.4% | +63.5% | +45.6% | +11.3% | -15.3% | -13.5% | -8.4% | +14.8% | +18.9% | +10.2% | +5.0% | -0.1% | -3.4% | -3.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Jabil's deferred revenue?
- Jabil (JBL) reported deferred revenue of $1.04B in Q4 2025.
- How has Jabil's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Jabil's deferred revenue decreased by 3.3% year-over-year, from $1.08B to $1.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Jabil's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Jabil's deferred revenue has grown at a 15.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $496.22M to $1.02B.
- 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.