Subscription — Total Cost of Revenue
MongoDB Subscription — Total Cost of Revenue increased by 5.6% to $155.08M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 26.4%, from $122.68M to $155.08M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Subscription — Total Cost of Revenue shows an upward trend with a 27.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may indicate rising cloud infrastructure costs or inefficiencies in service delivery. A decrease relative to revenue suggests improved operational leverage and better cost management in scaling the platform.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the direct costs associated with delivering the subscription-based software services to customers....
Peer comparison
Comparable to Cost of Subscription Revenue or Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for software-as-a-service companies.
mdb_segment_subscription_total_cost_of_revenueHistorical 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 | $45.40M | $50.96M | $57.38M | $64.17M | $64.57M | $71.44M | $77.15M | $71.43M | $78.17M | $84.82M | $87.95M | $94.28M | $100.76M | $106.82M | $111.15M | $122.68M | $129.59M | $139.95M | $146.92M | $155.08M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.2% | +12.6% | +11.8% | +0.6% | +10.6% | +8.0% | -7.4% | +9.4% | +8.5% | +3.7% | +7.2% | +6.9% | +6.0% | +4.1% | +10.4% | +5.6% | +8.0% | +5.0% | +5.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.2% | +40.2% | +34.5% | +11.3% | +21.1% | +18.7% | +14.0% | +32.0% | +28.9% | +25.9% | +26.4% | +30.1% | +28.6% | +31.0% | +32.2% | +26.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MongoDB's subscription — total cost of revenue?
- MongoDB (MDB) reported subscription — total cost of revenue of $155.08M in Q4 2025.
- How has MongoDB's subscription — total cost of revenue changed year-over-year?
- MongoDB's subscription — total cost of revenue increased by 26.4% year-over-year, from $122.68M to $155.08M.
- What is the long-term trend for MongoDB's subscription — total cost of revenue?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), MongoDB's subscription — total cost of revenue has grown at a 27.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $217.90M to $571.53M.
- What does subscription — total cost of revenue mean?
- The direct costs incurred to provide and maintain the subscription services for customers.