Deferred Revenue
Oracle Deferred Revenue decreased by 0.6% to $9.88B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.6%, from $9.02B to $9.88B. Over 5 years (FY 2021 to FY 2026), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 4.1% 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.78B | $10.01B | $7.94B | $7.87B | $8.36B | $10.47B | $8.71B | $8.60B | $8.97B | $11.12B | $8.88B | $8.93B | $9.31B | $11.46B | $9.43B | $9.02B | $9.39B | $12.10B | $9.94B | $9.88B |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.1% | -20.7% | -0.8% | +6.2% | +25.3% | -16.9% | -1.2% | +4.3% | +24.0% | -20.2% | +0.6% | +4.3% | +23.0% | -17.7% | -4.4% | +4.1% | +28.9% | -17.8% | -0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.8% | +4.6% | +9.7% | +9.2% | +7.3% | +6.2% | +2.0% | +3.9% | +3.8% | +3.0% | +6.2% | +1.0% | +0.8% | +5.6% | +5.4% | +9.6% |
Deferred Revenue at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Oracle's deferred revenue?
- Oracle (ORCL) reported deferred revenue of $9.88B in Q1 2026.
- How has Oracle's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Oracle's deferred revenue increased by 9.6% year-over-year, from $9.02B to $9.88B.
- What is the long-term trend for Oracle's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Oracle's deferred revenue has grown at a 4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.09B to $9.88B.
- 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.