Non-Current Assets
Capitalized Contract Costs, Net
Planet Labs Capitalized Contract Costs, Net decreased by 7.6% to $3.36M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.7%, from $3.12M to $3.36M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Capitalized Contract Costs, Net shows an upward trend with a 7.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2021
Last reportedQ3 2026Dec 10, 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests high investment in future revenue growth; a decrease may indicate lower acquisition costs or the amortization of existing contract assets.
Detailed definition
These are incremental costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract that are recognized as an asset and amortized over...
Peer comparison
Common in software and services firms; peers report this as 'Deferred Contract Costs' or 'Capitalized Commissions'.
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capitalized_contract_costs_netHistorical Data
16 periods
| 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 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.46M | $2.58M | $4.09M | $3.83M | $4.61M | $4.25M | $3.87M | $4.00M | $3.87M | $3.45M | $3.21M | $3.12M | $3.70M | $3.14M | $3.63M | $3.36M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.0% | +58.3% | -6.3% | +20.4% | -7.8% | -9.0% | +3.4% | -3.1% | -10.9% | -7.0% | -3.0% | +18.8% | -15.3% | +15.8% | -7.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +87.6% | +64.7% | -5.4% | +4.4% | -16.0% | -18.8% | -17.0% | -22.1% | -4.4% | -9.2% | +13.1% | +7.7% |
Range$2.46M – $4.61M
CAGR+8.7%
Avg YoY Growth+7.1%
Median YoY Growth-4.9%
Capitalized Contract Costs, Net at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Planet Labs's capitalized contract costs, net?
- Planet Labs (PL) reported capitalized contract costs, net of $3.36M in Q3 2025.
- How has Planet Labs's capitalized contract costs, net changed year-over-year?
- Planet Labs's capitalized contract costs, net increased by 7.7% year-over-year, from $3.12M to $3.36M.
- What is the long-term trend for Planet Labs's capitalized contract costs, net?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Planet Labs's capitalized contract costs, net has grown at a 7.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.73M to $3.70M.
- What does capitalized contract costs, net mean?
- Costs spent to win or fulfill customer contracts that are recorded as assets to be expensed over time.