Operating
Increase Decrease In Deferred Hosting Costs
Planet Labs Increase Decrease In Deferred Hosting Costs remained flat by 0.0% to -$1.30M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.7%, from -$1.25M to -$1.30M. Over 3 years (FY 2023 to FY 2026), Increase Decrease In Deferred Hosting Costs shows an upward trend with a -17.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 23, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase represents a cash outflow for future infrastructure capacity, while a decrease indicates the amortization of previously deferred costs.
Detailed definition
Reflects the change in capitalized costs associated with hosting infrastructure or cloud services that are amortized ove...
Peer comparison
Standard for technology companies with significant cloud infrastructure or data center footprints.
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operating_increase_decrease_in_deferred_hosting_costsHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '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 | Q4 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.86M | $3.64M | $231.00K | -$991.00K | -$991.00K | -$992.00K | $2.07M | -$988.00K | -$1.17M | -$1.17M | $2.21M | -$1.25M | -$1.25M | -$1.25M | $2.32M | -$1.30M | -$1.30M | -$1.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.7% | -93.7% | -529.0% | +0.0% | -0.1% | +308.7% | -147.7% | -18.8% | +0.1% | +288.1% | -156.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +285.5% | -155.8% | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | -94.0% | -127.2% | — | — | +796.1% | +0.3% | -18.5% | -18.2% | +6.6% | -26.7% | -6.6% | -6.7% | +5.3% | -3.6% | -3.7% | -3.7% |
Range-$1.30M – $3.86M
CAGR-22.6%
Avg YoY Growth+35.7%
Median YoY Growth-5.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Planet Labs's increase decrease in deferred hosting costs?
- Planet Labs (PL) reported increase decrease in deferred hosting costs of -$1.30M in Q4 2025.
- How has Planet Labs's increase decrease in deferred hosting costs changed year-over-year?
- Planet Labs's increase decrease in deferred hosting costs decreased by 3.7% year-over-year, from -$1.25M to -$1.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Planet Labs's increase decrease in deferred hosting costs?
- Over 3 years (2023 to 2026), Planet Labs's increase decrease in deferred hosting costs has grown at a -17.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.74M to -$1.57M.
- What does increase decrease in deferred hosting costs mean?
- The net change in cash spent on hosting infrastructure that is deferred to future periods.