Deferred Revenue
Palantir Technologies Inc. Deferred Revenue decreased by 98.2% to $46.22M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.9%, from $39.89M to $46.22M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows relatively stable performance with a -1.8% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $671.90M | $873.90M | $40.22M | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.30B | $9.97M | $936.00M | $967.60M | $987.70M | $28.05M | $1.30B | $1.40B | $1.60B | $39.89M | $1.90B | $2.40B | $2.60B | $46.22M |
| QoQ Change | — | +30.1% | -95.4% | >999% | +0.0% | +8.3% | -99.2% | >999% | +3.4% | +2.1% | -97.2% | >999% | +7.7% | +14.3% | -97.5% | >999% | +26.3% | +8.3% | -98.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +78.6% | +48.8% | -75.2% | -22.0% | -19.4% | -24.0% | +181.5% | +38.9% | +44.7% | +62.0% | +42.2% | +46.2% | +71.4% | +62.5% | +15.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Palantir Technologies Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) reported deferred revenue of $46.22M in Q4 2025.
- How has Palantir Technologies Inc.'s deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Palantir Technologies Inc.'s deferred revenue increased by 15.9% year-over-year, from $39.89M to $46.22M.
- What is the long-term trend for Palantir Technologies Inc.'s deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Palantir Technologies Inc.'s deferred revenue has grown at a -1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $50.53M to $46.22M.
- 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.