Deferred Revenue
Synopsys Deferred Revenue increased by 9.5% to $2.46B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 86.2%, from $1.32B to $2.46B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 10.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
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 | $1.54B | $1.52B | $1.85B | $1.80B | $1.76B | $1.91B | $2.00B | $1.97B | $1.74B | $1.78B | $1.86B | $1.46B | $1.36B | $1.39B | $1.32B | $1.38B | $1.99B | $2.25B | $2.46B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.6% | +22.0% | -3.1% | -2.2% | +8.8% | +4.4% | -1.3% | -11.4% | +1.8% | +4.5% | -21.5% | -6.9% | +2.6% | -5.1% | +4.1% | +44.8% | +12.8% | +9.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.8% | +25.9% | +7.7% | +9.7% | -0.6% | -7.1% | -7.0% | -26.0% | -22.2% | -21.6% | -28.8% | -5.6% | +46.8% | +61.4% | +86.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Synopsys's deferred revenue?
- Synopsys (SNPS) reported deferred revenue of $2.46B in Q4 2025.
- How has Synopsys's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Synopsys's deferred revenue increased by 86.2% year-over-year, from $1.32B to $2.46B.
- What is the long-term trend for Synopsys's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Synopsys's deferred revenue has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.39B to $2.25B.
- 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.