Deferred Revenue
T-Mobile US Deferred Revenue decreased by 66.1% to $158.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 31.0%, from $229.00M to $158.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Deferred Revenue shows relatively stable performance with a -1.5% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $805.00M | $386.00M | $856.00M | $936.00M | $1.10B | $534.00M | $780.00M | $2.00B | $1.20B | $395.00M | $825.00M | $1.30B | $637.00M | $229.00M | $1.22B | $783.00M | $466.00M | $158.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -52.0% | +121.8% | +9.3% | +17.5% | -51.5% | +46.1% | +156.4% | -40.0% | -67.1% | +108.9% | +57.6% | -51.0% | -64.1% | +433.6% | -35.9% | -40.5% | -66.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +36.6% | +38.3% | -8.9% | +113.7% | +9.1% | -26.0% | +5.8% | -35.0% | -46.9% | -42.0% | +48.1% | -39.8% | -26.8% | -31.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is T-Mobile US's deferred revenue?
- T-Mobile US (TMUS) reported deferred revenue of $158.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has T-Mobile US's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- T-Mobile US's deferred revenue decreased by 31.0% year-over-year, from $229.00M to $158.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for T-Mobile US's deferred revenue?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), T-Mobile US's deferred revenue has grown at a -1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30B to $1.22B.
- 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.