Twilio Amortization of deferred commissions decreased by 2.8% to $17.14M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 11.0%, from $19.27M to $17.14M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Amortization of deferred commissions shows an upward trend with a 24.0% CAGR.
An increase suggests higher historical sales activity or longer contract terms, while a decrease may indicate reduced sales momentum.
This represents the non-cash expense recognized as capitalized sales commissions are amortized over the expected period...
Common in SaaS and service-based businesses with long-term customer contracts.
amortization_of_deferred_commissions| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.76M | $8.40M | $10.74M | $12.63M | $13.45M | $15.25M | $16.59M | $17.87M | $18.20M | $18.36M | $18.46M | $18.83M | $18.96M | $19.20M | $19.36M | $19.27M | $19.12M | $18.51M | $17.64M | $17.14M |
| QoQ Change | — | +24.2% | +27.8% | +17.5% | +6.5% | +13.4% | +8.8% | +7.7% | +1.9% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +2.0% | +0.7% | +1.3% | +0.9% | -0.5% | -0.7% | -3.2% | -4.7% | -2.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +98.8% | +81.4% | +54.4% | +41.5% | +35.3% | +20.4% | +11.3% | +5.4% | +4.2% | +4.5% | +4.9% | +2.3% | +0.9% | -3.6% | -8.9% | -11.0% |
| Segment | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Segment | $15.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M | $15.20M | $15.10M | $15.20M | $15.10M |
| Segment | $3.23M | $3.23M | $3.23M | $3.23M | $3.60M | $3.80M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Total | $17.87M | $18.20M | $18.36M | $18.46M | $18.83M | $18.96M | $19.27M | $19.12M |
Communications Segment, Segment were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.