Increase Decrease In Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Increase Decrease In Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs increased by 80.2% to $86.74M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 80.2%, from $48.15M to $86.74M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Increase Decrease In Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs shows relatively stable performance with a -0.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase represents a cash outflow for customer acquisition, while a decrease reflects the amortization of previously capitalized costs.
Detailed definition
This represents the change in capitalized costs associated with acquiring customer contracts, such as sales commissions,...
Peer comparison
Highly relevant for SaaS companies; peers like Salesforce or Adobe report similar deferred contract acquisition cost adjustments.
operating_increase_decrease_in_deferred_contract_acquisi_2718fbHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $47.81M | $109.19M | $60.82M | $29.55M | $65.69M | $27.24M | $53.43M | $152.28M | $46.34M | $64.38M | $56.08M | $47.86M | $40.13M | $89.42M | $62.77M | $54.41M | $48.15M | $86.74M |
| QoQ Change | — | +128.4% | -44.3% | -51.4% | +122.3% | -58.5% | +96.2% | +185.0% | -69.6% | +38.9% | -12.9% | -14.6% | -16.2% | +122.8% | -29.8% | -13.3% | -11.5% | +80.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +37.4% | -75.1% | -12.2% | +415.3% | -29.5% | +136.4% | +5.0% | -68.6% | -13.4% | +38.9% | +11.9% | +13.7% | +20.0% | +80.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs?
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) reported increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs of $86.74M in Q1 2026.
- How has Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs increased by 80.2% year-over-year, from $48.15M to $86.74M.
- What is the long-term trend for Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Zoom Video Communications, Inc.'s increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $247.37M to $246.73M.
- What does increase decrease in deferred contract acquisition costs mean?
- The net change in capitalized sales commission costs that are being amortized over time.