Akamai Technologies Deferred Revenue 2011-2026 | AKAM

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue Akamai Technologies

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
151 M	149 M	108 M	105 M	86.5 M	76.6 M	71.2 M	69.1 M	77.7 M	53 M	54.2 M	49.7 M	37 M	26.3 M	21.3 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
151 M	21.3 M	75.7 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Akamai Technologies

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
162 M	180 M	170 M	149 M	139 M	140 M	143 M	108 M	124 M	139 M	141 M	105 M	110 M	112 M	140 M	86.5 M	83.4 M	95.2 M	103 M	76.6 M	76.6 M	76.6 M	76.6 M	71.2 M	71.2 M	71.2 M	71.2 M	69.1 M	69.1 M	69.1 M	95.5 M	70.5 M	64.7 M	73.8 M	63.4 M	53 M	53 M	53 M	53 M	54.2 M	54.2 M	54.2 M	54.2 M	49.7 M	49.7 M	49.7 M	49.7 M	37 M	37 M	37 M	37 M	26.3 M	26.3 M	26.3 M	26.3 M	21.3 M	21.3 M	21.3 M	21.3 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
180 M	21.3 M	77.3 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Software industry

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Adobe ADBE	6.9 B	$ 238.58	-0.12 %	$ 102 B	USA
ANSYS ANSS	505 M	-	-	$ 32.7 B	USA
ServiceNow NOW	8.31 B	$ 102.81	-1.76 %	$ 107 B	USA
FireEye, Inc. FEYE	614 M	-	-3.41 %	$ 4.13 B	USA
NetSol Technologies NTWK	3.03 M	$ 3.35	-2.62 %	$ 38.8 M	USA
Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. PBTS	1.86 M	-	2.4 %	$ 115 M	China
CDK Global CDK	28.6 M	-	0.06 %	$ 6.34 B	USA
Oracle ORCL	9.39 B	$ 146.37	-0.52 %	$ 408 B	USA
Open Text Corporation OTEX	1.52 B	$ 22.11	0.59 %	$ 5.82 B	Canada
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. SPNS	37.5 M	-	-	$ 2.43 B	Curacao
Aspen Technology AZPN	124 M	-	-	$ 16.8 B	USA
Palo Alto Networks PANW	6.3 B	$ 155.7	-0.96 %	$ 103 B	USA
Cadence Design Systems CDNS	691 M	$ 282.61	-0.6 %	$ 76.6 B	USA
DocuSign DOCU	1.63 B	$ 46.28	0.26 %	$ 9.35 B	USA
E2open Parent Holdings ETWO	217 M	-	-	$ 1.02 B	USA
BigCommerce Holdings BIGC	59.6 M	-	-	$ 371 M	USA
Black Knight BKI	59.9 M	-	-0.02 %	$ 11.7 B	USA
EVERTEC EVTC	26.6 M	$ 27.77	-1.66 %	$ 1.77 B	Puerto-rico
Net Element, Inc. NETE	1.61 M	-	8.63 %	$ 83.8 M	USA
F5 Networks FFIV	1.21 B	$ 296.08	2.44 %	$ 17.1 B	USA
Phunware PHUN	1.03 M	$ 1.89	1.07 %	$ 20.7 M	Greece
Altair Engineering ALTR	139 M	-	-	$ 9.4 B	USA
Proofpoint, Inc. PFPT	712 M	-	-	$ 10.1 B	USA
American Software AMSWA	47.6 M	-	-2.14 %	$ 369 M	USA
CleanSpark CLSK	64.2 K	$ 10.0	4.38 %	$ 2.82 B	USA
Zix Corporation ZIXI	40.4 M	-	0.12 %	$ 482 M	USA
Mmtec MTC	63.2 K	$ 6.47	-	$ 162 M	China
Qualys QLYS	401 M	$ 91.63	-0.72 %	$ 3.31 B	USA
Inpixon INPX	532 K	-	8787.02 %	$ 12.3 M	USA
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP	1.47 B	$ 143.66	-0.6 %	$ 15.9 B	Israel
Intuit INTU	1.02 B	$ 424.57	-1.82 %	$ 119 B	USA
Alarm.com Holdings ALRM	16.4 M	$ 42.93	-1.39 %	$ 2.14 B	USA
CyberArk Software Ltd. CYBR	597 M	-	-	$ 18.1 B	Israel
Avalara AVLR	281 M	-	-	$ 8.28 B	USA
Rimini Street RMNI	269 M	$ 3.18	-0.16 %	$ 292 M	USA
Avaya Holdings Corp. AVYA	245 M	-	-	$ 3.47 M	USA
RingCentral RNG	234 M	$ 35.1	-4.36 %	$ 3.33 B	USA
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