Blackbaud Deferred Revenue 2011-2026 | BLKB

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 Blackbaud

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
369 M	359 M	393 M	382 M	374 M	312 M	314 M	296 M	276 M	244 M	230 M	212 M	181 M	174 M	154 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
393 M	154 M	285 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Blackbaud

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
383 M	399 M	326 M	359 M	410 M	427 M	360 M	393 M	416 M	435 M	361 M	382 M	394 M	-	351 M	374 M	329 M	340 M	290 M	312 M	312 M	312 M	312 M	314 M	314 M	314 M	314 M	296 M	303 M	306 M	255 M	275 M	275 M	275 M	275 M	244 M	244 M	244 M	244 M	230 M	230 M	230 M	230 M	212 M	212 M	212 M	212 M	181 M	181 M	181 M	181 M	174 M	174 M	174 M	174 M	154 M	154 M	154 M	154 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
435 M	154 M	281 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Software industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Bumble BMBL	36.8 M	$ 3.74	-1.06 %	$ 412 M	USA
FireEye, Inc. FEYE	614 M	-	-3.41 %	$ 4.13 B	USA
ANSYS ANSS	505 M	-	-	$ 32.7 B	USA
Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. PBTS	1.86 M	-	2.4 %	$ 115 M	China
CleanSpark CLSK	64.2 K	$ 9.83	-0.51 %	$ 2.77 B	USA
Cheetah Mobile CMCM	157 M	$ 6.83	-5.79 %	$ 9.77 B	-
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. SPNS	37.5 M	-	-	$ 2.43 B	Curacao
Adobe ADBE	6.9 B	$ 245.99	-	$ 105 B	USA
Benefitfocus BNFT	27.8 M	-	-	$ 362 M	USA
Creative Realities CREX	1.13 M	$ 3.6	1.12 %	$ 30.5 M	USA
salesforce.com CRM	24.3 B	$ 194.99	0.33 %	$ 185 B	USA
CrowdStrike Holdings CRWD	702 M	$ 428.18	-1.75 %	$ 107 B	USA
CSG Systems International CSGS	50.7 M	$ 79.73	0.28 %	$ 2.21 B	USA
Net Element, Inc. NETE	1.61 M	-	8.63 %	$ 83.8 M	USA
Avaya Holdings Corp. AVYA	245 M	-	-	$ 3.47 M	USA
Endava plc DAVA	3.2 M	$ 4.67	1.08 %	$ 2.5 B	-
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated DBD	326 M	$ 71.7	0.29 %	$ 2.64 B	USA
Dropbox DBX	730 M	$ 25.17	0.44 %	$ 6.75 B	USA
Docebo DCBO	28.3 M	$ 19.65	-0.61 %	$ 1.34 B	Canada
Alteryx AYX	252 M	-	-	$ 3.42 B	USA
Aspen Technology AZPN	124 M	-	-	$ 16.8 B	USA
Amdocs Limited DOX	115 M	$ 64.34	-	$ 7.43 B	Guernsey
Altair Engineering ALTR	139 M	-	-	$ 9.4 B	USA
The Descartes Systems Group Inc DSGX	118 M	$ 72.57	1.98 %	$ 6.23 B	Canada
Viant Technology DSP	583 K	$ 11.61	-1.44 %	$ 191 M	USA
Dynatrace DT	1.09 B	$ 39.06	-2.93 %	$ 11.7 B	USA
Duos Technologies Group DUOT	11.8 M	$ 7.55	0.27 %	$ 58.4 M	USA
Bill.com Holdings BILL	22.4 M	$ 40.87	2.23 %	$ 4.23 B	USA
Proofpoint, Inc. PFPT	712 M	-	-	$ 10.1 B	USA
Euronet Worldwide EEFT	60 M	$ 67.29	-0.58 %	$ 2.81 B	USA
eGain Corporation EGAN	48.8 M	$ 8.5	0.12 %	$ 239 M	USA
8x8 EGHT	37.8 M	$ 1.94	0.52 %	$ 252 M	USA
Black Knight BKI	59.9 M	-	-0.02 %	$ 11.7 B	USA
Datasea DTSS	49.2 K	$ 0.86	-1.47 %	$ 2.23 M	China
Zix Corporation ZIXI	40.4 M	-	0.12 %	$ 482 M	USA
Borqs Technologies BRQS	2.35 M	-	-23.51 %	$ 9.87 M	China
American Software AMSWA	47.6 M	-	-2.14 %	$ 369 M	USA
Ceridian HCM Holding CDAY	42.3 M	-	-	$ 10.6 B	USA
Aware AWRE	4.85 M	$ 1.26	-3.82 %	$ 26.7 M	USA
F5 Networks FFIV	1.21 B	$ 290.3	2.87 %	$ 16.8 B	USA
Fair Isaac Corporation FICO	187 M	$ 1 113.16	-7.52 %	$ 27 B	USA
Five9 FIVN	57.8 M	$ 15.8	1.02 %	$ 1.12 B	USA
Alarm.com Holdings ALRM	16.4 M	$ 46.31	0.54 %	$ 2.31 B	USA
JFrog Ltd. FROG	310 M	$ 43.46	-0.93 %	$ 5.05 B	USA
Future FinTech Group FTFT	223 K	$ 1.21	-6.92 %	$ 2.41 M	China
Fortinet FTNT	3.28 B	$ 83.12	-0.32 %	$ 63.5 B	USA
Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. FORTY	129 M	$ 134.88	-	$ 1.3 B	Israel
CyberArk Software Ltd. CYBR	597 M	-	-	$ 18.1 B	Israel