Fastly Deferred Revenue 2011-2026 | FSLY

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 Fastly

2025	2024	2023	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
35.2 M	26.5 M	-	26.4 M	15.9 M	317 K	1.62 M	515 K	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
35.2 M	317 K	15.2 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Fastly

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	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
34.6 M	34.4 M	31.3 M	26.5 M	-	-	38.2 M	33.8 M	28.1 M	24.6 M	28 M	-	-	28.5 M	26.4 M	21.6 M	22.7 M	18.2 M	15.9 M	15.9 M	15.9 M	15.9 M	317 K	317 K	317 K	317 K	1.62 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
38.2 M	317 K	20.2 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Software industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Asana ASAN	334 M	$ 6.12	-1.77 %	$ 1.45 B	USA
FireEye, Inc. FEYE	614 M	-	-3.41 %	$ 4.13 B	USA
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated DBD	326 M	$ 77.42	-0.72 %	$ 2.85 B	USA
Dropbox DBX	730 M	$ 23.85	0.42 %	$ 6.4 B	USA
Docebo DCBO	28.3 M	$ 17.39	0.06 %	$ 1.34 B	Canada
Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. PBTS	1.86 M	-	2.4 %	$ 115 M	China
Domo DOMO	185 M	$ 2.8	-1.58 %	$ 101 M	USA
Viant Technology DSP	583 K	$ 11.01	-2.57 %	$ 181 M	USA
Euronet Worldwide EEFT	60 M	$ 66.17	-0.17 %	$ 2.77 B	USA
8x8 EGHT	37.8 M	$ 1.7	-3.95 %	$ 221 M	USA
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. SPNS	37.5 M	-	-	$ 2.43 B	Curacao
EVERTEC EVTC	26.6 M	$ 28.27	0.46 %	$ 1.8 B	Puerto-rico
F5 Networks FFIV	1.21 B	$ 306.9	-0.24 %	$ 17.8 B	USA
Five9 FIVN	57.8 M	$ 15.24	0.46 %	$ 1.08 B	USA
Fortinet FTNT	3.28 B	$ 82.53	0.29 %	$ 63.1 B	USA
Net Element, Inc. NETE	1.61 M	-	8.63 %	$ 83.8 M	USA
Grid Dynamics Holdings GDYN	1.47 M	$ 5.69	-0.09 %	$ 481 M	USA
Alarm.com Holdings ALRM	16.4 M	$ 44.12	-0.16 %	$ 2.2 B	USA
BlackBerry Limited BB	162 M	$ 3.5	-1.55 %	$ 2.07 B	Canada
Guidewire Software GWRE	340 M	$ 147.29	-0.37 %	$ 12.3 B	USA
Altair Engineering ALTR	139 M	-	-	$ 9.4 B	USA
Proofpoint, Inc. PFPT	712 M	-	-	$ 10.1 B	USA
HubSpot HUBS	1 B	$ 240.65	-1.83 %	$ 12.6 B	USA
American Software AMSWA	47.6 M	-	-2.14 %	$ 369 M	USA
Agora API	921 K	$ 3.62	-2.03 %	$ 1.35 B	China
ANSYS ANSS	505 M	-	-	$ 32.7 B	USA
AppFolio APPF	2.26 M	$ 158.31	-0.74 %	$ 5.7 B	USA
Intrusion INTZ	503 K	$ 0.85	-2.68 %	$ 16.8 M	USA
Zix Corporation ZIXI	40.4 M	-	0.12 %	$ 482 M	USA
Akamai Technologies AKAM	151 M	$ 114.97	0.32 %	$ 16.7 B	USA
Appian Corporation APPN	341 M	$ 24.32	-0.9 %	$ 1.8 B	USA
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited KC	191 M	$ 13.5	-0.55 %	$ 49.4 B	China
LivePerson LPSN	81.9 M	$ 2.77	-	$ 218 M	USA
Lightspeed POS LSPD	44.5 M	$ 8.85	-0.84 %	$ 1.63 B	Canada
Manhattan Associates MANH	337 M	$ 136.24	-0.14 %	$ 8.24 B	USA
CyberArk Software Ltd. CYBR	597 M	-	-	$ 18.1 B	Israel
IBEX Limited IBEX	3.47 M	$ 27.34	-0.98 %	$ 335 M	Bermuda
Mitek Systems MITK	21.2 M	$ 13.49	-1.32 %	$ 628 M	USA
MIND C.T.I. Ltd MNDO	1.96 M	$ 1.09	-0.91 %	$ 22.3 M	Israel
Microsoft Corporation MSFT	64.6 B	$ 369.67	-0.86 %	$ 2.75 T	USA
Materialise NV MTLS	29.6 M	$ 5.03	1.21 %	$ 392 K	Belgium
Avalara AVLR	281 M	-	-	$ 8.28 B	USA
Aurora Mobile Limited JG	109 M	$ 7.0	-	$ 41.7 M	China
Avaya Holdings Corp. AVYA	245 M	-	-	$ 3.47 M	USA
Aware AWRE	4.85 M	$ 1.34	3.08 %	$ 28.4 M	USA
ServiceNow NOW	8.31 B	$ 101.6	-0.8 %	$ 105 B	USA
The OLB Group OLB	99.6 K	$ 0.46	-0.93 %	$ 856 K	USA