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QUALYS, INC. Revenue Disclosure
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of its performance obligations offset by revenue recognized in the period. Revenues of $369.9 million and $332.3 million were recognized during the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which amounts were included in the deferred revenue balances of $395.7 million and $364.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
The Company's payment terms vary by the type and location of its customers. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. In certain circumstances, based on the credit quality of the customer, the Company requires payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer.
The following table sets forth the expected revenue from all remaining performance obligations as of December 31, 2025:
| (in thousands) | |||||
| 2026 | $ | 322,984 | |||
| 2027 | 142,494 | ||||
| 2028 | 46,875 | ||||
| 2029 | 3,867 | ||||
| 2030 | 1,711 | ||||
| 2030 and thereafter | 68 | ||||
| Total | $ | 517,999 | |||
Revenues allocated to remaining performance obligations represents the transaction price of noncancelable orders for which service has not been performed, which include deferred revenue and the amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenues in future periods from open contracts and excludes unexercised renewals. The Company applied the short-term contract exemption to exclude the remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less.
From time to time, the Company enters into contracts with customers that extend beyond one year, with certain of its customers electing to pay for more than one year of services upon contract execution. The Company concluded that these contracts did not contain a financing component.
Revenues by sales channel are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Direct | $ | 337,998 | $ | 325,428 | $ | 314,988 | |||||||||||
| Partner | 331,127 | 282,143 | 239,470 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 669,125 | $ | 607,571 | $ | 554,458 | |||||||||||
The Company utilizes partners to enable and accelerate the adoption of its cloud platform by increasing its distribution capabilities and market awareness of its cloud platform as well as by targeting geographic regions outside the reach of its direct sales force. The Company's channel partners maintain relationships with their customers throughout the territories in which they operate and provide their customers with services and third-party solutions to help meet those customers’ evolving security and compliance requirements. As such, these partners may offer the Company's IT security and compliance solutions in conjunction with one or more of their own products or services and act as a conduit through which the Company can connect with these prospective customers to offer its solutions. For sales involving a channel partner, the channel partner engages with the prospective customer directly and involves the Company's sales team as needed to assist in developing and closing an order. When a channel partner secures a sale, the Company sells the associated subscription to the channel partner who in turn resells the subscription to the customer. Sales to channel partners are made at a discount and revenues are recorded at this discounted price over the subscription terms. The Company does not have any influence or specific knowledge of its partners' selling terms with their customers. See Note 12, "Segment and Geographic Area Information" for disaggregation of revenue by geographic area.
Deferred costs to obtain contracts are as follows:
| December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Current | $ | 8,705 | $ | 7,289 | |||||||
| Noncurrent | $ | 17,560 | $ | 15,301 | |||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $8.6 million, $7.2 million and $6.0 million, respectively, of amortization expense relating to deferred costs to obtain contracts in sales and marketing expense in the consolidated statements of operations. During the same periods, there was no impairment loss related to the deferred costs to obtain contracts.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 22, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 23, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 27, 2019 | |
About Revenue Disclosures
Revenue disclosures under ASC 606 explain how a company identifies performance obligations, allocates transaction prices, and determines when revenue is recognized. This section is essential for understanding whether reported revenue reflects genuine economic activity or aggressive accounting choices. Analysts examine the mix of point-in-time versus over-time recognition, which directly affects revenue timing and comparability.
Key signals: rising contract liabilities (deferred revenue) suggest strong future revenue visibility, while declining contract assets may indicate slowing project milestones. Watch for variable consideration estimates — rebates, returns, and performance bonuses that require management judgment. Significant changes in disaggregated revenue by geography or product line can reveal shifting business mix before it appears in headline numbers. Compare revenue growth against contract liability growth to assess sustainability, and scrutinize any changes in the timing of recognition that coincide with earnings pressure.