BlackBerry reported $128M of remaining performance obligations at 31 Aug 2026, down 5% from a year earlier and down 4% from the previous quarter. That is 0.2 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.97.
Net new backlog added in the latest quarter: -$5.50M.
Over the last twelve months it turned about 451% of its opening backlog into revenue (12-month conversion).
Twelve-month book-to-bill: 0.99, i.e. 0.99 of new orders for every 1 of revenue recognised.
Backlog growth minus revenue growth: -19 points — revenue is catching up with orders.
By backlog size it ranks 415th among US filers the cockpit tracks.
BlackBerry backlog history
Remaining performance obligations at each quarter end (bars) against trailing twelve-month revenue (line).
Amounts in USD. Source: SEC XBRL filings.
Quarter end
Backlog (RPO)
TTM revenue
Coverage
Customer prepayments
31 Aug 2026
$128M
$614M
0.2 yrs
n/a
31 May 2026
$134M
$580M
0.2 yrs
n/a
28 Feb 2026
$153M
$549M
0.3 yrs
n/a
30 Nov 2025
$126M
$535M
0.2 yrs
n/a
31 Aug 2025
$135M
$537M
0.3 yrs
n/a
31 May 2025
$145M
$533M
0.3 yrs
n/a
28 Feb 2025
$167M
$535M
0.3 yrs
n/a
30 Nov 2024
$142M
$495M
0.3 yrs
n/a
31 Aug 2024
$189M
$504M
0.4 yrs
n/a
31 May 2024
$206M
$510M
0.4 yrs
n/a
29 Feb 2024
$222M
$759M
0.3 yrs
n/a
30 Nov 2023
$202M
n/a
n/a
n/a
Questions
What is BlackBerry's backlog?
BlackBerry reported $128M of remaining performance obligations at 31 Aug 2026, down 5% from a year earlier and down 4% from the previous quarter. That is 0.2 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.97.
How fast does BlackBerry's backlog turn into revenue?
Over the last twelve months BlackBerry recognised revenue equal to about 451% of the backlog it started each quarter with.
About these numbers
Remaining performance obligations (RPO) are revenue a company has contracted but not yet recognised, as reported in its SEC filings (XBRL tag RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation). Coverage = backlog ÷ trailing twelve-month revenue. Book-to-bill = (change in backlog + revenue) ÷ revenue. Conversion = revenue recognised ÷ the backlog at the start of each quarter, summed over four quarters. Counterparty values come from company filings and releases.