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Clearwater Analytics NRR

Net Revenue Retention history for Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) - Fintech SaaS, Public stage. Sourced from SEC filings and earnings releases.

Latest NRR · FY-2025
108%
All-time peak
116%
FY2024-Q4
All-time low
98%
FY2025-Q1
Disclosures tracked
9
since FY2023-Q4
QoQ ▼ 6pp
YoY ▲ 10pp

NRR vs GRR over time

0%33%67%100%133% FY2023-Q4FY2024-Q3FY2025-Q1FY2025-Q3FY-2025 Retention NRR (incl. expansion) GRR (excl. expansion) NRR - FY2023-Q4: 107% NRR - FY2024-Q2: 110% NRR - FY2024-Q3: 114% NRR - FY2024-Q4: 116% NRR - FY2025-Q1: 98% NRR - FY2025-Q2: 98% NRR - FY2025-Q3: 108% NRR - FY2025-Q4: 114% NRR - FY-2025: 108% GRR - FY2023-Q4: 0% GRR - FY2024-Q2: 0% GRR - FY2024-Q3: 99% GRR - FY2024-Q4: 98% GRR - FY2025-Q1: 98% GRR - FY2025-Q2: 98% GRR - FY2025-Q3: 98% GRR - FY2025-Q4: 0% GRR - FY-2025: 98%

Gross Retention excludes expansion - it shows pure churn / contraction loss. The gap between NRR and GRR is the expansion lift.

Peak NRR of 116% in FY2024-Q4. Latest is 108% - that's -8pp from peak.

Clearwater Analytics is above the Fintech SaaS Public median by +1pp (cell median: 107%)

What the data shows

Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) is a fintech saas company at the public stage. As of its most recent disclosure (FY-2025), Clearwater Analytics reported a Net Revenue Retention rate of 108% - a mid-pack result for B2B SaaS at this segment.

Clearwater Analytics's NRR peaked at 116% in FY2024-Q4, 8pp above today's level. The most recent quarter lost 6pp QoQ.

Within its peer set (fintech saas companies at public stage in the $100k-$500k acv band), Clearwater Analytics's NRR is roughly in line with the cell median of 107%. Compare against the full peer cell aggregate for distribution and top performers.

Customer mix

Total customers
1,400
2024-12-31
Over $100K ARR
-
Over $1M ARR
100
2024-12-31
US revenue mix
-
Top-10 concentration
-
Average ACV
-

Commercial structure

Contract shape and forward-booked revenue.

Multi-year contracts
-
Avg contract length
-
RPO (total)
-
cRPO (next 12mo)
-
New customers added
100
2024-12-31
Subscription rev mix
-

Customer experience

Health scores, usage, and time-to-value when disclosed.

NPS
60
2024-12-31
CSAT
-
Active users
-
Products per customer
-
Time to value
165 days

Customer flow

Logo flow per period (count-side complement to dollar-based NRR).

New customers added
100
2024-12-31
Lost customers
-

Scale & headcount

Revenue, ARR, and team-size denominators for the productivity ratios.

Revenue (period)
$116M
2024-09-30
Total ARR
$457M
2024-09-30
ARR growth (YoY)
26%
2024-09-30
AE headcount
-
Total employees
-

The post-sales motion

Pricing model
hybrid
Renewal cadence
annual
CS team size
-
Customers per CSM
-

CS team segments: Strategic · Enterprise · Mid-Market · SMB

Derived signals

Computed from the data above. Shows where value comes from and where leakage hides.

Expansion contribution
10pp
NRR − GRR
GRR drag
2%
churn + contraction

What Clearwater Analytics is doing

Named CS initiatives across recent disclosures (newest first).

What they're working through

Challenges acknowledged by management. Useful peer signals - your team is probably not alone.

What execs say about post-sales

Curated quotes about customer outcomes, retention, renewals.

"We use NPS and CSAT extensively to track and measure progress at a team level, at an industry level, and at the company level."
Sandeep Sahai, CEO (CEO Remarks)
"The key elements to drive to NRR 115 remain strong, with new product growth, low churn, and price increases remaining steady."
Jim Cox, CFO (CFO Remarks)
"Maintaining a 98% gross retention rate while including all acquired businesses is meaningful."
Jim Cox, CFO (Financial Results Remarks)
"We want to make client servicing excellent. That's sort of a pillar of this."
Sandeep Sahai, CEO (Q&A Session)

Competitive dynamics

Compare Clearwater Analytics to peers

Side-by-side NRR, customer cohorts, commercial structure, and CS motion.

Featured in these rankings

Clearwater Analytics appears on 3 of our retention leaderboards.

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Every disclosure

Period NRR GRR Source type Filing
FY-2025 108% 98% 10-Q-mdna source ↗
FY2025-Q4 114% - 10-K source ↗
FY2025-Q3 108% 98% earnings-call-transcript source ↗
FY2025-Q2 98% 98% 10-K source ↗
FY2025-Q1 98% 98% 10-Q-mdna source ↗
FY2024-Q4 116% 98% earnings-call-transcript source ↗
FY2024-Q3 114% 99% earnings-call-transcript source ↗
FY2024-Q2 110% - earnings-call-transcript source ↗
FY2023-Q4 107% - earnings-call-transcript source ↗
Last verified disclosure: 2025-12-31 · Report an inaccuracy → · How we verify →

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