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Pacific Crest SaaS Survey
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What is annual recurring revenue (ARR)?
ARR is the annualized value of all active subscription contracts at a point in time. Simply: MRR × 12. ARR is the standard SaaS valuation metric at scale ($1M+ ARR companies report ARR; below that, MRR is more useful). Public SaaS typically values at 5-15× ARR depending on growth rate + retention.
Why we cite it here: Long-running enterprise SaaS benchmark study; ARR multiples + growth rate correlation
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What is customer lifetime value (LTV)?
LTV (Lifetime Value, sometimes CLV) is the total profit one customer generates over their entire relationship with you. Formula: ARPU × Average Customer Lifetime × Gross Margin. For healthy SaaS, LTV should be ≥3× CAC. Best-in-class: ≥5×. Most founders overstate LTV by 2-5× using revenue not gross profit.
Why we cite it here: Annual private-SaaS LTV + retention benchmarks across thousands of companies
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What is churn rate?
Churn rate is the % of customers (or revenue) you LOSE in a given period. Customer churn = customers lost / customers at period start. Revenue churn = MRR lost / MRR at period start. For SaaS, healthy monthly churn is <3% (SMB) or <1% (enterprise). High churn destroys LTV multiplicatively.
Why we cite it here: Annual private-SaaS churn data + NRR benchmarks
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