Recurring revenue & contract metrics · Core
Year-over-year growth
Also called: YoY growth
ELI5
Change compared with the same period one year earlier.
Used in conversation
“Keep year-over-year growth on the dashboard, but show the definition and reporting period beside it.”
Pitch context
You will see “Year-over-year growth” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches recurring revenue & contract metrics.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret recurring revenue & contract metrics without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 7
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16