Growth & Metrics
Revenue Waterfall Analysis
Revenue Waterfall breaks down revenue changes into components: new customers, expansion revenue, churn, contraction. It identifies growth drivers and problem areas.
When to Use This Framework
Understanding revenue drivers
Identifying optimization opportunities
Planning growth initiatives
Communicating financial performance
How to Apply This Framework
- 1
Calculate starting revenue
- 2
Add new customer revenue
- 3
Add expansion revenue
- 4
Subtract churn revenue
- 5
Subtract contraction revenue
- 6
Calculate ending revenue
- 7
Calculate percentages of each component
Real-World Examples
SaaS companies tracking expansion vs. churn
Slack minimizing churn in competitive market
Stripe balancing new logo growth with expansion
Strengths
- Shows revenue drivers clearly
- Identifies problem areas
- Guides strategic decisions
Limitations
- Requires clean financial data
- Can hide segment-level issues
- Doesn't show root causes
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