What is future MRR?

MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) represents the amount of monthly recurring revenue generated by your active subscriptions at a given moment. Future MRR is a projection of this MRR over the coming months, calculated from active subscriptions and future subscriptions already recorded. It lets you visualize the trajectory of your recurring revenue taking into account the changes already scheduled in your billing system (e.g.: subscriptions with a deferred start, upcoming terminations).

In Fincome, future MRR is broken down into two categories:

• Secured MRR: the share of future MRR considered guaranteed, including ongoing invoices as well as future subscriptions with a contractual commitment
• Unsecured MRR (or MRR without commitment): a more uncertain share, grouping subscriptions tacitly renewed without commitment (if they are not canceled, i.e. no planned churn) as well as future subscriptions without a contractual commitment.

As time passes, the future MRR linked to a future subscription "materializes": as soon as an invoice is generated for that subscription, its amount switches from future MRR to the actual MRR of the corresponding month. On the other hand, if no invoice is issued after the start date of this future subscription, it stops being taken into account in the future MRR (it is not counted without an actual invoice).

The difference between future MRR and CMRR

CMRR stands for Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue. It is a predictive indicator closely related to future MRR, but with a key difference: the way it is modeled. CMRR gives a committed view of your future monthly recurring revenue to date: it includes everything that is contractually planned and sure to happen, which places it always one step ahead of MRR. In short, CMRR reflects today the guaranteed monthly value of all current and future subscriptions, while future MRR models it at the date of their effective start.

Where to view future MRR in Fincome?

Fincome lets you view future MRR directly in your revenue analysis interface. To view it, follow these steps:

1. Revenue/MRR section: Go to the Analytics > Revenue > MRR section of Fincome. When you press the small arrow below the timeline, the main chart displays your MRR over time, and the future MRR is represented as a projection (dotted curve extending the actual curve).

2. Projection period: Select the desired time horizon for the MRR projection. You can for example choose to display the next 3, 6, or 12 months, or adapt the duration to your needs. Fincome will then adjust the chart to show the future MRR up to the chosen horizon.

What are future MRR movements?

In Fincome, future MRR movements refer to the various upcoming changes that will impact your MRR. These are in fact all the events already planned on your subscriptions: a scheduled termination, a deferred subscription start. The "Growth > MRR – ARR Movements" section is dedicated to analyzing these changes: by clicking on the small arrow below the timeline, it lets you visualize, as soon as they are known, the impact of each movement on your future monthly revenue.

Concretely, on the MRR Movements page, you can view at a glance:

• Upcoming attritions (future churn): these are the MRR decreases related to planned subscription terminations. Each subscription for which a contract end is recorded in the future appears here, with the amount of MRR that will be lost and the date on which the churn will occur (depending on the chosen churn recognition option).
• Upcoming contractions (downsells): these are the MRR reductions already planned without a full termination of the customer. For example, a customer switching to a lower plan at their next renewal, or the end of a promotional discount that will decrease the subscription amount.
• Upcoming expansions (upsells): unlike contractions, these are the MRR increases planned on existing subscriptions. For example, a customer has agreed to switch to a higher plan in two months, or an additional module will be added to their subscription at the next billing. These upcoming upsells appear in the future movements with the expected additional MRR and the effective date. They contribute positively to the future MRR projection.
• New future subscriptions: this category concerns new customers or contracts whose start is set at a later date. If you have recorded in your billing system a subscription with a future start date (for example a signed contract starting next month), Fincome will integrate it as a future new MRR movement.

Updated on: 03/07/2026