{"id":2883,"date":"2022-09-26T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/138.197.200.24\/resources\/?post_type=blog&p=2883"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:22:56","slug":"expansion-revenue-and-nrr-walk","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.smartkarrot.com\/resources\/blog\/expansion-revenue-and-nrr-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Expansion Revenue? How Does One Calculate and Track the NRR Walk?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SaaS organizations are continuously trying to determine how to facilitate rapid and sustainable long-term growth. However, as customer expectations and market trends continue to evolve at exponential rates, generating and converting new prospective customers can be an extremely difficult process. Therefore, prioritizing expansion revenue as well as calculating and analyzing Net Revenue Retention has become an established standard<\/a> across the SaaS industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expansion revenue can be an extremely valuable asset for any business. Recent studies have shown that investing in new prospective customers is between 5 and 25 times more expensive<\/a> than retaining old ones. Therefore, businesses must understand what expansion revenue is, how one can easily calculate and analyze Net Revenue Retention, how to facilitate Net Revenue Expansion and how to track the NRR walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Expansion Revenue?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Expansion revenue<\/a> refers to any organizational revenue that expands on a customer\u2019s initial purchasing price or initial contract. For example, a customer that upgrades to a premium version of a particular product or package would be considered an increase in organizational revenue. Prioritizing expansion revenue can be one of the most effective and efficient methods to transform your business\u2019s productivity and profitability in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two primary catalysts of expansion revenue include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n