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Benchmark · Security · Growth · Enterprise ($100k+ ACV)

Average CAC for Growth Enterprise Security Companies

CAC Payback Period · Security · EnterpriseSourced

25 months

Best-in-class (top quartile): 19 months

Methodology note: This source segments CAC payback by industry × customer size, not by company stage. The same 25-month payback applies across all 5 stages for security × enterprise. For more on this site's methodology, see methodology.


Sources

First Page Sage segments CAC payback by industry × customer size only; the same payback applies across all 5 company stages within this segment. For stage-segmented data, see the SaaS Capital benchmark survey (segments by ARR band but is paywalled for cell-level numbers).

How we define this cut

Security · Growth · Enterprise

Industry: SecurityCybersecurity: endpoint, network, cloud, identity, GRC, threat intel.
Stage: Growth$15-$50M ARR, multi-channel acquisition, expanding ICP.
ACV: Enterprise ($100k+ ACV)Enterprise buyers, field sales, long sales cycles, procurement gates.