Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $111.0 million in Q1 2026, up 105.56% year-on-year from $54.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 226.14% on a QoQ basis from -$88.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $111.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 105.56% year-over-year to $111.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $384.0 million, a 239.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $327.0 million, up 192.11% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at $111.0 million, up from -$88.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for CTSH reached as high as $406.0 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$174.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$31.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$54.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes plunged 4700.0% in 2022 and jumped 627.27% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$145.0 million in 2022, then surged by 64.14% to -$52.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 194.23% to -$153.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 42.48% to -$88.0 million in 2025, then surged by 226.14% to $111.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were $111.0 million in Q1 2026, -$88.0 million in Q4 2025, and $406.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn -
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 95.74 Mn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -1.03 Bn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - -1.17 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn -5.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 111.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 103.32 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn -5.40 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 4.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 111.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -88.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 406.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -153.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -99.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -52.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -174.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -97.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -145.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -144.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -119.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.00 Mn