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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 17 consecutive years, with -$88.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 42.48% to -$88.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $327.0 million through Dec 2025, up 192.11% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $327.0 million for FY2025, 192.11% up from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 was -$88.0 million at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from $406.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $406.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$174.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$30.6 million, with a median of -$53.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Deferred Taxes soared 742.11% in 2021, then plummeted 4700.0% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$119.0 million in 2021, then fell by 21.85% to -$145.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 64.14% to -$52.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 194.23% to -$153.0 million in 2024, then soared by 42.48% to -$88.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods came in at -$88.0 million, $406.0 million, and -$45.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.